Eric Bruno has solid suggestions about Agile and design. As he writes in his second “Curly Braces” column, it’s best to have a design strategy that carries through to each sprint, and that strategy should enforce design concepts in line with the project goals. What’s more, the strategy should be able to be easily communicated to everyone on the project team.
Some of Eric’s guidance includes
Reduce dependencies.
Consider cross-cutting facilities.
Minimize abstraction, and add abstractions only as needed.
Choose simplicity.
Emphasize collaboration.
Define the test stories.
Do you follow Agile processes? How and where does design fit into your sprints? Write me at javamag_us@oracle.com.
Take care, Alan Zeichick Editor in Chief, Java Magazine @zeichick
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