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Agile Software Development Methodologies
A software methodology consists of rules and practices for creating the
computer programs. Heavyweight methodologies have a lot of such rules and
practices, and many documents are produced as a result of applying these
methodologies. Following these methodologies requires discipline and time,
i.e. they are bureaucratic.
In the last few years some new methodologies have
emerged as a reaction to these disciplined methodologies. These are known
agile (or lightweight) methodologies. An agile methodology has not too
much rules and practices to follow. It lies between no process and too
much process, it provides just enough process. In this seminar, the agile
methodologies will be introduced, their advantages and disadvantages in
comparison to heavyweight methodologies will be discussed and then current
researches in this area will be mentioned
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