http://www.theserverside.com Most recent forum messages en Jive Forums Silver 5.5.30 (www.jivesoftware.com) Thu, 23 May 2013 05:25:39 -0400 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=50142 I think the comparison is limited. For one thing, it seems to me that software developers can almost always produce something considered to be of value by their audience, which, of course, is not always true of art....]]> Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:46:37 -0400 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:46:37 -0400 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:46:37 -0400 Jul 27, 2008 Slava Imeshev 0 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=50142 ... What do you think about Software Artist (as in The Art of Computer Programming) as a contrary to non-existing Software Engineer?

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Slava Imeshev
Cacheonix: Distributed Cache for...]]> Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:35:28 -0400 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:35:28 -0400 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:35:28 -0400 Jul 27, 2008 Ethan Allen 1 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=50142 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:04:42 -0400 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:04:42 -0400 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:04:42 -0400 Jul 27, 2008 Slava Imeshev 2 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=50142 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:30:39 -0400 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:30:39 -0400 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:30:39 -0400 Jul 26, 2008 Ethan Allen 3 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=50142 It is quite common to make analogies between the IT industry and Civil engineering. Developers often compare software development and design with construction projects; for example, the importance of having a blueprint ... ...]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:52:16 -0400 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:52:16 -0400 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:52:16 -0400 Jul 25, 2008 Slava Imeshev 0 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=50142 "Could you build a bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn this way?" Perhaps you should phrase the question in the form of a requirement.

"Could you provide access to Manhattan from Brooklyn using an agile methodology?". Sure in the first...]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:07:38 -0400 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:07:38 -0400 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:07:38 -0400 Jul 25, 2008 Carlos Angelim 0 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=50142 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:33:55 -0400 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:33:55 -0400 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:33:55 -0400 Jul 25, 2008 zippy doodah 1 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=50142 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:34:18 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:34:18 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:34:18 -0400 Jul 24, 2008 Paul Lee 0 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=50142 Ugh. Enough of the engineering analogies - they just don't fit!!

In 2008, software development is still a creative, collaborative design process. It is NOT house construction. It is not bridge construction.

Alistair Cockburn...]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:31:15 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:31:15 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:31:15 -0400 Jul 24, 2008 Wille Faler 0 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=50142 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:17:25 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:17:25 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:17:25 -0400 Jul 24, 2008 Carlos Angelim 1 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=50142 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:53:14 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:53:14 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:53:14 -0400 Jul 24, 2008 Paul Lee 2 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=50142 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:08:46 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:08:46 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:08:46 -0400 Jul 24, 2008 Dave Rooney 1 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=50142 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:44:59 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:44:59 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:44:59 -0400 Jul 24, 2008 James Watson 2 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=50142 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:29:23 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:29:23 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:29:23 -0400 Jul 24, 2008 pvarhol 13