As the software infrastructure get more complex with pieces of applications running on server, mobile or cloud locations, the discipline of software architecture is more important than ever. The Agile approach has done its part to bring the software architects down from an ivory tower, but some developers have also …
From the extensive format of UML use cases to the minimal guidance of the Agile user stories, there have been many attempts to formalize the expression of software requirements. However, the free text is still the form that is used by a majority of software development organizations.
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Methods & Tools – the free magazine for software developers, testers and project managers – has just published its Fall 2011 issue with the following articles that focuses mainly on user interface and project management practices: * Dialogue Sheets for Scrum Retrospectives – Helping Scrum Improvement * Using Models and …
You have more chances to like a book on documenting software architectures when the authors know how to write and this is the case for this one. It starts by explaining the concepts of architecture views and styles. A second part discusses in a more detailed fashion the process of …
The last Methods & Tools asked the following question: “Which format is used to express requirements in your organization?” Free text 36% User Stories 23% UML Use Cases 20% Other format 7% Requirements are not formalized 14% Participants: 325 Ending date: April 2011 Source: Methods & Tools Requirements Survey The …
