What’s the future of software development?
I think we will continue to see changes in software development practices. Some folks I’ve spoken with feel like there hasn’t been much progress in this area over the last 30 years. I disagree. I think Agile is great because it really frees up the constraints on the best developers and allows for maximum productivity from these developers. There are studies that show the best developers can be 10 times as productive as mediocre ones. A methodology that enables maximum productive in the best developers really does make a difference in the success of a project. However, there is still much progress that needs to be made. The challenge is that there is always a wide variety of expertise on software development teams. With the most successful projects I’ve been part of, the environment was such that developers of all skill levels were very productive as well. Managing projects so that we get the most from novices, journeyman and masters is a big challenge – and not all journeyman want to b
