I’ve been wondering whether a chapter of “Leprechauns” should be dedicated to the venerable SDLC, or Software Development Life Cycle.
On the one hand, no one claims that the SDLC is based on empirical evidence, and the main focus of “Leprechauns” has been the debunking of claims that were supposedly empirically based but which on closer examination appear heavily bias-driven.
On the other hand, much foundational writing on software engineering tacitly assumes that the newer iterative models, Agile being lumped in among those, simply slice things up and maybe move them around a little bit: that iterations are more or less tiny waterfalls, and that whatever the “process” one chooses it cannot be anything other than a variation on analysis, design, implementation and testing.
Or so it seems to me - but that’s a harder analysis than pointing to “studies” that didn’t measure what they’re claimed to measure.
And yet. One that may be worth the effort.
I found this fellow on the right and thought it might be nice on the cover.
What do you think?
Like many people, I cringe at the thought of doing any graphic design. I know, that’s mostly learned helplessness. But I’d really appreciate any advice on how to make the book (and even this blog) look good.
Um, obviously. Or you wouldn’t be reading this. But what’s it for?
This is intended to track what readers are saying about the book, to spread news of updates, to air the questions I’m asking myself about content and structure…
The overall idea is to follow the Leanpub tip to “create a community around your book as you write it”.
