(responding to Brian) ... That's near enough for me. I tend to distinguish between 'discovery' and 'decision' for another view on the same split. ... Okay, but...
(responding to Frank) ... Different people have different definitions, so care must be taken. I include requirements elicitation, analysis, design, coding,...
Lets send a Space Shuttle to Mars. Analysis - Is it Feasible ? What is the distance to mars ? Whether Mars will be boring ? Do we have to have a DVD Player in...
Ramasamy, Vinothkumar
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Nov 1, 2006 2:16 pm
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To me, the point is that analysis and design are done in different languages (or separate models) - the analysis model/language is that of the problem space...
I think that Software Analysis is more than feasibility but I agree that feasibility is part of analysis. There are overlapping among the SDLC stages....
... A diagram which overviews this concept can be found at http://www.agilemodeling.com/essays/amdd.htm#Figure1 Hope it helps. - Scott Scott W. Ambler Practice...
... something ... (Non-linear thoughts) If the task at hand is to "deliver working software that has real business value to the user" then the "what" depends...
As you correctly said We cannot compare software engineering with other fields . The Problem is "Requirements are changing and not evolving" Im sure the user...
Ramasamy, Vinothkumar
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Nov 1, 2006 7:34 pm
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Better Software magazine's Feature Article By: Robert Sabourin Mind maps are a way to explore and document ideas and their relationships in a simple diagram....
... I think you're on the right track. Analysis could be described as figuring out what represents "real business value" for the customer, for the specific...
Hello, Vinothkumar. On Wednesday, November 1, 2006, at 12:00:25 ... In almost every case, the user does not really know what he wants until he sees it. ...
... This observation does not jibe with what I have experienced in 30 years of developing software. My experience is that users think they know what they...
... Actually, the user knows both what he wants and what he doesn't want when he sees it. I was at a client the other day and someone made the argument in...
... And they're used to overview agile processes. Check out the inside cover of the second edition of XP Explained. - Scott Scott W. Ambler Practice Leader...
In a message dated 11/1/2006 12:36:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, ronjeffries@... writes: I like the simulation idea, and I do not imagine for a moment that...
... I think that if you suppose that this *might* be a good idea it is almost certainly an *excellent* idea. My advice would be to lobby for doing this as much...
Hello, PeteCRuth. On Wednesday, November 1, 2006, at 5:59:43 PM, ... I contain multitudes. Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com The work teaches us. -- Richard...
Analysis: Studying the process and different factors. Analyst is just studying the workflow. Design: writing the blueprint of the solution. i.e how to make the...
(responding to Vinothkumar) ... In effect, CRC (Class, Responsibility, Collaboration) sessions do a cut-down version of this, so it's not so crazy an idea once...
Interesting points. But isn't there also some analysis involved with the user interface work? Or some analysis involved with identifying the business classes...
In a message dated 11/2/2006 4:42:08 AM Pacific Standard Time, scottwambler@... writes: The point is that there is a very fuzzy line between analysis...
In a message dated 11/2/2006 6:12:54 AM Pacific Standard Time, PeteCRuth@... writes: I noticed that the title of your presentation at the Sun Rock Star...
... I would say that it is important to understand what our stakeholders do, without the clutter of an existing design (Physical, or Conceptual). That is...
Hello Ron, Thanks for the commments. ... until he sees it. I don't think so. The user may not know how he wants ,But he sure knows what he wants - the goal of...
Ramasamy, Vinothkumar
VinothkumarR@...
Nov 2, 2006 5:03 pm
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We actually subdivide design by domain. In software terms, you could call them "external design" (the user-visible design of the system) and "internal design"...
Hello, Vinothkumar. On Thursday, November 2, 2006, at 11:37:15 AM, ... Apparently not, since VS2005 still sucks. As do all the IDEs, to a greater or lesser...
We reduce speculation by making the window in which we speculate smaller. In other words, doing just enough analysis and design for the amount of software we...