• Subject: Re: Agile XML Manifesto
• From: James Fuller <jim.fuller@r...>
• Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 10:11:52 +0200
• Cc: Michael Champion <michaelc.champion@g...>, XML Developers List <xml-dev@l...>
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Ken North wrote:


>>>>>>These are all just tools.  Getting ideological about tools is kind of
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>>pointless.  Would a Agile Home Improver say
>>"Agile pliers over rigid socket wrenches
>>Quick hammer and nails over tedious drills, screws, and screwdrivers
>>Universal adhesives over obsessive worry about which kinds of screws
>>or nails to use to join which kinds of materials"??? I don't think so
>>
>>My nomination for XML-DEV quote of the year.
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+1

the only remark I would make is that we live in a world where developers
are essentially tool specialists instead of 'problem solvers',
technology selection becomes more of a contributing factor behiind
project success in such situations IMHO.

cheers, Jim Fuller

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