Spiking the Architecture: The Foundation of Iteration

by Luke Hohmann

At a recent conference, I had an interesting discussion with a manager about iterative development practices. As we discussed the advantages/disadvantages of the approach, he summarized his position as follows. "You know, I don't really see anything different in this new, iterative style of development. We've always iterated. Still do. We start with a simple entity-relationship diagram and refine it through successive meetings until we get it right. Then we move to design and continually refine our design until it is right. Finally, we implement our design, making adjustments as necessary. Iterative development isn't new -- we've been doing it all along."

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Spiking the Architecture: The Foundation of Iteration 18 August 1999