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Ivar Jacobson

Ivar Jacobson on UML, MDA, and the future of methodologies

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Artifacts & Tools,
Methodologies

Ivar Jacobson, one of the founders of UML, RUP, use cases, introduces his vision for a next generation development methodology that is both agile yet large like UP, by having humans collaborate with 'Intelligent Agents'. Ivar also talks about his views on UML, MDA, AOP, and the future. Recorded at JAOO (jaoo.dk).

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Father of the Unified Process says "Enough of Processes"

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Agile
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Methodologies

When someone as well-versed with the processes people use to develop software as Ivar Jacobson says "Enough of Processes", one is bound to wonder why. Ivar Jacobson argues that the way we develop and share processes has to change.

Dave Thomas: EssUP Embraces Agility

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Agile
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Methodologies,
Modeling

Dave Thomas, founder of the team that produced the Eclipse IDE and the Visual Age Java IDE, recently evaluated Ivar Jacobson's new Essential Unified Process (EssUP). His article on Dr. Dobb's Journal called it "a dramatic improvement to UP," concluding that it "embraces agility."

Interview: Ivar Jacobson on the UP, UML, MDA, and the future of methodologies

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Java,
Agile
Topics
Artifacts & Tools,
Methodologies

Ivar Jacobson, one of the creators of the Unified Process, UML, and use cases, introduces his vision for a next generation development methodology that is both agile and comprehensive like the Unified Process (UP). His vision includes 'Intelligent Agents' which make customization recommendations based on tool usage patterns. Jacobson also talks about his views on UML, MDA, AOP, and the future.

Ivar Jacobson Reveals Essential Unified Process (Ess UP) Vision

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Agile
Topics
Agile in the Enterprise,
Methodologies

Ivar Jacobson, father of use cases and the Unified Process (UP) as well as one of the original "Three Amigos" of UML fame, describes his vision for a streamlined version of the UP which is published on a collection of cards instead of as HTML pages.

Agile vs. Formal Methods

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Agile
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Methodologies

Should you adopt an agile method or a more formal one? Which is right for you? Perhaps you should mix and match?

Agile Unified Process v1.1 Released

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Agile
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Methodologies

The latest version of the Agile Unified Process (AUP) is available for download. This free, HTML-based product describes an agile instantiation of the Unified Process (UP).