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I think this answer addresses the key points of the question best :) Could you also elaborate on the importance of safe refactoring and reverse-engineering for agile development? I was assuming it played a very important role? Maybe it's less than I thought and tools for dynamics language are just good enough.

Gere
– Gere

2012-09-27 21:09:31 +00:00
Commented Sep 27, 2012 at 21:09
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@Gerenuk - I do not have sufficient experience with agile development (esp. in dynamic languages) to give an authoritative answer--is the refactoring aspect de-emphasized, left the same, etc.? Keep in mind that other common aspects of the process--test-driven development, for example--can help pinpoint where your refactoring went awry, and if you put a little more effort into, say, the design phase, you may not need to refactor as much. I don't think one particular technique is the key--it's keeping a full set of tools at hand, deployed frequently and collaboratively.

Rex Kerr
– Rex Kerr

2012-09-27 21:31:00 +00:00
Commented Sep 27, 2012 at 21:31

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