UNIT 4 LAB CODING

Question

Agile Programming – For Your Family

1. Describe the cutting-edge program that is referred to as Agile Development. How does it work and what are some of the benefits in a workplace setting?
2. How does the Agile Method help improve the way that businesses and companies operate? How does Agile help with the problem that many families face, such as crazy and hectic mornings? Why do you think that this one method works for two very different situations like business and family?
3. Who is Jeff Sutherland? Discuss why he was frustrated with how software got designed and what he did to change it. How did Sutherland apply this system other aspects of life besides software design?
4. What are the three planks that Feiler proposed for the Agile Family Manifesto? Briefly describe each one. How would these need to be altered or adjusted to effectively work for software development?
5. What is the secret to happiness and the secret to a happy family, according to Feiler? Do you think this idea can be applied to the secret to happiness in business? Do you agree with his thoughts about happiness? Explain.

A 12-Year Old App Developer

1. According to Suarez, why might some kids find it difficult to create apps or games these days? Do you agree or disagree with his reasoning? Explain your answer.
2. The unit talks about software development life cycle (SDLC). Discuss Thomas Suarez’s SDLC for his apps and how it compares to what you learned in the unit about SDLCs.
3. Suarez talks about how he used the iPhone software development kit which is a suite of tools for creating and programming an iPhone app. What other tools (or methodologies) do you think he used to help build the app? What tools would you use if you were building an app?
4. Review the various design methodologies discussed in the unit. Although it is difficult to know which methodology Suarez used when designing his apps without working on the project, which methodology from the unit could you imagine Suarez using? Explain your answer.
5. How is Suarez using his interest in technology and app design to benefit schools and education? Would you be interested in participating in something like the iPad Pilot Program (or similar type program)? Why or why not?

Answer 1

There's a lot of territory to cover here. A few observations:

Agile development is a set of methodologies for making teams more productive and responsive to change and improving communications. It's not really a "program". A good first place to start is doing a Google search for the Agile Manifesto.

The Agile Manifesto was written by a group of consultants with roots in software development, and a lot of the work and experience in Agile has been in the software community.

Agile techniques have been applied to many areas of business, and the Agile Family Manifesto is an attempt to apply them to the nuclear family. Agile techniques will generally succeed or fail depending on the commitment of the participants.

Suarez was concerned that kids aren't being exposed to programming because most of their teachers and parents have never written code or written an app, and that as a result there's no easy way for kids to learn app development. IMHO app development gets complex very quickly when you step beyond simple apps, which is also a barrier to entry. Agile software approaches generally work well for apps because of their focus on releasable software and responsiveness to unexpected events.