Comments on: Know Your History: Trespasser http://tinysubversions.com/2007/01/know-your-history-trespasser/ Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:53:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 By: kentquirk http://tinysubversions.com/2007/01/know-your-history-trespasser/comment-page-1/#comment-3340 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:10:00 +0000 http://tinysubversions.com/?p=852#comment-3340 You say “If waterfall is going to work, you need detailed specs.” I’d argue that for any project requiring multiple developers, it’s impossible to write down specs in advance that are detailed enough for waterfall to work. The entire presumption of the waterfall method is that you’re smart enough to write everything down in advance and know how long it will take. But software is a creative process, with even small projects requiring thousands of micro-decisions along the way. All of those decisions interact and cause uncertainty.

Using waterfall for writing software is about as sensible as using it for writing a novel.

]]> By: solipsistnation http://tinysubversions.com/2007/01/know-your-history-trespasser/comment-page-1/#comment-3337 Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:10:00 +0000 http://tinysubversions.com/?p=852#comment-3337 Yeah, I think they wanted to have “real artists” working on the art assets rather than artists who got art jobs through game design and who were often primarily programmers. I think you’re right that while this was a good idea in 1997 or 1998, it’s no longer the case now.

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