Author Archives: Hayim Makabee

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About Hayim Makabee

Veteran software developer, enthusiastic programmer, author of a book on Object-Oriented Programming, co-founder and CEO at KashKlik, an innovative Influencer Marketing platform.

The End of Agile: Death by Over-Simplification

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Hayim Makabee

There is something basically wrong with the current adoption of Agile methods. The term Agile was abused, becoming the biggest ever hype in the history of software development, and generating a multi-million dollar industry of self-proclaimed Agile consultants and experts … Continue reading →

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Coping with Change in Agile Software Development

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Hayim Makabee

Traditional software development methodologies, such as Waterfall, tried to follow a series of isolated steps: First you define all the system requirements, then you devise a detailed system design that satisfies these requirements, and then you implement the system according … Continue reading →

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IASA Israel hosts Prof. Dan Berry

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Hayim Makabee

In the last week of December/2013 we at the International Association of Software Architects (IASA) in Israel had the great pleasure to host Prof. Dan Berry for a talk on Requirements Engineering. Please find the details about the talk below, … Continue reading →

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Adaptable Design Up Front talk at USP (in Portuguese)

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Hayim Makabee

This month I had the great pleasure to speak about Adaptable Design Up Front (ADUF) at the University of Sao Paulo (USP). I was invited by my friend, professor Fabio Kon, who shares my interests on Software Architecture and Agile … Continue reading →

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Attention Agile Programmers: Project Management is not Software Engineering

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Hayim Makabee

I’m happy to see so many software developers who are enthusiastic about Agile methods. It’s nice when people enjoy their work. However, I think there is a problem: Some teams are giving too much emphasis to Project Management activities, while … Continue reading →

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Software Product Line Engineering

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Hayim Makabee

Last week I had the opportunity to participate in a Product Line Engineering (PLE) seminar by Dr. Paul Clements, who is one of the global experts on this subject and author of the book “Software Product Lines: Practices and Patterns” … Continue reading →

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35 Agile Development Best Practices

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Hayim Makabee

How Agile are you? It seems that nowadays most software developers claim they are doing Agile. However, it is also a well-known fact that many teams are only following part of the practices that characterize Agile software development. In the … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Technical Debt: How to Accumulate Technical Savings

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Hayim Makabee

The metaphor of Technical Debt has been widely accepted as part of the current reality of software development. Programmers agree that they frequently need to make sacrifices in order to meet deadlines, and the consequences of these sacrifices are modules … Continue reading →

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On Technical Debt and the Psychology of Risk Taking

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Hayim Makabee

I recently read the following message in a developers’ forum (rephrased here): “I’m facing a dilemma. I must deliver the product by the end of this quarter, but there are still many tests I would like to execute. The product … Continue reading →

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The Etrog, Idealism and Concrete Choices

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Hayim Makabee

In the holiday of Succot, Jews make a blessing over the Four Species, including a special fruit called the Etrog. The Etrog is similar to a lemon, but it has a different shape and delicious smell. In the past the … Continue reading →

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