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In the late 90´s I wrote the “Methods in Practice” column for Distributed Computing Magazine. Consider whether these are the reasons that the magazine is no longer with us….
Keeping Software Soft
by Martin Fowler
Why we need methods that assume software should be soft and open to change.
December 1998
Is there such a thing as Object Oriented Analysis?
by Martin Fowler
My thoughts on the role of analysis in OO projects..
October 1999
What's a Model For?
by Martin Fowler
What is the point of drawing up UML Models?
The Almighty Thud
by Martin Fowler
Why you shouldn't write a lot of documentation.
November 1997
Use and Abuse Cases
by Martin Fowler
Ways in which to go badly wrong with Use Cases.
April 1998
Testing Methods: The Ugly Duckling
by Martin Fowler
Why testing is much more important than most methodologists realize..
June 1998
Refactoring: Doing Design After the Program Runs
by Martin Fowler
A short introduction to Refactoring.
September 1998
How Standard is Standard UML?
by Martin Fowler
What does it mean to have a standard UML, and why the standard doesn't standardize as many things as people think it does..
March 1999