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Is pragmatic agile?

I just re-read "Pragmatic Programmer" (I read it my third time ... I also get something new). The tips they mention seem to be related to many of the various Agile methodologies. Is pragmatic programming another form of Agile Development?

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Much of what was invented by Agile Development is practices that have been used for years, and you will find many of these ideas in Pragmatic Programmer and Code Complete, etc. To some extent, a flexible good marketing incentive that was invented, but I believe that it has brought us many benefits to bring some of these practices and ideas into the mainstream.

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Not wanting to be frivolous: does it matter?

When it comes to this, these are labels that people use in different ways, which means a number of different things. Practices themselves are far more important than the labels you attribute to them.

But yes, in principle, it is not surprising that many of these practices appear in both places.

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The authors were both part of a small group that launched the entire mobile movement (or at least gave it a name), so I would say yes.

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Yes, the pragprog method is flexible. Many elements of a flexible manifest can be found in the pragmatic book of programmers. Great examples of this include "no final decisions" and "code that glows in the dark."

Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas (Ruby Dave) signed a flexible manifest.

The main thing I would like to do is that few really experienced flexible people invest a lot in how “agile” something is. Kent Beck was interviewed just a few weeks ago on the FLOSS podcast ( http://twit.tv/floss87 ), and it’s clear from what he said and his tone of voice that the pioneer of extreme programming doesn't think the word “agile” in Today is of great importance in the industry.

I did a lot of extreme programming and found that everyone says that they are "mobile" - even people who did not know what that meant five minutes ago. IMHO this term has become meaningless. It is much more clearly allowed whether the project should follow scrum rules or extreme programming rules ... I would say to choose a particular style, because the "flexible" umbrella term seems to be less and less with time.

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