Although many view iterative and incremental development as a modern practice, its application dates as far back as the mid-1950s. Prominent software-engineering thought leaders from each succeeding decade supported IID practices, and many large projects used them successfully. These practices may have differed in their details, but all had a common theme— to avoid a single-pass sequential, document-driven, gated-step approach.
Citation:
Craig Larman, Victor R. Basili, "Iterative and Incremental Development: A Brief History," Computer, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 47-56, June 2003, doi:10.1109/MC.2003.1204375 Usage of this product signifies your acceptance of the Terms of Use. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||