"Agile" does not mean "Rushed" or "Sloppy"

Published Thu, Nov 23 2006 1:46 | GregLow

I've noticed a trend in which far too many people now use the word "agile" as a synonym for "done in a big rush". Agile should relate to the ability to be constantly adapted not to how tight the deadlines appear to be.

I was at a site a few months back where everything they'd done was sloppy and poorly conceived. Their excuse was the need for "agile" development. I suspect they'd swallowed a buzz-word dictionary.