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Architecture, Agile Methods and the Impact of Technical Debt

Philippe Kruchten — Canadian software engineer and author of several publications about Rational Unified Process (RUP) — recently spoke at the Software Development Community (SDC) conference about the importance of architecture, the relationship between architecture and Agile methods, and the impact of technical debt . He discusses a number of false dichotomies that have emerged between agility and discipline and agility and architecture. He emphasizes the importance of context in selecting a software development approach.