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I wouldn't say that "redesigning and rewriting is cheap" but it's possible. The advantage is that you can refactor software cheaply as you develop it.

CaffGeek
– CaffGeek

2012-01-10 14:35:40 +00:00
Commented Jan 10, 2012 at 14:35
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The typical waterfall model presented is actually a strawman and not intended as an actual methodology. If you read Winston Royce's paper, you'll see that not only did Royce call this model a poor decision to manage a project, but presented a effective waterfall for software development is extremely different than what most people are taught.

Thomas Owens
– Thomas Owens ♦

2012-01-10 14:46:49 +00:00
Commented Jan 10, 2012 at 14:46
@Chad if it becomes just "possible", them you got something terribly wrong on the road.

Ismael Luceno
– Ismael Luceno

2012-01-10 15:11:04 +00:00
Commented Jan 10, 2012 at 15:11

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