agile development

American  

[aj-uhl duh-vel-uhp-muhnt, aj-ahyl] / ˈædʒ əl dəˈvɛl əp mənt, ˈædʒ aɪl /

Also agile or Agile development

noun

Digital Technology.

1. a philosophy of modular software development that delivers multiple successive versions of a working product that is improved after each iteration and evolves based on empirical evaluation of previous versions.

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Etymology

Origin of agile development

First recorded in 2000–2005; from Manifesto for Agile Software Development

Example Sentences

This is a long analogy about agile development and how to make breakfast.

From The Verge • Mar. 22, 2022

Once they pass, it’s eight weeks of hardcore—some called it “grueling”—training in different coding languages and crash courses in agile development.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2014

Outsiders and colleagues credit Nadella with helping to move Microsoft's server and tools group to a faster, more agile development model - so they are no longer innovating on long, 18-month release cycles.

From Scientific American • Feb. 4, 2014

We do this by incorporating lessons and assignments in agile development, iterating user interface by using emerging lean user experience methods and well grounded user research methods like contextual design.   

From Forbes • Jan. 9, 2013

Facebook has never been shy of its agile development policy – do it, ship it, ask forgiveness later.

From The Guardian • Dec. 27, 2012