Agile Programming

In my posts on this blog, one common forerunner to agile development practices that I have repeatedly mentioned is lean manufacturing. Also known as “flexible mass production,” lean practices were popularized by Japanese automakers such as Toyota and Honda in the early 1980s. Key to this practice is the belief that any resource used that does not contribute toward production is wasteful and therefore must be eliminated to improve processes. Thus, the entire process can be summarized as attempting to do more with less. But chances are you know that much already. If you’re looking to dive deeper into Lean, InfoQ has posted a list of 24 books on the topic recommended by agile users (and even more are trickling into the comments section). You can take a look here: http://www.infoq.com/news/2009/05/lean-books