Java™ Application Development on Linux - Dator

Chapter 11Balancing Acts:An Imaginary ScenarioIn this chapter, the authors wax poetic on practical software developmentmethodologies, and attempt to introduce a simple, or maybe simplistic, exampleapplication for use in future chapters.11.1WHAT YOU WILL LEARNWe want to share with you some thoughts on practical software development.We are not covering anything specific to Linux or Java in this chapter; therewill be no commands to type or syntax to learn here. You may skip ahead tothe next chapter—but at your own peril. Those who know and use good softwareprocess won’t need this chapter, but many programmers don’t fall in tothat category. In fact, some who think they are using good process may be usingtoo much or too little for their actual situation.If you are relatively new to the corporate world, or have only worked forone or two companies in your career to date, you may get a taste of how softwareis done in other corporate cultures. If you are a seasoned programmer withmany such experiences, see if this doesn’t sound all too familiar.263