From: Tim Hammerquist <tim@...>
Date: 2005-10-24T06:47:02+09:00
Subject: Re: Why is Ruby a favorite among the Agile set?

Ed Howland <ed.howland@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've heard/read that Ruby is a favorite language among the
> Agile/eXtreme Programming set and I am wondering why.

I was wondering when "agile" became such a prominent buzzword?
I know it was used in the title of the Rails book, and it's
definition and use was justified in the text.  Is "agile"
a larger term applied to more areas?  Or did it originate with
a philosophy of Ruby programming and spread from there?

(I'm aware of the Extreme Programming followers, but I honestly
can't remember ever hearing the word "agile" applied to
programming before RoR became popular.)

Any input on this?

Tim Hammerquist