Xenodochial | Glossary

Definition
 Xenodochial is a quality the describes a person, place or software application, that or who is amicable to strangers. In agile software development, any project manager or architect must be Xenodochial, to deal fairly and reasonably with many different stakeholders and customers.

Origin
From Greek meaning “friendly to strangers”.

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Waterfall | Glossary

Definition
The Waterfall model is a design process in which an application goes through stages such as Conception, Initiation, Analysis, Design, Construction, Testing, Implementation, and Maintenance and steadily moving downwards, like a waterfall.

Origin
This word’s origin happens to be self-explanatory, as the process is very similar to a waterfall flowing down. The term was quite commonly used in software industry since 1970.

Further Reading

  • Agile Practices for Waterfall Projects C“, by Gerardus Blokdyk.
  • “The Waterfall Model in Large-Scale Development”, by Kai Petersen, Dejan Baca, Claes Wohlin.

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