Collective Ownership | Glossary

 

Definition

Collective membership is an explicit convention, where each and every member of a team is allowed , and in fact encouraged to make changes to a particular code file in development, be it to repair a defect, or even to improve a code. This is regardless of the ‘ownership of the code’ by an individual developer.

Further Reading

  • For more on Collective Membership, read here and  here.
Book Series

Applying UML & Patterns | Book Series

Overview:

In this book the author, Craig Larman’s accurate and thoughtful writing gives a better overview of all Object Oriented (OO) concepts than in previous editions.  It is a perfect guide for any business enthusiast and college graduate to quickly grasp the concepts, “thinking in objects”, “object-oriented analysis and design”, and using those insights to apply in the real-time environment. The book has also received positive acclamations from several other well-known authors like Alistair Cockburn, Martin Fowler, John Vlissides and many more.

The major improvements in the books are:

  • New coverage of UML 2, Agile modeling, Test-driven development, and refactoring
  • Special teaching courses for college instructors
  • Tips on combining iterative methods and evolutionary development methods with OOAD

Author:

Craig Larman

Published In:

2004