I was astonished to be invited to what became the meeting that originated the Agile Manifesto because my work had always been based around building models... The other signatories were kind enough, back in 2001, to write the manifesto using the word software (which can include executable models), not code (which is more specific.) As such I felt able, in good conscience, to become a signatory to the Manifesto while continuing to promote executable modeling. Ten years on we have a standard action language for agile modeling.


Mellor (2011) "A Personal Reflection on Agile Ten Years On" in: InfoQ, Feb 11, 2011.

Stephen J. Mellor Quotes

I was astonished to be invited to what became the meeting that originated the Agile Manifesto because my work had always been based around building...

I was astonished to be invited to what became the meeting that originated the Agile Manifesto because my work had always been based around building...

I was astonished to be invited to what became the meeting that originated the Agile Manifesto because my work had always been based around building...

I was astonished to be invited to what became the meeting that originated the Agile Manifesto because my work had always been based around building...