An Open Source Approach to Developing Software in a Small Organization

  • Authors:
  • Ken Martin;Bill Hoffman

  • Affiliations:
  • Kitware;Kitware

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Software
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

The software development approach that developers at Kitware use borrows techniques from agile development and Extreme Programming and emphasizes long-term, ongoing projects. The company has used this approach on open source and closed-source projects in a wide range of sizes. This article is part of a special issue on Software Engineering Challenges in Small Software Organizations.