Remember the time we tried to convert UML to runnable programs?? Remember the time when we used UML??
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Haha. This resonates with a talk I'm in the middle of preparing called, "The Evolution of Engineering Excellence". I think this slide fits well here.
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It's been my experience that many of those disparaging RUP didn't know much about it. For example, that it includes implementation, testing, and deployment activities throughout the entire lifecycle:
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Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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Sorry - a bit overly snarky! By the comparisons of the day, RUP was very structured and heavyweight, but that didn’t mean it didn’t have some good ideas. DSDM, a contemporary process, was closer to modern processes now.
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RUP wasn’t really “heavyweight”. Teams were supposed to use it as a process framework, not do everything! I worked on a project where Rational tailored the process to be quite lightweight.
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Replying to @simonbrown @samnewman @UdiDahan @patkua @_JamesWard
I remember there was some RUP tooling (can’t remember whether it was before or after the IBM acquisition) that was basically just a set of document templates, with an absolutely ridiculous price tag

Sep 17, 2020 · 7:51 AM UTC

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Replying to @stilkov @samnewman @UdiDahan @patkua @_JamesWard
On a CD? With a local HTML website to navigate it?
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Exactly!
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Replying to @stilkov @simonbrown @samnewman @UdiDahan @_JamesWard
I’m pretty sure I was forced to fill out and follow these in one of my early experiences 😅😑
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