alt Hacker NewsThe way the author defined water fall makes it sound pretty good to me.
Put your hand up if you are ever programming with poor specs?
Put your hand up if you have a better idea of what really was wanted after the first cut?
And what I really dislike is those that try to design a Swiss Army knife from day one when they haven’t a clue. Jump immediately into over complexity.
Wasn't the whole waterfall model originally a caricature to higlight all the issues one will inevitably encounter if they eliminate feedback loops and go with a strictly sequential development paradigm?