Agile Software Development

A colleague of mine lately asked me what would be the most important C++ IDE features for supporting the agile software development. While agile processes are more about people and interaction, than about the tools, a decent tool support certainly makes things easier. Here is a list of things I would value in the agile-aware C++ IDE in the order of decreasing priority.

1. Command-line repeatability
Agile methods see the high levels of automation of a ‘mechanical’ and repetitive tasks as a relief for the developers and help to reduce errors.