Alistair Cockburn
Summary
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SeniorAlistair Cockburn is a renowned software architect, author, and agile thought leader with a career tracing back to 1991. He helped shape modern software development by co-organizing the Agile Manifesto and inventing the Hexagonal Architecture, while his work on use cases remains foundational in requirements engineering. He authored Surviving Object-Oriented Projects and has guided organizations from finance to tech as a trusted advisor; his early work with IBM and the Norwegian Central Bank underscores his pragmatic approach to delivering value. Currently based in Saint Petersburg, Florida, he leads efforts at Humans and Technology, Inc., blending organizational psychology with agile practices to help teams collaborate, deliver, reflect, and improve. Beyond writing and mentoring, his ongoing mission is to unify the agile movement with organizational change, helping diverse organizations reap durable benefits from disciplined collaboration. He holds a Dr. Philos. in Informatics from the University of Oslo, reflecting a deep academic foundation that informs his practical strategies.
11 years of coding experience
Github Skills (12)
ragel3
cms3
web-ui3
parser3
gherkin2
cucumber2
rack1
rails1
hexagonal-architecture1
bdd1
ruby1
architecture1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (4)
totheralistair/SmallerWebHexagon
Nov 2014 - Dec 2015
Contributions:18 commits, 1 PR, 2 pushes in 1 year 1 month
totheralistair/SmallWebHexagon
Sep 2014 - Nov 2014
tiny CMS. illustrates user port on hexagon. run config.ru for web UI, tests run straight in.
Contributions:39 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 1 month
cmshexagonweb-uitinyconfig
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