The meeting that changed how we build software

<p>Jim is a pioneering software developer who was one of 17 original signatories to the <a href="https://agilemanifesto.org/">Agile Manifesto</a>. </p><p>His first engineering job was on a little NASA program you may have heard of: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program">Project Apollo</a>.</p><p>His latest book is <a href="http://jimhighsmith.com/wild-west-to-agile-book/"><i>Wild West to Agile: Adventures in software development evolution and revolution</i></a>; get your copy <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wild-West-Agile-Adventures-Development/dp/0137961006?ref_=ast_author_dp">here</a>.</p><p>Find Jim on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhighsmith/">LinkedIn</a> or his <a href="https://jimhighsmith.com/">website</a>.</p><p>Today’s <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/help/badges/8842/lifeboat">Lifeboat badge</a> winner is <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/5531673/ncod3d">nCod3d</a> for answering <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37335286/how-can-i-find-how-many-useful-digits-are-in-any-given-a-number-n">How can I find how many useful digits are in any given a number N?</a>. Thanks for spreading some knowledge.</p>