Martin Fowler is a famous author and international speaker on software architecture, specializing in object-oriented analysis and design, UML, Patterns, and agile software development methodologies, including Extreme Programming. Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a computer programming paradigm in which a software system is modeled as a set of objects that interact with each other. ... In the field of software engineering, the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a standardized specification language for object modeling. ... {{Hide = {{{ Hybrid reference style allows grouped references at top, but uses m:Cite. ... Agile software development is a conceptual framework for undertaking software engineering projects. ... Extreme Programming (XP) is a software engineering methodology, the most prominent of several agile software development methodologies. ...

Martin Fowler started working with software in the early 80's and has written five popular books on the topic of software development (see Publications). In March 2000, he became Chief Scientist at ThoughtWorks, a systems integration and consulting company. ^[1] The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ...

Fowler is a member of the Agile Alliance and helped create the Manifesto for Agile Software Development in 2001, along with more than 15 co-authors. He maintains a bliki, a mix of blog and wiki. A Bliki (also known as a WikiLog, Wog, WikiWeblog, Wikiblog, or Bloki), is a blog with wiki support. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Look up Wiki in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Martin Fowler was born in Walsall, England, and lived in London for a decade before moving to United States in 1994 ^[1]. He lives near Boston, Massachusetts. New Art Gallery Walsall Walsall is an industrial town in the West Midlands of England. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Government  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area  - City  89. ...

Publications

• Fowler, Martin. Analysis Patterns: Reusable Object Models. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-89542-0. 
• Fowler, Martin; Kent Beck. Planning Extreme Programming. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-71091-9. 
• Fowler, Martin (September 2003). UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language, 3rd ed., Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-321-19368-7. 
• Fowler, Martin; Kent Beck, John Brant, William Opdyke, and Don Roberts (June 1999). Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-48567-2. 
• Fowler, Martin; David Rice, Matthew Foemmel, Edward Hieatt, Robert Mee, and Randy Stafford (November 2002). Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-321-12742-0. 

Kent Beck is the creator of Extreme Programming and is one of the founders of the Agile Manifesto. ... Kent Beck is the creator of Extreme Programming and is one of the founders of the Agile Manifesto. ... William Opdyke is a professor of computer science and a co-author of Refactoring (book). ... Refactoring is the process of rewriting a computer program or other material to improve its structure or readability, while explicitly keeping its meaning or behavior. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Martin Fowler's biography at his web site

External links

• Home Page of Martin Fowler
• A Conversation with Martin Fowler
• The New Methodology, a paper on lightweight software development methodology
• ThoughtWorks, the consulting firm where Martin Fowler works.
• Keynote at the RailsConf 2006
• Agile Alliance