The Future of Software Technology

Grady Booch: Over the years, Rational has been involved with customers from around the world in literally tens of thousands of software projects for every imaginable problem domain. From that experience, we've observed what has worked and what has not, then codified those best practices in the form of the Rational Unified Process® (RUP®) as well as made them manifest in and encouraged by our tools. Most significantly, we apply those same practices and tools to our own development: architecture [design] first, develop iteratively, test continuously, model visually, manage requirements, and manage change.