9.3. Summary

This final chapter detailed collaborative and barrier-free development and testing. We introduced Groovy and Scala as languages that also run on the Java Virtual Machine. They’re part of the polyglot development movement, bridging different languages, technologies, and tools to gain the best benefit for specific project requirements. Both languages, Groovy and Scala, provide features that can bridge the distance between the coding and testing activities.

Roundup

In this book, we discussed what Agile ALM is, and we covered strategies and tools for implementing an Agile ALM. You’ve seen that ALM evolved from SCM, which in turn evolved from version control. An Agile ALM enriches an ALM with Agile strategies. Concepts are agnostic regarding tools, but I’ve offered suggestions on how to use and integrate lightweight tools while applying Agile strategies. Concepts, as well as tools, can be aligned with your individual requirements, and the resulting mash-up can form an Agile ALM. I’ve shown example toolchains along with different aspects of Agile ALM in dedicated chapters in this book.