Abstract. Lightweight, 'agile' software development methods are not a replacement for traditional, heavyweight methods. But under certain assumptions, they are a strong alternative in many areas of software development. In this paper, we outline the differences between agile and traditional approaches of software development and examine how development tools are used in the latter. We consider experience from industrial projects as well as results found in the research community. Then we discuss the requirements which agile methods and development processes impose on development tools and show how existing tool technology can be used to build agile tools. These tools allow agile methods to evolve through suitable tool support.

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