Agile – That sounds fresh, that sounds dynamic: Somehow word has got around that this must be the ultimate in development philosophy. Even people who have not yet developed anything in their lives except perhaps a healthy appetite, like to ask if they would also “develop agile”. It’s probably one of the buzzwords of recent years. But is Agile always the right approach? Does it automatically guarantee a usable or customer-oriented product?
The Internet of Things might not grow as quickly as predicted by some market researchers and analysts. In the long term, however, our lives will depend increasingly on connected technologies. The result of this development is that we will be more vulnerable. Despite this, the issue of security is often treated with negligence. But whoever wants to take the easy way out, pushes the residual rest on the “human factor”. We have to think further.
In the long run, the Internet of Things will only be successful if we manage to connect all the different devices in a very uncomplicated manner. Currently, the lack of interoperability is hindering widespread usage. A common language could be a solution and the devices itself have to become more intelligent. A biological organism carries in each cell the complete genotype with individual “working instructions”. This could be a paradigm for the Internet of Things.
