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In a recent article on Joel On Software , Joel writes about functional specs, and concludes:
"I canât tell you how strongly I believe in Big Design Up Front, which the proponents of Extreme Programming consider anathema. I have consistently saved time and made better products by using BDUF and Iâm proud to use it, no matter what the XP fanatics claim. Theyâre just wrong on this point and I canât