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Methods & Tools is a free global software development magazine with practical knowledge, information and resources on software development and software engineering: UML, Agile (eXtreme Programming XP, Scrum, Test Driven TDD), Software Testing, Configuration Management, Databases, RUP, Software Project  Management, Programming (Java, .NET, Ruby on Rails, Ajax), Software Analysis and Design, Quality Assurance, Software Process Improvement (CMMI), Software Development Tools, User Interface, Risk, etc.

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What's new?
Summer 2008 PDF issue: UML vs DSL, Increment and Iterate, Acceptance TDD, Control your Project
Spring 2008 PDF issue: OpenUP, Quality Assured by Evo, Creating an Agile environment, Requirements Reuse
In our articles' pipeline:
EVO Project Management, Managing Scrum Meetings, Software Patterns, Outsourcing Software Testing, Code Inspection Metrics