Cowboy coding is a form of software development method without an actual defined method - team members do whatever they feel is right. Agile development's frequent reevaluation of plans, emphasis on face-to-face communication, and relatively sparse use of documents sometimes cause people to confuse it with cowboy coding. Agile teams, however, do follow defined (and often very disciplined and rigorous) processes, something that distinguishes agile approaches from cowboy coding.
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