Agile

Improvement as a Developer

I was doing some thinking about areas where I’m lacking as a developer. There are many, but I’ll list a few here.Testing ImprovementsI think I’ve come a...

3 replies - 5261 views - 11/22/08 by Derek Young in Articles

Five Reasons Software Developers Hate Software Architects

I remember it well.

0 replies - 8808 views - 10/14/08 by nerdguru in Articles

Build Tests While Building Applications

I've been doing some thinking lately about how we build and test applications. I'm no agile expert but I am impressed with the concepts of test-first and...

0 replies - 3161 views - 10/02/08 by Frank Cohen in Articles

Not Everyone Has the Same Definition of "Done"

Years ago I had an employee, let's call him Vanya (not the real name). He was struggling a bit so I was watching his work closely. Every week we discussed...

1 replies - 4399 views - 09/09/08 by steve.rowe in News

Secretaries Make the Best ScrumMasters

Okay... so my writing is slowing down again.

0 replies - 4692 views - 09/07/08 by mcottmeyer in News

Lean Software Development

While working in London for TrafficBroker I had the opportunity to try out Fred George's Lean process. To date, it's absolutely my favorite way to deliver...

0 replies - 5783 views - 08/26/08 by Jay Fields in News

Quality Problems Cost Software Companies Up to $22 Million Annually

A new white paper by International Data Corporation (IDC), found existing software quality approaches at most companies are inadequate to address the internal...

7 replies - 2230 views - 08/21/08 by Martin steve in News

Evolving Architectures - Architecture Retrospective

Retrospectives, every "agile" team does retrospectives.What are retrospectives anyway?A retrospective is a meeting where the team takes a look and...

1 replies - 4349 views - 08/13/08 by arnonrgo in News