Greetings! I'll be your facilitator at the FTT workshop in Portland, so I thought I'd take a moment to introduce myself. I worked on my first XP project in...
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Kevin Lawrence
kevinwilliam...
Sep 28, 2007 8:06 pm
... Hi Elisabeth, I am not sure if you were hoping for everyone to introduce themselves but, even if you weren't, here goes... I worked on my first XP project...
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Jim Shore
jdlshore
Sep 29, 2007 1:02 am
Hi all, My initial experience was similar to Kevin's--in 2000-2001, I led my first XP project and had great success and the most fun of my career. Since then,...
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Gerard Meszaros
gmkayaker
Sep 29, 2007 8:13 pm
I've been doing XP since early 2000 (right after the White Book came out.) Before that we did something that resembles FDD at NorTel all through the 80's and...
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Brian Marick
briandawnpau...
Oct 1, 2007 5:17 pm
Executive summary: Street cred... typical Marick pseudo-intellectual gobbledeegook... whine, whine, whine... a list of actions, because I am incapable of just...
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antony_marcano
Oct 2, 2007 2:35 pm
In the spirit of introductions... I've been working in software development since the mid nineties... mostly specialising in software testing... My first XP...
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Stephen
sjmichaud_ot...
Oct 2, 2007 7:44 pm
Hi all, my name is Stephen Michaud and I have been in s/w dev since the early nineties, predominantly in testing and project management. My first exposure to...
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Elisabeth Hendrickson
elisabethshe...
Oct 5, 2007 1:09 am
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone would be interested in getting together for dinner the night before the workshop, Wednesday Oct 10? Also, there are some folks...
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jennitta andrea
jennitta_andrea
Oct 5, 2007 4:02 am
I recently reflected on why I have such a passion for functional test driven development (FTDD), and was surprised to discover that it is a convergence of...
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jennitta andrea
jennitta_andrea
Oct 5, 2007 4:06 am
I'm interested in meeting for dinner, and I welcome people from the PNSQC to join us as well. Thanks for suggesting this....
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Antony Marcano (testi...
antony_marcano
Oct 5, 2007 6:38 am
Sounds like an excellent idea. My plane doesn’t land until 19:40pm, however. So, whether I can come depends on how long it takes for me to get to the hotel...
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Jim Shore
jdlshore
Oct 5, 2007 6:53 am
I'm open to both ideas, although I don't know if I'll be able to make it. Cheers, Jim ... -- James Shore, Titanium I.T. LLC voice: 503-267-5490 email:...
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Ben Simo
joebensimo
Oct 5, 2007 12:28 pm
Yes, I am interested in getting together for dinner. And I think it would be great to invite people from PNSQC. Ben On 10/4/07, Elisabeth Hendrickson...
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Pekka Laukkanen
laukpe
Oct 5, 2007 2:13 pm
... Juha and I will be there already on Tuesday and we are definitely interested. ... This is totally ok. Cheers, .peke...
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Brian Marick
briandawnpau...
Oct 5, 2007 2:53 pm
My flight arrives at 20:35, so I will miss dinner. If anyone wants to share a ride to the hotel, I can give them an exercise bar on the way. What's the best...
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jennitta andrea
jennitta_andrea
Oct 5, 2007 5:36 pm
Can those of you that attended the Google Test Automation Conference last year provide a summary of any insights / learnings / direction, etc that came out of...
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johndunham
Oct 7, 2007 7:01 pm
Thank you Elisabeth for suggesting that we self-introduce. Let me just say that the impressive credentials of the folks who preceded me in responding here...
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Pekka Laukkanen
laukpe
Oct 7, 2007 11:50 pm
Hello, My name is Pekka Laukkanen and I'm a Finnish test automation specialist. I started my career as a test engineer year 2000 and found myself writing...
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Juha Rantanen
jprantan
Oct 8, 2007 3:06 pm
Hi all, My name is Juha Rantanen. I started my career as test engineer in 2003 at a small start-up company. I was responsible for all the testing related tasks...
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Ward Cunningham
ward@...
Oct 8, 2007 3:26 pm
Friends -- I'm excited about our upcoming workshop. I feel that we could easily set direction that could impact a decade. I'm also a great fan of the LAWST...
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Elisabeth Hendrickson
elisabethshe...
Oct 8, 2007 6:56 pm
Greetings all! I've been absolutely delighted to read all your wonderful introductions! This is going to be a fabulous meeting! And, speaking of our meeting,...
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Adam Geras
ageras@...
Oct 8, 2007 7:39 pm
Hi, I'm Adam Geras, YACA (Yet Another Calgary Attendee) and it's a thrill to be included in the workshop. There are people attending that I've read and...
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Kevin Lawrence
kevinwilliam...
Oct 8, 2007 8:05 pm
... I like the agenda, the content and the structure. There's one topic that seems to be missing though - "What works and what doesn't work with current...
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Jim Shore
jdlshore
Oct 8, 2007 8:26 pm
Hi Elisabeth, I'd like to give a lightning talk. Oh, and speaking of beer and milkshakes, I believe McMenamins also does a beershake. I've never had it, but I...
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Pekka Laukkanen
laukpe
Oct 8, 2007 9:28 pm
Hello, The agenda looks great! Having a session about what has worked and what has not (both tool and process wise) like Kevin suggested might be a good...
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Elisabeth Hendrickson
elisabethshe...
Oct 8, 2007 10:26 pm
Hi all, I agree with Kevin's point that we should add something on "What works and what doesn't work with current tools/approaches? Why?" Though I'm wondering...
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johndunham
Oct 8, 2007 11:42 pm
I'll add to the pile my second of Kevin's suggestion. It hints at the trouble I'm having answering Elisabeth's challenge question about the agenda: "would it...
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chr_schwarz32
Oct 9, 2007 12:51 am
Hello! This was a good idea, count us in :) Best regards, Christian and Stein Kaare (who are already in Portland)...
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Elisabeth Hendrickson
elisabethshe...
Oct 9, 2007 12:56 am
Hi John, Thanks for suggesting these concrete goals. I remember when Jennitta and Ron and I sat down at Agile2007 to discuss the agenda. We discovered that...
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Brian Marick
briandawnpau...
Oct 9, 2007 12:56 am
... Is there an assumption that the ideal workflow will degrade gracefully on a not-ideal project? Many utopian ideal don't. ... Brian Marick, independent...
