Folks on this list have been such big help to me as I try to get my company to adopt more agile practices. The last chapter in the saga ended with our...
... Here's the steering wheel. Okay, I'm going to take your right hand, and put it here. Give me your left hand - giive me it - and I'l put it there. Okay, I'm...
AgileAlliance has put together a great conference. Find out more at http://agiledevelopmentconference.com/. Dear Agile friend and colleague, Due to the soft...
... What if the FIT tests could define and validate the behavior just underneath the web veneer? Would that be Tcl code in your case? I'm not aware of...
I hereby admit to making the mistake of forwarding to this group an announcement-in-development a couple of days ago, which had a couple of errors in it. I...
Is anybody using TDD to test database CRUD operations? How do you do it? Could you share you experience? For instance, to save an object instance to one or...
... from http://fit.c2.com/wiki.cgi?FrameworkHistory ... BrianDorsey and I built a version of the framework in Python and fixtured it to talk directly to...
Ward Cunningham
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May 16, 2003 4:05 pm
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We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this call for sessions. Kind regards, Marc Evers NIWI-KNAW (http://www.niwi.knaw.nl) ...
... The tech VP sent out an email with my proposed approach and organized a planning meeting. One of the developers read the email and came to > ask me what...
... process, ... them ... I only show folks the Agile Manifesto if they come ask me, "So what is this agile stuff, anyway"? So, it's not really a frontal ...
All, Here is our situation, I hoped to get some feedback from you. At our software development company we produce a lot of multi-media software for children....
Matt, How do the teachers figure out how to use the management software? There are several interesting cases here: 1) What does a teacher who has not yet used...
Matt, The agile solution to your situation is called "automated testing". Rather than a 200 page document that is prone to ambiguity, automated tests are a...
Hi Matt, I'm kind of curious how the developers know what to code, if you aren't using any kind of agile methodology where at least you would have stories or...
... I think a big mistake many of us make trying to introduce Agile development practices, is we fall into the trap of agreeing that we are not providing...
Hi all, In my experience having a solid requirements document, especially for long term projects could be dangerous. This might lead us to overlook ...
Prakash Nayak
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Jun 11, 2003 11:39 am
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... I'm not Lisa, and we have been seen together, which I think constitutes proof of that assertion. I shall reply anyway. The Agile Manifesto says, for...
Hi, Could you please give an example about how, in your particular experience, having a solid requirements document was considered to be 'dangerous'. What was...
STEURS Stefan
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Jun 12, 2003 2:22 am
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... Keith Zambelich has a data-driven testing framework for WinRunner which you should take a look at. I think he asks $500 for the source. It's worth it. Bret...
Hi, I have come across projects where several months were spent on making requirements specification. Design and coding did not start till a highly refined...
Prakash Nayak
nprakash@...
Jun 12, 2003 12:41 pm
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Yes, I have seen failures. No I will not breach client confidentiality by giving you the details. The general problems I have personally seen were these: (1)...
... Well, perhaps it would be possible to give some more clues about the context without having to write down the names of the companies involved. Context is...
STEURS Stefan
stefan.steurs@...
Jun 13, 2003 2:17 am
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I conclude that you are saying that requirements should grow incrementally and iteratively. This is my experience as well but as you say, there are contexts...
STEURS Stefan
stefan.steurs@...
Jun 13, 2003 2:17 am
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... Ron, I have to agree 100%. 18 months ago, I would have been one of those people who rolled their eyes and scoffed at "agile". Since that time I have met...
... Did someone say that we should not have any documentation? Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com The central "e" in "Jeffries" is silent ... and invisible....
I've heard things like: - we should only write documentation if the customer asks for it - I prefer writing working software over writing documentation ...
STEURS Stefan
stefan.steurs@...
Jun 13, 2003 12:46 pm
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... The existence of conflicts is true. However, saying that there will be a specification document that resolves conflicts isn't always and only the solution....
... Perhaps they are only hollow to you. Perhaps instead of denigrating the statements you might inquire about their meaning. ... Perhaps "customer" doesn't...
Just a general thought... In my experience, I've seen retail software (in my experience: thesauri, encyclopedia, etc.) that had its requirements change late...
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