Hi all. I would like to post this topic, as I believe to get a good advise; hope some will be happy to share their experience or opinion on this matter. As we...
I've let some licensing messages go through because SWEBOK was a topic with a deadline. Now that the deadline has passed, I fervently hope that discussions of...
As you know, the IEEE SWEBOK (software engineering body of knowledge) is under review. They want specific changes based on experience using the document in the...
The idea of agile outsourcing came to me after finishing up my latest book: Java Web Services Architecture (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558609008/)...
The StickyMinds.com roundtable discussion on SCM and Agility has about two more weeks to go. There has been some interesting and insightful discussion so far....
is there anyone using scenario driven development? are there benefits related to this method and how difficult is to make the transition from basic use-case...
I decided that my programming skills were getting rusty. So, I started learning Java and Test-Driven Development. I've just finished posting 26 entries about...
Ron, Thanks very much! I'm much more comfortable with the way that you stated it: "We would like to wind up with a solution with 'just enough' generality. ...
I've never read an actual XP related book. However, I have read several articles on the topic with a fair bit of interest. In my limited formal programming...
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...
I think I'd change one term in this message. You talk about business problems. I don't think it is a problem of the business but a problem of understanding...
... Isn't that what one would expect? I would think that in general people are working on more than one project at a time. To me it seems what might be ...
If I look at how we were able to convince developers to start using a test framework (or whatever you want to call it) is by doing the first few cases for them...
I just got back from the first half of the "Agile Fusion" workshop which gave me a lot of inspiration for new approaches to testing. One thing that hit home,...
Hi all, In my experience having a solid requirements document, especially for long term projects could be dangerous. This might lead us to overlook ...
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....
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...
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...
AgileAlliance has put together a great conference. Find out more at http://agiledevelopmentconference.com/. Dear Agile friend and colleague, Due to the soft...
I have a scenario that came up today and am not totally happy with my solution and want to see if anyone has a better idea: OK - the scenario is as follows - I...
Hello All I've started an email discussion group for Agile Project Management (APM). I hope to have this group be a useful forum for managers faced with the...
[Crossposted to agile-testing and extremeprogramming] Ward Cunningham has released an acceptance testing tool called "fit" (see fit.c2.com). I've used the tool...
I've been developing an application incrementally for my own use. Here are two things that happened. 1) I had a feature that I originally wanted. (Story card:...
I've been with my current employer a year now. Our development processes are agile in some respects, but have a lot of the leftover chaotic type culture from...
