Hello All, I seem to have misdirected a private note to this group. I have removed it as best I can and I will be more careful in the future. -- Best regards,...
I would start by not calling the position a "QA Engineer". That name might not show up on the radar screen of many people who might be a great fit for the...
... Absolutely. She had a problem and I provided an Agile-based solution which proved to be successful. A small accomplishment, but an accomplishment...
There has been a lot of discussion around the "definition" of XP, and apparently in trying to make what I thought was a simple point, I've added to the...
Hey All, I'm a journalist with Application Development Trends magazine (ADT, http://www.adtmag.com), and I'm working on an article about agile programming in...
A new client has, in their XP adoption, been aggressive in pushing the envelope. Can we do X? Can we do Y? But I read on the web that somebody is doing Z with...
Just to share an experience with the group: Our application needs to make some system-level calls (for our CVS integration: create repositories, create users,...
Every other time I start making my fingertips dance over my chin and look towards the ceiling wondering...how much is too much? Well...obviously in the context...
... Management should be able to distinguish not only what it takes to make good, robust code, but also who is contributing to a productive atmosphere and who...
Hi, Everybody, I need some suggestions on how to deal with the hero or cowboy coder on the team. (I'm writing an article.) I think we all know what a Cowboy...
... I do not know how to educate management on what is good code. I think defining what is "good code" and "not good code" is up to the technical team and the...
Hello, I'm trying to understand Extreme Programming, and so far I've liked it very much. The question I have is how would XP handle the case when the client...
... being equal. I was > re-reading the Crystal Clear book today and it's clear that Alistair's > values and mine don't match. He lists "habitability" high on...
The next installment of "Bowling in C++" is now available on my blog: http://www.livejournal.com/users/anthony_w/3663.html Anthony -- Anthony Williams Software...
Hello Kent, KB> I'm still at the stage where I KB> treat redrawing as a chore that maybe could be avoided if I was just smart KB> enough to draw the first one...
We seem to be getting a fair number of people who join on a given day to post a fairly basic question. They have no lurked on the group for a while prior to...
... How about a magnetic pad (my son has one about 6"x4", but I've seen them A3 size), or even an Etch-a-Sketch? Anthony -- Anthony Williams Software Developer...
I wish to know if there are a rule to integrate tools to my team, that uses XP For example: 1- 2 persons only TDD tools; 2-4 persons Planning tools but not ...
I've been struggling with this on one of my applications at the moment, and I'm not sure what the workaround is, so thought I'd pose it as a question here. ...
I'm looking for folks in the Boston area who are interested in driving to Toronto for XP Day. It's on Feb 19th, and details are here: http://www.xpday.info It...
It seems to me to be necessary for TDD and continuous integration to have a simple, completely reliable way of building everything and running all tests. In...
Call for Participation - Agile 2005 July 24-29, 2005. Marriott Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA. http://www.agile2005.org March 1: Submissions due for Tutorials...
When someone remarks that XP is "high discipline", Kent Beck's standard reply is, "Compared to what?". I'd like to compare XP to driving. When I think about...
Hi All Can somebody please tell me if there is a free tool available to do Agile Project Management. I have looked in Targetprocess and Versionone but they are...
