Thanks so much for the feedback. I will incorporate all the great points into the next version. I am already learning a lot which is great!! We are meeting...
... I have passed this on to the team. I hope they'll remain aware of it, and I wish you best of luck. -- J. B. (Joe) Rainsberger Diaspar Software Services ...
... Please tell me more about the risks you see with splitting stories this way that outweigh the risks of never delivering an iteration on time. ... I don't...
A little bit of googling will bring lot of information. FYI, he is the author of books on TSP, PSP, Managing technical people, and lot more. He is one of the...
... Yes, I mean exactly that. User Story should represent "chunks of functionality" for sure. ... we started splitting any stories that look bigger. It helped....
Hi, I may suggest TargetProcess:Suite. http://www.targetprocess.com The version 1.2 will be released soon. Release candidate already on demo site. ... Yes, API...
Hi, We wish to invite you to the Agile Open 2005 conference - http://www.agileopen.net (we apologize if you receive multiple copies of this message) Movements...
... Thank you. I meant it to be amusing and provocative at the same time. Just as I would not buy a circular saw until it was time to cut boards, I would not...
... Yes, I agree. Teams should use tools only if they pretty sure about possible benefits. If it is possible to not use a tool without teams performance...
... I have a list of 22 tools for agile project management (XP and Scrum) at... http://del.icio.us/sbate/agile+projectmanagement+tool?setcount=50 This page...
Yes, as I said, I have found his article well written and making very good sense of the state of affairs. At the same time, I personally disagree on the way...
... I think I'd go even farther than that. Even if people think eschewing the tracking tool will be moderately worse, I encourage them to try the experiment...
... has ... Agreed. Well written. Professional. Skilled. ... True. ... False. I feel the managers are more in the dark than the developers. I qualify this in...
Hi all, I am pleased to present a new site on Agile Methdologies and XP: http://www.agilexp.org It is the site of the Italian research project MAPS on the...
I've been doing some more blogging at <http://blog.bradapp.net/> continuing on the subject of "the first thing to build is trust". Part of it stemmed from a...
I really enjoyed Professor Marchesi's summary of the second edition of XP Explained. It does a good job of summarizing the new edition and then comparing and...
I think the difference is that in XPE2 I am not offering people the illusion that they aren't responsible for their own choices. After all, if you just copy...
To the extent XPE1 says, "do this in this context and you'll get these results," I was fantasizing when I wrote it. There are far too many variables involved...
Dakshinamurthy, Thank you for taking the time to think about and contrast your reaction to the two editions. From what you wrote below, it sounds to me like...
Kent, I can't possibly demonstrate undefined behaviour, but what I can do is keep the code within the bounds of defined behaviour. I can write a test that...
Hi, Kent! I'm sorry you're frustrated with some of the feedback about XPE1 vs XPE2. ... Are you saying that the only audience you want to work with is one that...
Hi Kent, ... As far as I can tell, that's common among successful people who try describe what they do. I think it's easy, and certainly common, for such...
Hi William, ... I'll bet that the size of that audience is approximately zero. There's another potential audience: Folks who have an inkling that some of...
... Sometimes people need a place to stand, and a direction in which to take a first step. XPE1 (and IMO XP Installed) offer that kind of help. XPE2 offers...
Sorry for a bit of PR... but I think it is relevant to the newsgroup agenda: AnyUnit C/C++ Edition add-in for Visual Studio 2003 .NET is available for download...
This might be a silly question, but for a school project, should one obtain user stories from the professor? I want to use XP practices on my school project...
