... So if the decision is a 6, it's architectural, but if it is a 5 or less, it's not. Got it! ;-> Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com XP says: Don't just sit on...
49830
Ron Jeffries
RonaldEJeffries
May 1, 2002 10:40 pm
... Couldn't find this on Amazon, so couldn't set up a reservation. I hope when this comes out someone will give a shout. ... Book ordered. What was the...
49829
Charlie Poole
cpoole98370
May 1, 2002 10:36 pm
... Except that my story is an example of entrenchment in a decision about the details of how coding is done. I accept that "entrenched decisions" often occur...
49828
Ron Jeffries
RonaldEJeffries
May 1, 2002 10:36 pm
... I thought I fixed that. Isn't the report right? Even if it isn't, it's not an interesting problem, since I'll just have to reverse the guys on opposite...
49827
Bill de hÓra
bdehora
May 1, 2002 10:35 pm
... "ERP system integration" is just a lots of little system integrations. ... Support of SAP technology is not dependent on SAP being in business. ... For...
49826
Charlie Poole
cpoole98370
May 1, 2002 10:26 pm
Glen, ... It's a general pattern I learned as a boy scout - works for wooded hills, marshes, deserts, mountains or whatever. Substitute river, ridge line, tree...
49825
Laurent Bossavit
morendilfoo
May 1, 2002 10:14 pm
... You can conjecture all you like. I won't keep you. ;-> The thing is, I don't really know what an "ERP system integration" is, so I can't answer that...
49824
dhemeryy
May 1, 2002 10:10 pm
Hi Ron, ... The word "significantly" is key. Though all design decisions affect quality attributes, the effects can have differing significance. Design...
49823
Glen B. Alleman
gballeman2000
May 1, 2002 10:09 pm
Adding to Kent, In Robert Austin and Richard Nolan's 1998 seminal paper (at least seminal for us folks in the field) titled "How to Manage ERP Projects," many...
49822
Ron Jeffries
RonaldEJeffries
May 1, 2002 9:13 pm
... I think that every design decision now fits your definition of architectural decision. If that's what you had in mind, I think you've got it. Ron Jeffries ...
49821
yet another bill smith
bigbill.smith@...
May 1, 2002 7:56 pm
... I liked defn 6, which was seriously off-topic. Other examples in common English usage-- the proof of the pudding is in the eating. smelling gives you some...
49820
Glen B. Alleman
gballeman2000
May 1, 2002 7:56 pm
Charlie, Interesting analogy with hiking. Since we live in the mountains and spend most of the warm days on trails you're concept is very good. We don't have ...
49819
kentlbeck
May 1, 2002 7:34 pm
I'm on my way back from the Cutter IT Summit. What a mind bending few days. Here are a few random thoughts/impressions: * Rob Austin (Harvard BSchool) talked...
49818
kentlbeck
May 1, 2002 7:26 pm
Prof. Michael Cusumano of the Sloan School at MIT (Microsoft Secrets and Competing on Internet Time) asked me to invite XPers to fill out a software project...
49817
Charlie Poole
cpoole98370
May 1, 2002 5:45 pm
Kevin, ... If this becomes, non-hypothetical, please let us know what you do and how it works out. ... I'm trying to make this decision right now. ... Here's...
49816
Charlie Poole
cpoole98370
May 1, 2002 5:10 pm
Glen, ... When you're lost in the woods, and you know that the fire road where your car is parked is somewhere to the north, you head north of course. But you ...
49815
dhemeryy
May 1, 2002 4:57 pm
Hi Ron, ... That fits what I said, but not what I was thinking. I left out an important word -- design -- that I had included in my earlier definitions. So...
49814
Charlie Poole
cpoole98370
May 1, 2002 4:48 pm
Ron, ... Ah... the perennial problem. Can't write a test that proves something never happens. Maybe Laurent needs to update his software: ASSERT(...
49813
dhemeryy
May 1, 2002 3:50 pm
Hi Carl, ... See definitions 4 and 3a at <http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=proof>. Dale...
49812
J. B. Rainsberger
nails762
May 1, 2002 3:34 pm
... OK, this is an interesting statement. Let's review what you have so far -- even by the end of this session: * Games back is computed, although the sign is...
49811
Glen B. Alleman
gballeman2000
May 1, 2002 2:32 pm
Bryan, All good points except I'm a bit confused on the last...more below. ... I would agree and disagree. The "agile" concepts are much broader IME than the...
49810
Bryan Dollery
bryan_dollery
May 1, 2002 2:20 pm
Hi Brian, ... Never is a long time. I'd be willing to bet that if a customer wanted this sort of bulletproofing, and forgot to mention it, he'd notice at the...
49809
Bill Wake
wwake2
May 1, 2002 2:20 pm
I'm a big believer in hands-on fun. Much like the "Test-First Challenge" of a couple months back, I thought I'd create one for refactoring. This is based on a...
49808
Bryan Dollery
bryan_dollery
May 1, 2002 2:15 pm
Hi Glen, ... I'm not sure that XP/Agile is inapplicable in any domain. I do think that XP/Agile is inappropriate in a lot of situations though, because of the ...
49807
Dave Astels
astelsd
May 1, 2002 1:40 pm
... Hmmm... I've alwasy heard/used "Proof". The way I see it you have an idea and you want to prove or disprove it's validity. I haven't used "PoC" in the...
49806
Pollice, Gary
gpollice@...
May 1, 2002 1:34 pm
If the language is one that is well-known, there is probably a test suite already created for it. If not, I would start with a grammar and begin generating the...
49805
cmanaster@...
May 1, 2002 12:49 pm
... My own preference, and I'm sorry I can't remember whether I saw this somewhere or came up with it myself, is to call this a _Test_ of Concept. "Proof" to...
49804
Phil Lewis
philkms66
May 1, 2002 11:35 am
Cool. I will try really hard to make it this time. Phil ************************************************************************************************** The...
49803
cmanaster@...
May 1, 2002 10:54 am
Message: 10 Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 09:34:44 +0100 From: "Simon Monk" <simonmonk@...> Subject: An: North of England XP User Group Meeting ... Or: ...
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Simon Monk
simonmonk@...
May 1, 2002 8:40 am
Next meeting: 7pm Monday 13th May 2002.
All are welcome, especially those thinking of taking up XP.
Location: Swan Tavern, Golbourne Rd, Winwick, Warrington,...
