Welcome to the Melbourne Extreme Programming Enthusiasts Group :) This group will be used for organizing the meetings and keeping members informed of upcoming...
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nigel_thorne@...
Aug 17, 2001 1:51 am
This is a repost from the Australian Java Users Group.. sorry for the duplication. ... Hi All An XP enthusiasts group is starting in Melbourne. Anyone with an ...
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Tom Harris
tomh@...
Aug 17, 2001 2:24 am
All OK I have spoken to our MD and he is happy to allow me the use of our auditorium, which has a very nice projector and cappuchino machine, and would easily...
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Nigel Thorne
nigel_thorne@...
Aug 17, 2001 2:50 am
Thats fantastic Tom. I'd like to run a poll to see when people will be able to make the meeting, but I first... Are there any limitations on when we can use...
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melbourne_XP_enthusia...
Aug 17, 2001 3:01 am
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the melbourne_XP_enthusiasts group: What days would you be most lightly to be able to make? o Monday o...
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Tom Harris
tomh@...
Aug 17, 2001 3:04 am
Nigel, No, it is not currently used after hours, but a few days notice just in case for booking would be appreciated. I would also appreciate some help after ...
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Nigel Thorne
nigel_thorne@...
Aug 17, 2001 3:19 am
Hi Tom, I'm sure we can sort that out. I for one would expect to stay behind and clear up any mess. I'd also be turning up early to set up whatever we are...
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melbourne_XP_enthusia...
Aug 17, 2001 9:13 am
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the melbourne_XP_enthusiasts group: What activities would you be interested in? If you're interested in...
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stampg@...
Aug 21, 2001 12:22 am
The size of this group seems very small (at 19 currently). Does anyone have suggestions as to how we could increase membership?...
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Mike Williams
mikew@...
Aug 21, 2001 12:38 am
... stampg> The size of this group seems very small (at 19 currently). Seems fairly good to me, for a list that's only been going a week or so. stampg> Does...
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Nigel Thorne
nigel_thorne@...
Aug 21, 2001 1:51 am
Hi As Mike saies, this group has only been going a week, so its going well so far. I would love us to grow faster though. To achieve this though, we are going...
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Mike Williams
mikew@...
Aug 21, 2001 2:19 am
Okay, just to break the ice, I'm going fishing for some war-stories :-) Who of you is currently "doing XP" on projects? Which bits are you using, and what...
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steve hayes
steve@...
Aug 21, 2001 11:18 pm
The project that I coached at Goldman Sachs used all the practices. It's been running for over 18 months now. Pair Programming: This is a **huge** gain. I used...
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Andrews, Martin
martin@...
Aug 21, 2001 11:35 pm
I have tried to set up a subset of the XP tasks wherever I can. My company has its own software process that we follow, but a lot of the 'XPisms' are...
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Jim K
jimk@...
Aug 22, 2001 5:36 am
Hello, I have just subscribed to the list and wanted to say a quick hello. I work at the Bureau of Meteorology and there seems to be a lot of interest in xp...
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Tom Harris
tomh@...
Aug 22, 2001 10:03 pm
XP conspiritors I use unit testing a lot and some test first design. I refactor mercilessly. I do my own continuous integration since our SCCS does automatic...
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Simon A. Crase
simon_crase@...
Aug 22, 2001 11:06 pm
... From: "Mike Williams" <mikew@...> To: <melbourne_XP_enthusiasts@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 12:19 PM Subject:...
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Steve Hayes
steve@...
Aug 24, 2001 9:27 am
Folks, Although the group poll asked people what days were good for a meeting next week, it turns out that we need to wait a week for the first meeting. Since ...
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Tom Harris
tomh@...
Aug 29, 2001 1:42 am
All The room is booked for 19:00 on Wednesday 5 September. Optiscan is located in the old Vesda building at 15-17 Normanby Rd opposite CSIRO, very close to...
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Andrews, Martin
martin@...
Aug 29, 2001 5:46 am
Hi all, FYI... This morning I had a phone interview with the editor of a new magazine called Systems Developer (see http://www.informa.com.au) targeted at the...
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Steve Hayes
steve@...
Aug 30, 2001 5:39 am
In case people (like me) don't subscribe to the global list. I'd be interested in working with some group that took Bill up on this offer. Steve ... From:...
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Martin Dick
martin.dick@...
Aug 30, 2001 5:55 am
Hi, I am currently doing my PhD and looking at the benefits that using object technology has brought (or not brought) to your software development process. As...
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funes666@...
Sep 4, 2001 3:18 am
All, The first meeting is tomorrow (Wednesday 5 September) at 19:00 at the address below. See you there Tom Harris, Software Engineer Optiscan Imaging, 15-17...
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Andrews, Martin
martin@...
Sep 5, 2001 5:13 am
Hi all, I got sent this by a colleague at work. The presenter (Dwayne Reed) is from a company in WA (see http://www.ss.com.au/index.htm). I can't find out ...
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Andrews, Martin
martin@...
Sep 6, 2001 12:55 am
Hi all, It was good to put some faces to the names last night. I enjoyed our meeting. For those interested in the books about XP that we discussed last night,...
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Steve Hayes
steve@...
Sep 6, 2001 4:35 am
Marty, Two of the books I mentioned last night are hidden in one of my lists. Go to http://www.khatovartech.com/resources/books.html and have a look for the...
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Steve Hayes
steve@...
Sep 6, 2001 5:49 am
Hi folks, Here's a short summary of the first meeting of the Melbourne Extreme Programming Enthusiasts Group (MEPEG?). Any errors are entirely my own. Anyone ...
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Andrews, Martin
martin@...
Sep 6, 2001 6:07 am
... I admit it. I didn't write this test first. Anyway, here's my $0.02 worth... Group acronym should be: MXPEG public class AcronymPrinter { public String...
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Tom Harris
tomh@...
Sep 6, 2001 6:30 am
All, Many thanks for an interesting meeting last night. I shall reread the White Book, and try to get hold of some of the other books to have a good peruse. ...
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Martin Zaidel
martin@...
Sep 6, 2001 11:31 pm
... <snip> ... Correct, Steve! I think you're the first person to spell it correctly, and with my funny accent too... ... Has anyone given any thought to a...
