Dear Group members: I am a UNSW student and my research topic is on Agile Method for software development. Since their emergence around 1999, many claims have...
Hello Ming, I am a recruiter - for JAVA J2EE type specialists rather than ask the converted= MXPEG group who are all Extreme enthusiasts.... you might get a...
Hey, Does someone have a good database refactoring resource/tutorial? I'm used to using an OO Db and I'm just starting to get into relational (MS SQL Server)....
... Chris> Does someone have a good database refactoring resource/tutorial? Chris> The warning bells went off when I was describing the plan for my Chris> team...
Mike Williams
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Jan 12, 2003 10:12 pm
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I agree with Miles' comment about posting this to another list to get a realistic idea of market penetration. I'm also interested in the criteria you used to...
Hi folks, I hope everyone had a safe and entertaining holiday season. My piece of advice for travellers in 2003 - if you need to change planes in Los Angeles...
Hi, The ideal development environment for XP to flourish would appear to be the J2EE platform because of the sophisticated open source tools which are readily...
Sorry, but I don't see how the question of platform is relevant. Java, J2EE or .Net are what you develop with and for - not how. There are many features in...
We are in the market for a new source control system. Are any of the current configuration management tools particularly suited, or not, to doing XP? For...
I've used SourceSafe and CVS. No problems with either. I've been involved in lots of discussion about optimistic vs pessimistic locking on check-out, and my...
Michael, I essentially agree with Warwick. I'd be interested in asking you some questions: ... DO you think that the "open source" part makes a difference? ......
Hi Chris, It may depend on the background (and requirements) of your customer, but it seems a bit unusual to me to see a stories describing a database...
Marty Andrews
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Jan 13, 2003 8:58 am
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Hmmm. I'm sitting on the fence a bit here... Yes - J2EE has a lot of available tools that support some of the technical practices of XP. JUnit, Ant & Cruise...
Marty Andrews
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Jan 13, 2003 9:09 am
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Hi Phil, I've used both CVS and Clearcase in anger. My personal opinion is that CVS is much more suited to the frequent changes that occur during XP-type...
Marty Andrews
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Jan 13, 2003 9:13 am
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I'd like to talk about managing an agile project (its my current challenge). To get even more in-depth, I actually want to talk about managing a programme of...
Marty Andrews
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Jan 13, 2003 9:20 am
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... Steve> Anyway, what should we be doing in 2003? I like your idea of "problem solving" evenings. One on-going issue for me is how best to sell people...
It's not the size of your tool but how you use it huh? Speaking of tools. On my web log I wrote some first impressions of Marathon Man that may be of...
... senior ... out ... Yes. Getting some of my programming colleagues to learn about and (I hope) do test driven development. Turning around a development...
... ok. ... agile ... I like that. ... 7) At the end of each meeting, set agenda for the next meeting. Allow (encourage) variation using the mailing list. ... ...
Marty, User Stories for a database schema don't make sense to me. We tend to work in WebObjects (The user story thread that runs from Screens, Serverside, to...
Thanks Steve. I have been reading about AccuRev of late. AccuRev has the concept of a user workspace, which is I gather is basically a user branch. In a ...
Phil, My experience is that branches shoudl always be avoided. I can't stress enough that work should be done in the smallest possible chunks. I try for chunks...
Mike, Have you looked at the Yahoo Group xpAdoption? I unsubscribed while I was on vacation, but will get back to it now. I think they're addressing these...
Philip, When I have enough automated tests to be confident the code I'm changing is good, I'm happy to check in on the main trunk whenever the tests pass. I ...
I personally think it's great that there is a diversity of topics at the meetings and should be encouraged. To hear feedback from people in many different...
... Steve> Mike, Have you looked at the Yahoo Group xpAdoption? No. Cool. Thanks! -- cheers, Mike...
Mike Williams
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Jan 14, 2003 3:46 am
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Steve / XPers, I shall be a lot more available this year, business has dropped off the cliff again (thank goodness for the day job!). I would be interested in ...
Tom Harris
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Jan 14, 2003 3:57 am
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Hi Tom, Good to hear you're back, hopefully business is not that bad. Looking forward to catching up again :) XPers, Thanks. I have personally found the...
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