... Yeah, when you get to the point of "needing" a factory for factories, you might want to consider the possibility that you've let your abstraction get the...
... In the real world that is known as an Abstract Factory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_factory_pattern -- Curtis Cooley curtis.cooley@... ...
... "However, employment of this pattern, as with similar design patterns, incurs the risk of unnecessary complexity and extra work in the initial writing of...
... Agreed. Fortunately I've never actually had to implement a full blown abstract factory. -- Curtis Cooley curtis.cooley@... ============== If there is...
Speaking from experience using this - and we called it a Home Pattern - where the XML defined which implementation to use. It was very useful in that our...
On 8/1/07, Depasquale, Nicholas (MI Chicago) ... This is exactly the correct use of patterns. I used to joke that the Gang of Four book always came in hardback...
Well, maybe I didn't read it carefully enough. But there are no percentages (or numbers) of the distribution of colors in general. It might well be possible...
... That's awesome. I love ThinkGeek! We've got a whole load of their stuff. I wear the Lacoste-like golf shirt with Tux the Penguin on it, my baby wears...
It was under discussion at my workplace. Some of the thoughtworks consultants we used to have here worked on it. I am note sure about it, although I can't...
And the subscription price at $550 US per user per year is a lot steeper than JIRA and Confluence's pricing models. ... -- dIon Gillard Rule #131 of...
Yeeowza, As a small business, one of the things I find disappointing is the lack of tiered pricing with software. We are still using old versions of almost all...
I recently saw Scott Ambler give a presentation on agile development. He is a very entertaining, outspoken and opinionated fellow, more so than you would...
Hi Victor, I'll try answering your question by asking a couple of my own: ... If your process is working, why would you want to change it? Is there a specific...
... Chances are, you've already read it, but go back and look at the "agile ... So I'd say that, if your organization can be convinced to HONESTLY answer how...
We use XP and have for many years, but we can't convince upper management (non-IT) about the uncertainty of high level estimation. Especially for the larger...
Our process is working. We are successfully delivering good product. But it depends highly on good people doing things intelligently. If any of our key people...
... My previous job was as an agile consultant and coach. I can say that every team I converted to agile processes became much more efficient. For example, I...
So which flavor to pursue - scrum, xp? Scott Ambler seemed to be slightly cynical re xp. ... From: "Curtis Cooley" <curtis.cooley@...> Subj: Re: [ST-J]...
... As I understand it Scrum and XP address different issues. Scrum does delve into specific development details but orients more around the planning process....
... We've got a software-as-service thing that has the same issues as shrinkwrap software in that regard. We mainly use product management as the proxy ...
Yeah, we do essentially the same. But PMs are a lousy substitute for the customer, and we never show to actual customers until way late in the product cycle. A...
... Actually I completely agree. I think the best way to succeed is to make the process your own and constantly improve the process as you go. The two primary...
