Modeling is not the preserve of plan-driven methods, and the problems sometimes encountered lie not with modeling per se but with overdosing on models and failing to use modeling as an opportunity for communication. Models that become an end in themselves and are drawn up by individuals in isolation from …
This video goes along with the blog post on www.tommynorman.com for setting up a virtual Scrum task board uasing a Nintendo Wii remote. [youtube M-ZUM284ry8]
Owing to the realities of risk, uncertainty, constant change and complexity, traditional approaches to project planning are often neither doable or desirable. Agile and iterative software development techniques are, in effect, plan-as-you-go techniques that offer advantages over traditional techniques that focus on planning with as much detail as possible. This …
Jason recently talked about Maven 3 at the Maven Meetup on March 19, 2009. Here is his entire presentation. In it, Jason discusses plans for Maven 3: support for incremental builds, changes to Plexus, better multi-language support, a queryable lifecycle, changes to the Plugin API, extensible reporting, a refactored plugin …
An example of refactoring to clean up a python script. [vimeo 7642937 400 635] Blog source of the video
Now that unit testing and test-driven development have hit the mainstream, more and more companies are beginning to embrace these agile practices. What isn’t always clear is which practice is most useful in which scenario, and how alternatives like state-based testing and non-automated human-tester activities can be used most cost-effectively. …
