Dev Teach Day 2 - David Laribee: The Story, The Iteration, The Re... D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 David Laribee is prepping right now for his talk...yet another Mac user, and not like others who are using Windows on his Mac...we're going to be seeing Apple Keynote in action folks! Another full house ... Dev Teach Day 2 - David Laribee: The Story, The Iteration, The Re... 0 0 0
Dev Teach Day 2 - Jeremy Miller and How Design Gets Done on an Ag... D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 First session of the day is Jeremy Miller and talking about designing for agile projects. The first thing that I noticed is that Jeremy looks different from his picture...he's taller than I expected and ... Dev Teach Day 2 - Jeremy Miller and How Design Gets Done on an Ag... 0 0 0
Tampa Bay IASA Meeting - Cory Foy on 11/28 Nikita Polyakov, January 1, 0001 Just a reminder about the meeting coming up on Tusday Wednesday night here in the Tampa Bay Area: Tampa IASA Meeting with Cory Foy on 11/28/2007 at 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Speaker: Cory Foy is an agile developer ... Tampa Bay IASA Meeting - Cory Foy on 11/28 0 0 0
Why isn't ALT.NET Mainstream.NET? Matthew Podwysocki, January 1, 0001 Very recently, within the past 5 months, I've been following the ALT.NET movement and part of me wonders why this isn't Mainstream.NET. To me it only makes sense to pick the best tool for the job no matter ... Why isn't ALT.NET Mainstream.NET? 0 0 1
New Features in C# 3.0 and .NET 3.5 User Group Leader, January 1, 0001 Date: Monday November 19th, 2007 Event Description: Conversation about the new language features in .NET 3.5 have been dominated by the inclusion of Linq. In this session we will look at some of the features ... New Features in C# 3.0 and .NET 3.5 0 0 31
IASA Tampa Chapter - November 2007 Meeting Scott Dorman, January 1, 0001 The Tampa Bay chapter of the International Association of Software Architects (IASA) is dedicated to building a community of professionals interested in topics related to software architecture. This organization ... IASA Tampa Chapter - November 2007 Meeting 0 0 0
Cory Foy at Tampa Bay IASA Meeting on 11/28 Nikita Polyakov, January 1, 0001 Wanted to broadcast this to everyone in the driving distance from Tampa Bay Area, this is well worth the drive. Tampa IASA Meeting with Cory Foy on 11/28/2007 at 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Speaker: Cory Foy is ... Cory Foy at Tampa Bay IASA Meeting on 11/28 0 0 0
Development Philosophy newman, January 1, 0001 Software development is complicated. Everyone has their own opinion on how it should be approached and from time to time you get little clusters of folks that follow the same mantra, whether it be “agile ... Development Philosophy 0 0 4
Venkat Subramaniam FITting into Agile Houston Mohammad Azam, January 1, 0001 Agile Houston invites Venkat Subramaniam to give a session on FIT (Framework for Integrated Test). I have never attended the Agile Houston group before but I think it will be a blast. So, if you are in ... Venkat Subramaniam FITting into Agile Houston 0 0 0
PowerShell Cheat Sheet Brian Schroer, January 1, 0001 Inspired by Brian Button's presentation at the St. Louis .NET User Group and Scott Hanselman's dnrTV! episode, I'm starting to look into PowerShell. Scott Dorman had a link to a free introductory PowerShell ... PowerShell Cheat Sheet 0 0 0
Agile Enterprise Architecture Dave Oliver, January 1, 0001 Last week I was lucky enough to meet Charles Edwards of ProcessWave Limited who introduced me to an Open Source project that he is collaborating on called Agile EA. In a nutshell, Agile EA isn’t another ... Agile Enterprise Architecture 0 0 0
A missing piece to CMMI Steven Mitcham, January 1, 0001 I've been working in organizations that adhere to some level of the CMMI for some time now. And we are trying to fit what we can of agile programming into our process, and hopefully are achieving better ... A missing piece to CMMI 0 0 0
We Need To Be Better At Designing The Presentation D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 This weekend I'll be speaking at the Twin Cities code camp about designing the presentation layer in ASP.NET. The funny thing is that as I've been preparing for this talk, I'm realizing that its really ... We Need To Be Better At Designing The Presentation 0 0 1
HDC | Podcast Recap Jeff Julian, January 1, 0001 Well John and I are back in the swing of things. We have reorganized the equipment to make it easier and faster to record podcasts. Watch this blog for our next move as it should happen fast. Here is a ... HDC | Podcast Recap 0 0 2
HDC | Adam Esterline & Chris Ortman - Ruby, Agile, Testing Jeff Julian, January 1, 0001 In this show, we talk to Adam Esterline and Chris Ortman about Ruby technologies, testing, and Agile/XP. Check it out to learn more about these guys and a few of their favorite projects. Listen to Adam ... HDC | Adam Esterline & Chris Ortman - Ruby, Agile, Testing 0 0 0
What are your Seven Essential Practices? Russell Ball, January 1, 0001 Ayende started a thread in the ALT.NET newsgroup asking participants what practices they deemed absolutely necessary on a project. In other words, if you were to start in a shop that had none of the current ... What are your Seven Essential Practices? 0 0 9
The Classic Mistakes Enumerated Robert Paveza, January 1, 0001 I come from kind of a varied background. Working for more than six years in a library, I had access to a number of books, and some became particularly valuable. Rapid Development by Steve McConnell is ... The Classic Mistakes Enumerated 0 0 1
Selling Scrum - Scrum "Endorcement" in SD Times, October 15, 2007 Malcolm Anderson, January 1, 0001 http://www.sdtimes.com/stat... A friend sent me the above link to this months Software Development Times where one of the front page stories was about the decline of RAD and the rise ... Selling Scrum - Scrum "Endorcement" in SD Times, October 15, 2007 0 0 0
Find the right solution for a problem vs. finding a problem for a... Casey Manus, January 1, 0001 Often, as technologist we will read about a new tool or programming technique, and then either consciously or unconsciously search for a reason to apply it at work. We have all done it, for example, when ... Find the right solution for a problem vs. finding a problem for a... 0 0 0
The myth of the part time Scrum Master Malcolm Anderson, January 1, 0001 Recently a job posting came through the ScrumDevelopment list reflects an all too common misunderstanding about Scrum. "An exciting new [industry removed] company located in Bethesda, MD is looking for ... The myth of the part time Scrum Master 0 0 0
Using The DLR with the the MVC Framework John Teague, January 1, 0001 There have been plenty of posts about the new asp.net MVC framework that was posted from the alt.net conference. There's very little that I can add to those posts other than I am really excited. Right ... Using The DLR with the the MVC Framework 0 0 0
My Alt.Net Conference Experience John Teague, January 1, 0001 So the Alt.Net Conference is over, and let me tell you it was an amazing experience. I've been reading some of the early reactions on the blogs and had some conversations over a great lunch after the conference. ... My Alt.Net Conference Experience 0 0 0
TargetProcess 2.6 Scott Kuhl, January 1, 0001 If you are using agile development at all, you need to check out TargetProcess. I have used several different tools for project management and this is the one I keep coming back too. Yes, even you FogCreek ... TargetProcess 2.6 0 0 1
Taking Another Look at BDD Russell Ball, January 1, 0001 When I first heard about Behavior Driven Development, I dismissed it as a trivial re-branding of TDD (Test-Driven Development). I figured that either someone was getting way too anal about "getting the ... Taking Another Look at BDD 0 0 0
Dear ALT.Net Attendees: Chip Lemmon, January 1, 0001 This is an open letter to the attendees of the upcoming ALT.Net gathering in Austin TX. Dear Friends, Sadly I will not be able to join you at ALT.Net due to some poor planning on my part. I regret missing ... Dear ALT.Net Attendees: 0 0 2
The September 2007 Caffeinated Codey Winners are... Russell Ball, January 1, 0001 Finally, the moment has arrived that you've all been anxiously awaiting. Welcome to the 3rd monthly installment of the Caffeinated Codey awards where I recognize some of my favorite posts from the past ... The September 2007 Caffeinated Codey Winners are... 0 0 1
Lean/Agile idea of the day - what kind of users do you want on th... Scott Miller, January 1, 0001 Last posting I told the story of the scope actually decreasing because of user feedback. The users decided that they could live with Iteration/Release 1 (of working software) and essentially canceled Iteration/Release ... Lean/Agile idea of the day - what kind of users do you want on th... 0 0 0
Mike Cohn - Planning and Tracking on Agile Projects Malcolm Anderson, January 1, 0001 Mike Cohn has posted a link to the presentation he did back in March this year on Planning and Tracking Agile Projects. There's an hour and a half of video plus the slides. Well worth the watch if you ... Mike Cohn - Planning and Tracking on Agile Projects 0 0 0
Agile Estimating and Planning Scott Miller, January 1, 0001 I am reading Agile Estimating and Planning, by Mike Cohn. I really like this book and it has helped me on the several things, from user story points to burndown charts. My favorite topic in the book is ... Agile Estimating and Planning 0 0 0
Agile/Lean idea of the day - empowering users can give you some u... Scott Miller, January 1, 0001 Agile methodologies are all about including your users and user groups as stakeholders who are active throughout the development cycle of the project. Remember the Agile Manifesto: Business people and ... Agile/Lean idea of the day - empowering users can give you some u... 0 0 0
ALT.Net Dru Sellers, January 1, 0001 What topics am I interested in? Agile in the Enterprise How and when to bring DSLs into a program Listening to what everyone has to say. Seeing what tools everyone is using. Basking in the pro-agile, pro-get ... ALT.Net 0 0 4
Agile Architect Part II Dru Sellers, January 1, 0001 "Individuals and Interactions over process and tools" I have been rereading some of the foundational assets of Agile community and the first section of the Agile manifesto is really ringing loud and clear ... Agile Architect Part II 0 0 0
Where did he go? BizWhisperer, January 1, 0001 My blog has gotten really stale, so here's a quick attempt to bring it up to date. Earlier this year I got the opportunity to go to work with a really great guy from the .Net community named Rusty Zarse ... Where did he go? 0 0 0
Agile Estimating Dylan Smith, January 1, 0001 Today I was involved in some discussion of how we can improve our estimating procedures. Being a believer in agile techniques, my approach to estimating is quite a bit different than the traditional approach ... Agile Estimating 0 0 0
Analyzing WatiN Code Quality with NDepend's CQL Russell Ball, January 1, 0001 In my recent post on code quality, I mentioned some of the high level features of a static analysis tool called NDepend. I've been exploring some of the pre-built CQL (Code Query Language) queries in the ... Analyzing WatiN Code Quality with NDepend's CQL 0 0 0
Kanban boards in software development Scott Miller, January 1, 0001 Kanban (pronounced kahn-bahn) is a Just-In-Time (JIT) manufacturing technique that minimizes inventory and increases throughput. This is done by signaling. A production station has a bin or loading area ... Kanban boards in software development 0 0 1
Agile/Lean idea of the day - consider the audience for your docum... Scott Miller, January 1, 0001 Consider the audience for your documentation. Many of us think that our business reps/super users need long, verbose documentation so that we all understand the problems at hand. It is also a CYA measure. ... Agile/Lean idea of the day - consider the audience for your docum... 0 0 0
Borland Seminar Review--Or Ye Gods, this is so depressing... Maryanne Sweat, January 1, 0001 At the encouragement of management several coworkers and I were treated to a Borland seminar this morning on Requirements Based Testing. And before you ask--yes its a sales pitch for the Borland suite ... Borland Seminar Review--Or Ye Gods, this is so depressing... 0 0 1
Agile quote of the day Scott Miller, January 1, 0001 "You need top focus on producing quality software, not on producing documentation...Many organizations that adopt the RUP product like it because it's complex, it describes a wide range of development ... Agile quote of the day 0 0 0
Lean Software Development, part 2 Scott Miller, January 1, 0001 I continue my quest in pursuit of Lean/Agile Software methods. We are using Lean/Agile with the RUP methodology. I can see how Lean can be appealing since many organizations, especially manufacturing organizations, ... Lean Software Development, part 2 0 0 0
Does anybody "own" User eXperience? Chip Lemmon, January 1, 0001 A couple of weeks ago I had a very intriguing conversation with an unlikely contact. I received an e-mail from an individual "in the business" based on some of my User eXperience (UX) blogs. I thought ... Does anybody "own" User eXperience? 0 0 0
Now THIS is a War Room Russell Ball, January 1, 0001 In the Agile community, a war room refers to a team room where developers work, customer meetings take place, and all projected related information is displayed. It is supposed to maximize communication ... Now THIS is a War Room 0 0 5
Lean Software Development Scott Miller, January 1, 0001 I am nearing the end of my first week at the new job. On day one, I was given Lean Software Development : An Agile Toolkit for Software Development Managers to read, by Mary Poppendieck. We use agile processes. ... Lean Software Development 0 0 0
On Becoming an Agile Architect Dru Sellers, January 1, 0001 I am in the new position of Software Architect at a Federal bank. I am lucky that the bank is on its third year of embracing the agile practices that I have come to know and enjoy. It has been a real pleasure ... On Becoming an Agile Architect 0 0 2
David Laribee's Agile Cheat Sheet Murray Gordon, January 1, 0001 Just came across David Laribee's Agile Cheat Sheet and love it. Check out his post here or just download the cheat sheet here ... David Laribee's Agile Cheat Sheet 0 0 0
Ode to the ALT.NET Conference Organizers Russell Ball, January 1, 0001 Yesterday I was lucky enough to grab one of the coveted spots for the upcoming ALT.NET Conference in Austin, Texas this October. The registration was capped at one hundred participants and appears to have ... Ode to the ALT.NET Conference Organizers 0 0 0
Being Agile is Our Favourite Thing Rob, January 1, 0001 Google recently had a contest for the best agile video. And the winner is... http://www.youtube.com/watc... ... Being Agile is Our Favourite Thing 0 0 0
Making the Most of Traditional Peer Reviews Steven Mitcham, January 1, 0001 In the traditional waterfall development process, one of the key pieces of quality assurance is the traditional peer review. In theory, peer reviews allow additional coders to view the code and hopefully ... Making the Most of Traditional Peer Reviews 0 0 0
Making the most of traditional development practices Steven Mitcham, January 1, 0001 Being a developer for a government contract, I'm pretty much tied to a waterfall process. We can call them 'spirals' or 'iterations' or any name we choose, but at the end of our day, requirements, design, ... Making the most of traditional development practices 0 0 2
Some of the biggest advantages to using Scrum in your organizatio... Malcolm Anderson, January 1, 0001 There is a lot of talk about "Agile Development" these days, and I'm noticing that one particular brand is starting to get a good strong foot hold. I'm talking about Scrum. It's not a methodology, it's ... Some of the biggest advantages to using Scrum in your organizatio... 0 0 2