Archive for August, 2009

  • I’m doing a free evening talk on space based programming on September 2nd at Skills Matter. Space-based architectures are an alternative to the traditional n-tier model for enterprise applications. Instead of a vertical tier partitioning, space based applications are partitioned horizontally into self-sufficient units. This leads to almost linear scalability...

    Free presentation on Space Based Programming, September 2nd, London

    I’m doing a free evening talk on space based programming on September 2nd at Skills Matter. Space-based architectures are an alternative to the traditional n-tier model for enterprise applications. Instead of a vertical tier partitioning, space based applications are partitioned horizontally into self-sufficient units. This leads to almost linear scalability...

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  • To celebrate the 256th post on my blog, I’ve decided to offer 100 PDF copies of my latest book “Bridging the communication gap” for just £2.56 (normally £12.50). The book has been labeled by many respected reviewers as a must read for all those serious about agile software development or...

    100 copies of Bridging the communication gap for 2.56 each

    To celebrate the 256th post on my blog, I’ve decided to offer 100 PDF copies of my latest book “Bridging the communication gap” for just £2.56 (normally £12.50). The book has been labeled by many respected reviewers as a must read for all those serious about agile software development or...

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  • There’s a new community web site dedicated to agile testing in the UK, where you’ll find announcements of new events, videos from the past events and a forum to discuss these ideas with the community. Point your browser to www.agiletesting.org.uk.

    Announcing AgileTesting.org.uk

    There’s a new community web site dedicated to agile testing in the UK, where you’ll find announcements of new events, videos from the past events and a forum to discuss these ideas with the community. Point your browser to www.agiletesting.org.uk.

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  • We had a fantastic discussion on delivering value with software yesterday at Alt.NET UK, centred around two proposed topics: “From concept to cash” and “Building software that matters”. Starting with questions on how do we get to cash quicker, how do we make sure that we’re building the most valuable...

    Building software that matters

    We had a fantastic discussion on delivering value with software yesterday at Alt.NET UK, centred around two proposed topics: “From concept to cash” and “Building software that matters”. Starting with questions on how do we get to cash quicker, how do we make sure that we’re building the most valuable...

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  • Here are the links to books and blog posts I mentioned today in the TDD discussion at Alt.NET Uk: A Set of Unit Testing Rules, article by Michael Feathers Red-Green-Refactor, article by Jim Shore Mocks Aren’t Stubs, article by Martin Fowler The Decline and Fall of Agile, article by Jim...

    Links from the TDD discussion at Alt.NET UK

    Here are the links to books and blog posts I mentioned today in the TDD discussion at Alt.NET Uk: A Set of Unit Testing Rules, article by Michael Feathers Red-Green-Refactor, article by Jim Shore Mocks Aren’t Stubs, article by Martin Fowler The Decline and Fall of Agile, article by Jim...

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