Aug 12 2008

FIT without fixtures

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During the Agile 2008 conference, Mike Stockdale organised a mini-session where he and Rick Mugridge presented some new features and ideas that they are working on at the moment. The session led to a very interesting discussion on whether we could produce a variant of domain adapter/domain fixtures that allows FIT to connect directly to most domain services and objects without the need for any fixtures. Continue Reading »

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Aug 08 2008

Agile 2008: the end

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The official programme of Agile 2008 conference just ended. With about 2000 attendees, 400 presenters and about thirty concurrent sessions running at any given time, this was by far the largest software development conference I ever attended. Continue Reading »

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Aug 08 2008

Adopting agile from inside: learnings from the BBC

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Marcus Evans talked today at Agile 2008 about his experiences with migrating to agile practices at the BBC, during a session titled the FrAgile organisation. He discussed organisational changes, challenges and ideas that really worked for them during that period. Continue Reading »

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Aug 08 2008

The fifth element of the Agile Manifesto

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Robert C. Martin delivered a very powerful speech yesterday at the Agile 2008 conference, titled Quintessence. Criticising software developers for not acting as professionals, he suggested adding a fifth principle to the Agile manifesto. Continue Reading »

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Aug 07 2008

Paying programmers: are bonuses bad and what to do about it?

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Marry Poppendieck talked today at Agile 2008 about compensation schemes, attacking the traditional model of bonuses and appraisals. Pointing out that a traditional bonus system undermines teamwork and implies that most people will not do their best without additional financial incentives, she suggested focusing on more immediate and non-financial motivation techniques. Continue Reading »

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