Three user group talks next week
Next week I’m in Oslo and Tallinn and I’ll be doing three user group talks – so this is a nice chance to meet up if you’re in the area. Breaking the TDD mould at XP Meetup, Oslo, Norway, October 24 Busting BDD Myths at NNUG, Oslo, Norway, October 25th…
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How to divide and conquer software projects effectively
Posted on October 19, 2009 | 2 CommentsDuring ‘The one thing you need to know’ talk at the Agile Testing Days 09 in Berlin, Mary Poppendieck presented a summary of how software development tried to deal with complexity historically. Poppendieck started by quoting Fred Brooks, who wrote that “Complexity is the enemy in software, inherent complexity software... -
Mary Poppendieck: test driven development redefined
Posted on October 16, 2009 | 3 CommentsAt Agile Testing Days in Berlin this week, Mary Poppendieck presented her definition of test-driven development and talked about the right reasons for testing in software projects. -
Specification Workshops slides and links from Agile Testing Days
Posted on October 15, 2009 | No CommentsHere are the slides and links from my presentation on Specification Workshops at Agile Testing Days yesterday. US Army experiment B2 bomber crash report F-16 design project Agile acceptance testing portal UK Agile Testing user group Bridging the Communication Gap: Specification by Example and Agile Acceptance Testing, my book (also... -
Agile Testing Days Berlin, a personal retrospective
Posted on October 15, 2009 | 4 CommentsI spent the last two days in Berlin attending Agile Testing Days, one of the most enjoyable and fun conferences I’ve seen in a while. Jose Diaz and his team did a fantastic job organising it and deserve a ton of praise. I’ve learned a lot, met great people, put... -
How to promote learning in software teams
Posted on October 15, 2009 | No CommentsDeclan Whelan’s presentation at Agile Testing Days focused on promoting learning in software teams. “Delivering long-term value to our organisation is gated by our ability to learn”, said Whelan, presenting several great ideas how to ensure that teams keep learning and improve.
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