Gojko Adzic

Here are the details on the May agile testing evening in London at Skills Matter. I hope you can join us for this fun workshop.

May 4th, 18:30 to 20:00 Hands-On Root-Cause Analysis

Even the best teams encounter costly, puzzling problems. Leaders and others concerned with improving software quality and team process often say they are going to address “the” root cause of such a problem. But is there only one root cause? How do you discover the cause or causes? And how do you ensure your fix doesn’t cause more headaches than the original problem?

The five-whys method of root-cause analysis helps you effectively discover what went wrong and what to do about it. Douglas Squirrel, CTO of youDevise, Ltd., will demonstrate how his team use this method to bring about continuous improvement in their software process.

Following a brief introduction to the five-whys method, heavily influenced by the ideas of Eric Ries, we’ll introduce a fun and slightly silly scenario that includes some problems amenable to root-cause analysis. Using the fishbowl method, a group of volunteers will perform the analysis with input from the rest of the audience. There will be plenty of time for questions!

This is a free event but up-front registration is required. See http://skillsmatter.com/event/agile-testing/hands-on-root-cause-analysis/rl-311 to register and for more information.

The next OpenSource .NET Exchange will take place in the Crypt on the green in Central London on July 16th, starting at 6:30 PM. Get involved and propose a talk! We like to hear people speak about their favourite programming tools, present experience reports or discuss ideas that they are passionate about. To propose a talk, send a talk title, short description (1-2 paragraphs) and your bio to gojko@neuri.com. Send your proposals by 15th of May.

OpenSource .NET Exchange is a community meeting of .NET enthusiasts held twice a year as part of monthly Skills Matter OpenSource .NET evenings. The Exchange is aimed to be a larger event
where people from the community can network and exchange ideas. The official programme consists of 6 lightning talks (15-minutes each) focused on opensource .NET tools and progressive .NET practices, followed by lots of community time for mingling (and if we find sponsors
free beer and pizza). The previous event in January attracted more than 200 people. (see the event page and reviews
for more information on the previous event). For more information on
Skills Matter Opensource .NET evenings, see
http://skillsmatter.com/go/open-source-dot-net.

Here is the video from my recent presentation “SLIM and the future of FitNesse”. In this talk, I introduce SLIM, the new FitNesse test runner, compare it to FIT and demonstrate its basic features. You can also download the slides

The next opensource .net evening in Skills Matter will be on the 15th of April, with two talks:

David Ross: NBehave

NBehave is a .NET tool for Behaviour-driven development (BDD), an evolution of test-driven development (TDD) and acceptance-test driven design. It shifts the vocabulary from being test-based to behaviour-based, and positions itself as a design philosophy.

Michael Delaney: Iron Ruby

IronRuby is a .NET implementation of the Ruby programming language, which heavily leverages Microsoft’s Dynamic Language Runtime and allows programmers to write Ruby scripts for .NET.

The event will take place in central London, starting at 18:30. As always, the participation is free and open to anyone, but you have to register upfront for capacity planning.
See the event page to register and for more information.

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gojko adzic

http://gojko.net

We’re preparing for the next Open Source .NET Exchange, to be held in July in London, and discussing whether to organise it over a weekend or during the working week. If you are interested in attending the next exchange, would it be better for you if it is organised:

1. As before, on a Thursday starting at 6:30 PM and ending around 10 PM
2. During the working week, but starting earlier (eg Thursday at 12 ending around 4-5PM)
3. Weekend, afternoon (starting at 12 and ending around 4-5)

Please take a moment to add a reply on
http://ukdotnet.ning.com/forum/topics/please-readreply-next-open
and give us your preference so that we can make the next event more enjoyable for you.