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Test-Driven Development in 1985

Test-Driven Development in 1985: “The code was extraordinarily well-documented and there was a test word for every word in the program, as well as a word that ran all the tests as an automatic suite so that we could check for side-effects whenever we made a change. It is to these methods I attribute...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2005 7:55 AM by Darrell Norton

Filed under: TDD
Kent Beck boots points in favor of real schedule estimates, communication improves

Continuing with my reading of Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change 2 nd ed. , in chapter 12 Kent Beck writes: “The first edition of Extreme Programming Explained had a more abstract estimation model, in which stories cost one, two, or three "points". Larger stories had to be broken down before...

Published Fri, Feb 25 2005 11:56 AM by Darrell Norton

Filed under: Agile
New Managing Agile Projects book available

Managing Agile Projects , a book edited by Kevin Aguanno, with contributions from noted agile authors: Scott Ambler , the developer of Agile Modeling; Sanjiv Augustine , a leading expert in Agile Project Management; Alistair Cockburn , developer of the Crystal Methods; David Cohen , a scientist studying...

Published Fri, Feb 25 2005 10:49 AM by Darrell Norton

Filed under: Agile
Avoiding the mistakes of the past

In chapter 9 of Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change 2 nd ed. , Kent Beck writes about the corollary practice of root cause analysis: “The goal is not just that this one defect won't ever recur, but that the team will never make the same kind of mistake again.” Ummm, isn’t that what the prescriptive...

Published Tue, Feb 22 2005 8:15 AM by Darrell Norton

Filed under: Agile
You don't need an ego to own the product

Jeff Atwood has an interesting post where he states that developers have to own the product . While I agree with it, his reasoning to get there seems a little off. He starts of by saying that developers should have an ego (and a big ego is somewhat implied), and he quotes Robert Glass from Facts and...

Published Tue, Feb 22 2005 7:14 AM by Darrell Norton

Filed under: Agile
Resize the Firefox search bar extension

A couple of people left comments on the post where I resize the Firefox search box . There is now an extension that makes easy work of it. ResizeSearchBox is an extension that adds a resize thumb to the toolbar which can be used to resize the search box. The resize thumb is added by customizing the toolbar...

Published Mon, Feb 21 2005 7:48 AM by Darrell Norton

Filed under: Firefox
ISO Recorder power toy for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003

Here's an awesome power toy that my coworker Matt pointed me to, ISO Recorder by Alex Feinman. Recording ISO images Creating ISO images Copying CDs Supports Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 Using ISO Recorder does not require administrator rights There's a handy ISO Recorder tutorial , but how...

Published Sat, Feb 19 2005 8:13 AM by Darrell Norton

Filed under: Windows
Custom FxCop rules

Raymond asked where are all the custom FxCop rules ? Check out David Kean's Managed From Down Under blog. He has several custom FxCop rules with code. Update: Fixed the spelling of David Kean's last name.

Published Fri, Feb 18 2005 8:06 AM by Darrell Norton

Filed under: .NET
What is software design? - article ideas still ring true 13 years later

Here’s a link to an article by Jack Reeves called “ What is Software Design? ” from the C++ Journal in 1992. On source code: “The final goal of any engineering activity is the some type of documentation. When a design effort is complete, the design documentation is turned over to the manufacturing team...

Published Thu, Feb 17 2005 11:36 AM by Darrell Norton

Filed under: Agile
Tree Surgeon - open source project to make .NET development trees

Mike Roberts has created Tree Surgeon , an open source product that creates a .NET Development Tree just like his great posts. [via Lasse’s weblog ]

Published Mon, Feb 14 2005 7:57 AM by Darrell Norton

Filed under: .NET
It's not dynamic vs. static typing

Bruce Eckel states exactly my thoughts on static vs dynamic typing : "I think the biggest problem when thinking about this [thought process] is that static-mind is very deterministic and unforgiving, and says "if I can't find out about it at compile time, all is lost." In reality, you can only find out...

Published Fri, Feb 11 2005 12:47 PM by Darrell Norton

Filed under: Python
Scrum and Agile blog posts worth reading

Here's a set of Scrum and agile blog posts over on Conchango : "Scrum Master" - http://blogs.conchango.com/matthall/archive/2005/02/04/928.aspx "Friction is the biggest factor in the success or failure of implementing a task or process" - http://blogs.conchango.com/howardvanrooijen/articles/288.aspx...

Published Thu, Feb 10 2005 11:52 AM by Darrell Norton

Filed under: Agile
Visual Designer for Microsoft SDC Build Scripts

I’ve been quiet the past couple of days because I’ve been nuking and paving my development laptop. Why can BizTalk 2002 not uninstall itself? Why must it keep starting up services I don’t want started? The world may never know, but it won’t happen on my laptop. :) Anyway, here’s something to keep you...

Published Wed, Feb 9 2005 1:07 PM by Darrell Norton

Filed under: .NET
Scrum at Microsoft

Chris Flaat has an interesting series of posts on implementing Scrum with his team at Microsoft, listed here in chronological order: Soon to be indoctrinated by Ken Schwaber Oil and water...chlorine and ammonia...Scrum and big companies? Newly minted Scrum Master Beginning our first Scrum sprint on Monday...

Published Fri, Feb 4 2005 1:48 PM by Darrell Norton

Filed under: Agile
Maverick Development: an agile methodology

Here’s an interesting agile method called Maverick Development that Geoffrey Slinker came up with based on the book Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace . Start with the detailed introduction before reading the rest. It seems like an interesting combination of XP...

Published Thu, Feb 3 2005 12:41 PM by Darrell Norton

Filed under: Agile

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Test-Driven Development in 1985

Kent Beck boots points in favor of real schedule estimates, communication improves

New Managing Agile Projects book available

Avoiding the mistakes of the past

You don't need an ego to own the product

Resize the Firefox search bar extension

ISO Recorder power toy for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003

Custom FxCop rules

What is software design? - article ideas still ring true 13 years later

Tree Surgeon - open source project to make .NET development trees

It's not dynamic vs. static typing

Scrum and Agile blog posts worth reading

Visual Designer for Microsoft SDC Build Scripts

Scrum at Microsoft

Maverick Development: an agile methodology