Tag Archives: XPlorations

Sufficient Completeness and Testing

Posted on April 12, 2006 by Bill Wake

One way to determine “sufficient completeness” suggests considering all sequences of calls that can take an object to a state. This enumeration suggests important test cases. Continue reading →

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Twenty Ways to Split Stories

Posted on September 30, 2005 by Bill Wake

There are a number of dimensions along which you can split stories. Continue reading →

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Agile ’05 Conference Report

Posted on August 23, 2005 by Bill Wake

Agile ’05 conference. Continue reading →

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Review – Fit for Developing Software

Posted on July 8, 2005 by Bill Wake

Review of “Fit for Developing Software” by Mugridge and Cunningham. Continue reading →

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A Comparison Algorithm for TDD

Posted on June 18, 2005 by Bill Wake

Can you test-drive an algorithm? Continue reading →

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Semantics of Fit: A Path Toward New Tools

Posted on June 18, 2005 by Bill Wake

Fit’s standard interpretation tells us how well a program does against a set of test cases. We can design new semantics for reporters (that give us interesting information) and for rewriters (that make interesting transformations of our tests). Continue reading →

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What’s in Your Team Room?

Posted on May 1, 2005 by Bill Wake

What’s in your team room? I summarize responses from the extremeprogramming newsgroup. Continue reading →

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Cutting with the Grain: The Rhythms of Design

Posted on April 6, 2005 by Bill Wake

As a result of Kent Beck’s “Programming Intensive” workshop, Kent, Joseph Leddy, and I created a paper on one small aspect of design. Continue reading →

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Procedural and Declarative Tests

Posted on March 1, 2005 by Bill Wake

Procedural tests focus on a series of steps; declarative tests work from the input and states. Procedural tests are natural to write, but consider whether a declarative test expresses your intent more concisely and clearly. Continue reading →

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Review – Extreme Programming Explained, 2/e

Posted on February 13, 2005 by Bill Wake

Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2/e, by Kent Beck and Cynthia Andres. Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004. ISBN 0321278658.Kent Beck’s new introduction to the practices and philosophy of XP. See an extended summary.(Reviewed Feb., ’05)

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Overview of “Extreme Programming Explained, 2/e”

Posted on February 1, 2005 by Bill Wake

A review of the new version of Extreme Programming Explained. Continue reading →

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Coaching Charts Exercise – Answers

Posted on October 21, 2004 by Bill Wake

Coaching chart exercises – answers. Continue reading →

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Customer Value: Short-Term and Long-Term

Posted on October 15, 2004 by Bill Wake

Consider both short-term and long-term value when selecting stories to implement. Continue reading →

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Coaching Charts Exercise

Posted on September 20, 2004 by Bill Wake

Charts can help a team see itself better. Continue reading →

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Review – Extreme Programming Adventures in C#C

Posted on July 12, 2004 by Bill Wake

Extreme Programming Adventures in C#, Ron Jeffries. Microsoft Press, 2004. ISBN 0735619492. Ron uses the vehicle of learning C# to demonstrate the incremental design of an XML editor. He adds "undo" last (a feature often cited as requiring up-front design), … Continue reading →

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