The Electric Apple Market
A simulation of deregulation in the electricity industry. Continue reading The Electric Apple Market
Author Archives: Bill Wake
Acceptance Tests for a Query System
Tests for a(n imaginary) library query system. Continue reading Acceptance Tests for a Query System
Acceptance Test Mechanisms
An acceptance test is a test that the user defines, to tell whether the system as a whole works the way the user expects. Ideally, the acceptance tests are defined before the code that implements the feature. Acceptance tests are Continue reading Acceptance Test Mechanisms
Customer’s Hat
Think more like a customer, by thinking about users and how they value features. Continue reading Customer’s Hat
Stoplight: The Test/Code Cycle
Practice test-first programming Continue reading Stoplight: The Test/Code Cycle
Customer’s Run: Iteration Planning
Practice iteration planning from a customer’s perspective. Continue reading Customer’s Run: Iteration Planning
Customer’s Shoes: Release Planning
Practice release planning from a customer’s perspective. Continue reading Customer’s Shoes: Release Planning
The Test-First Stoplight
Extreme Programmers write tests before they write the corresponding production code. In “test-first programming,” you start with a small test, then write just enough code to implement it, and continue with the next test until the code is done. Continue reading The Test-First Stoplight
XP Radar Chart
Assess where you are as a team in doing the practices of XP. Continue reading XP Radar Chart
How Do You Do a Performance Spike?
A performance spike can give you crucial information about your system’s potential performance. Continue reading How Do You Do a Performance Spike?