Exploring Extreme Programming
A ratchet is a mechanism for locking in progress. Frequent builds and regression tests represent ratchets for development. Continue reading Ratchets Capture Progress: Steps to Continuous Integration
This is a summary and critique of The Knowledge-Creating Company, by Ikujiro Nonaka and Hirotaka Takeuchi. They are the original protagonists of the Scrum approach. Continue reading The Knowledge-Creating Company – Extended Summary
Los programadores extremos escriben pruebas antes de escribir el código de producción correspondiente. En “La programación de Probar Primero”, se empieza con una pequeña prueba, luego se escribe únicamente el código necesario para pasarla, y se continúa con la siguiente prueba hasta que el código quede terminado. Continue reading El Semáforo de Probar Primero (The Test-First Stoplight, in Spanish)
Is writing software more like manufacturing cookies or more like designing cookie cutters? It’s easy to wish that we could develop software like a factory stamps out cookies, but software has a design or creation element that is missing in that analogy. Lean manufacturing is a different approach than a traditional assembly line, and offers some lessons for software development. Continue reading Lean Manufacturing and Software
Programming in the world of “What If?” Continue reading Subjunctive Programming
XP teams have to manage stories and tasks. The INVEST and SMART acronyms can remind teams of the good characteristics of each. Continue reading INVEST in Good Stories, and SMART Tasks
What are some books recommended for agile coaches? Continue reading Books for Coaches
One way to look at XP is to consider the conversations it involves. Continue reading Extreme Programming as Nested Conversations
Pair Programming Illuminated, Laurie Williams and Robert Kessler. Addison-Wesley, 2002. How to program in pairs. Describes problems pairs face when mixing experience levels or personality types. Has suggestions for improving pairing. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
XP/Agile Universe 2002: LNCS 2418, Don Wells and Laurie Williams. Springer-Verlag, 2002. Conference proceedings for the 2002 conference. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)