TDD SmackDown!
Software development gurus Bob Martin and Jim Coplien go head to head on the virtues (or lack thereof) of Test-Driven Development. And in this corner, we have Robert “Uncle Bob” Martin, who throws the...
View ArticleDeep Agile – Ya Know, Like Teenage Sex
Because, apparently, their 30 minute debate on TDD was insufficient, Agile Bazaar invited industry leaders Bob Martin & Jim Coplien to continue the discussion over an entire weekend of old sk00l...
View ArticleCraftsmanship and Ethics
Bob Martin’s Craftsmanship and Ethics presentation is now freely available. Think of it as a 45 minute video on the key principles of agile programming. Or, if you’d prefer, a tutorial on how to...
View ArticleCheck It Out: Micromanagement, TDD, and Nonsense
Goodness on the Internets: An Open Letter to Micromanagers by Scott Berkun. “Owners of thoroughbreds never stop their horses during a race, every ten seconds, to remind the horse and jockey how to...
View ArticleJust Do It: A Quick Intro to Agile’s Technical Practices
A lot of people think Agile is about working faster, but that really isn’t right. It would be more accurate – and perhaps alleviate many of the arguments against agile practices – if we thought of...
View ArticlePair Programming Games
Last week, Moss Colum and Laura Dean gave the Boston Software Craftsmanship group a sneak peak of their Agile 2010 Pairing Games as Intentional Practice session. And, as a bonus, we got to try the...
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