One of the classic engineer mistakes is the belief that we can do anything. We understand the basics of electricity, we bend computers to our will, and...
9 replies - 17970 views - 06/09/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
Test automation is a lot like exercise. If you've not done much of it
lately, it tends to hurt a bit when you start back. If you've never
written tests...
0 replies - 11721 views - 06/07/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
I've been helping a company establish a few Scrum-style Agile teams lately and there seem to be, as always, a few recurring themes. I wanted to share them...
1 replies - 7531 views - 06/02/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
As we revisit the Agile Manifesto, we come to the often ignored line "customer collaboration over contract negotiation," and we all say "Well...
0 replies - 7793 views - 05/31/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
We're revisiting the Agile Manifesto in this series of articles, and this item is always of great interest to me. Would anyone ever make a conscious decision...
0 replies - 4067 views - 05/26/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
The Agile Manifesto is one of the most admired and ignored documents around. So many claim to be "Agile", then their actions tell us they are...
0 replies - 8228 views - 05/26/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
Tim Wingfield gave a talk last
weekend about the seven pillars of lean software development. I was
lucky enough to get a preview of the talk last week....
4 replies - 8574 views - 05/24/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
Managers and C-Level executives make a habit of beating up developers over their inability to provide accurate estimates. Now it's time to turn the tables, for...
0 replies - 2682 views - 05/21/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
There's a famous quote from the United States Supreme Court a few years ago. They were trying to determine what was art and what was pornography. Lawyers being...
4 replies - 11858 views - 05/20/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
Every so often someone writes an article talking about what great code,
or beautiful software, is (or insert some other superlative.) And,
surprise!...
10 replies - 16092 views - 05/17/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
Most developers think that graphs and charts are for weak-minded managers who like pretty colors. And they couldn't be more wrong. The problem is actually the...
0 replies - 8916 views - 05/05/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
What's the difference in smart and dumb? I've come to believe it's two things. How far ahead you can think into the future and how quickly you can do that...
13 replies - 11852 views - 05/03/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
I have a co-worker who's never happy. Never. But today it's even worse. He just lost an hour or two of his work. He was writing code that deleted a large...
6 replies - 19733 views - 04/29/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
Code and Coffee is a simple idea. Once a week, get together in the
morning, grab a shot of caffeine, and write some code. Pair with an old
friend or a new...
3 replies - 8386 views - 04/26/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles
More improvements in large-scale agile software development are
emerging today as Danube Technologies has released the 4.1 version of ScrumWorks Pro,
the...
2 replies - 4225 views - 10/12/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in News
