So you have started being Agile. Okay, you have started trying to be Agile. You have spent th last month writing the stories, estimating the sptries and tasks, you Scrumed everyday, unit tested your code, and completed some points. Now it is time to show off what you have done. The Sprint Review session can […]
Read MoreAs part of the Software 2005 conference podcast series hosted on IT Conversations, Scott Cook, founder and CEO of Intuit, presented a great session on the role that customers play in product innovation. A couple of the things that I genuinely enjoyed about this presentation: Scott Cook is a genuinely pragmatic CEO. — Do what […]
Read MoreThe code slingers over at the Windows Live Ideas are on the verge of hitting one out of the park. After publicly begging, I recently got thrown a Windows Live Messenger beta invite. It took awhile for me to get a chance to hook it up to someone else also running the beta to test […]
Read MoreThe New Sammy This morning, I flew from Boise to Portland and drove this back home. I found it on Craig’s List. This internet thing just might catch on! Lot’s of custom work has been done to it already including Calmini 5″ lift, steering system, low geared transfer case, bushwacker flares, Warn 9000 lb. winch, […]
Read MoreYesterday, the good folks in IT gave me a BlackBerry 7250. The carrier is Verizon and the device talks directly to our Exchange server so that I get emails delivered on the fly with the same speed as Outlook. So far, so good. The form factor of the device is superb and thumb typing is […]
Read MoreOne thing that I have come to appreciate about Agile is the unrelenting focus that it brings to your work. As a manager type, I don’t get to enjoy this particular aspect of the methodology because I am basically running around to meetings all the time. With Agile, I see coders and testers actually able […]
Read MoreDuring recent training events, I have heard the term Kata used to describe exercises in programming. Specifically, I was witness to the Bowling Kata by Uncle Bob to illustrate the power of TDD. At first, I really thought the gimmicky word Kata was pretty silly. I happen to practice Kenpo myself (along with all 4 […]
Read MoreI don’t know smack about delphi, but I do know that this blog entry on Bob’s Delphi Stuff blog absolutely nails the spirit of a team that I want to be a part of. Ten Commandments of Egoless Programming Read it.
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