July 28, 2003
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XP Magazine
With the best of will and effort, sometimes things still go wrong. When that happens, the way we deal with the problem can make the difference between an unhappy customer and one who is actually happier than he was before the problem happened. This letter tells about such a time.
Uncle Bob Martin comments on “Developer Certification WTF?” in a recent blog entry. Let’s talk a bit about developer quality, and some things that are being done about it.
Choose your tools wisely, that they allow for the development of your skill.
Jim Shore has written a short item with the above title. Let’s think about it a bit.
Author Matthew B. Crawford is a physicist, has a Ph.D. in political philosophy, and is a motorcycle mechanic. What’s not to like? Recommended for practitioners, managers, executives.
Jens Meydam asked “What do you really care about in Scrum?” I decided to answer, instead, “What do you think is really essential in Scrum-style software development?