June 30, 2008
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There’s a discussion going on on the Scrum list about whether the phrase “Agile Project Manager” might be a problem — since there really isn’t such a role in most “Agile” methods. In a comment on that thread, I found…
June 28, 2008
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In a long discussion on “Leverage in a team” on the xp list, Ilja Preuss posts this gem from Ralph Stayer, CEO of Johnsonville Sausage: How I Learned to Let My Workers Lead.
That’s how you do that!
June 28, 2008
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Now that my blog is working again, I’m going to see if I can get more active on it. As part of that, I need to update my links. Should I be linking to you, or someone you know? Drop…
June 28, 2008
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Michael Feathers asks “Are Nested Classes Really a Good Idea”.
I have tried them from time to time, but as with Michael, find that I hardly ever use them.
I wonder: what would make something worth of…
June 25, 2008
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There are a lot of people who become outraged when someone says what many people are, or should be, thinking.
A recent case is a comment by one of McCain’s people that a terrorist attack would be good for McCain.…
June 24, 2008
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As careful readers know, I’ve had my web site moved to Apache from Windows. (Long story.)
Since Chet and I implemented my blog in .NET, it no longer works. Clearly something has to be done. I’ve decided to bring up…
June 11, 2008
Recent discussions on the lists inspire me to take a radical position. Or maybe it’s my life. Or an accident of birth. Anyway: Agile Software Development requires software development.
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?