Running Tested Features Yet Again

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…

Team Owns Problem and Solution

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!

Whose Links?

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…

Nested Classes

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…

Thinking the Unthinkable

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.…

Welcome to Hot Needle of Inquiry

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…

Agile: Is, Is Not, May Be

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.