Agile Methodologies Still have requirements. Wes Weeks, January 1, 0001 I find myself in yet another contract with a company that has recently switched to using an Agile methodology. I like Agile. I believe the methodologies that encompass Agile strongly support good software ... Agile Methodologies Still have requirements. 0 0 3
Meeting Hell Part 5 Edgardo Vega, January 1, 0001 After my last post, two people agreed with Chris. Here are their stories and I don't think I will have to make the commentary on this one. Jeremy Oh Chris, that sounds awfully familiar. At one point I ... Meeting Hell Part 5 0 0 1
System.Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!"); Chad Ernst, January 1, 0001 Hello, World! So I'm a little late, but here nonetheless! This is my first blog entry, and I'm excited to start sharing with the software development community. As the subtitle of my blog indicates, I'm ... System.Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!"); 0 0 0
Agile Project Management - Jim Highsmith Ch 1 - 2 Murat Uysal, January 1, 0001 Book: Agile Project Management Author: Jim Highsmith Publisher: Addision Wesley Hardcover: 277 Pages Introduction: This book review mainly focuses on concepts discussed in the book and gives references ... Agile Project Management - Jim Highsmith Ch 1 - 2 0 0 0
Newsgator Listens! Joel Ross, January 1, 0001 Over the past few months or so, I've been more and more impressed by Newsgator. Yeah, the software is great, but that’s not why I've been impressed. Although, I do have to say that FeedDemon is a very ... Newsgator Listens! 0 0 0
Now Hiring: 2 Web Developers Scott Kuhl, January 1, 0001 My company is hiring 2 web developers immediately for my project. Title: Web Developer Technical Skills: VB.NET & VB6, ASP.NET & ASP, Oracle / PL-SQL, Agile Development Techniques Location: Scott ... Now Hiring: 2 Web Developers 0 0 0
One more time with feeling Malcolm Anderson, January 1, 0001 A very short rant (picture jumping-up-and-down tantrum) Throwing out all process and making the deadline for your new project, 30 days from now, does NOT make what you're doing “An agile process” ... One more time with feeling 0 0 2
So who cares about UML? Scott Miller, January 1, 0001 Alot of talk in the blogosphere lately about the userfulness of UML. The general consensus is that - "if it can't generate code, it isn't worth using". Microsoft even says so in their Team Modeling Strategy ... So who cares about UML? 0 0 0
Yahoo! MyWeb Links Scott Kuhl, January 1, 0001 I have completed moving all of my boomarks (425) from del.icio.us and a9 to Yahoo! MyWeb. Many of the bookmarks fall under tags: .net, .net articles, .net libraries, agile, architecture, asp.net, asp.net ... Yahoo! MyWeb Links 0 0 0
The Other TDD Scott G., January 1, 0001 The other TDD has nothing to do with testing. It's got everything to do with tables. Being a fan of table driven application architectures, I was glad to find this on Martin Fowler's site. I've been using ... The Other TDD 0 0 0
A minor problem with being the local Agile Evangelist Malcolm Anderson, January 1, 0001 I'm sitting here, at my desk, at work, almost Midnight:30 on a Monday night. Why? I haven't done a major check in all day, and well, when I did, I broke the build. Currently I'm the only person working ... A minor problem with being the local Agile Evangelist 0 0 0
August 17th Meeting Erik France, January 1, 0001 Don't forget about the meeting this week! August 17th Meeting 0 0 0
Check it out, Kansas City! Erik France, January 1, 0001 If you're in the Kansas City metro area, you really need to take a look at Agile KC. This relatively new group is all about the Agile methodology and how it can work in your organization. I believe their ... Check it out, Kansas City! 0 0 0
Agile Evangelist slash Build Master Malcolm Anderson, January 1, 0001 For the last two months I’ve been acting as the build master for a small team. When I got here, the build process was a 3 day manual process that was slowly killing the one developer on the project. ... Agile Evangelist slash Build Master 0 0 0
David Anderson - Program Manager - Microsoft Team System - MSF David Totzke, January 1, 0001 Despite the babbling fool behind the camera, there is a great web cast interview with David Anderson who is one of the current thought leaders on Agile Development. MSF for CMMI, W. Edwards Deming, Work ... David Anderson - Program Manager - Microsoft Team System - MSF 0 0 0
CruiseControl Extension for FireFox now supports .NET Szymon Kobalczyk, January 1, 0001 After my post two weeks ago I was contacted by Dmitri Maximovich, author of the CruiseControl extension for FireFox, who was interested in extending its support to the .NET version and wanted to discuss ... CruiseControl Extension for FireFox now supports .NET 0 0 0
Agile Kansas City Meeting this Wednesday John Alexander, January 1, 0001 The next meeting of AgileKC will take place on Wednesday, July 20 at Centriq at 6:30 PM. Martin Olson will present, "The Principles of Agile Software Development - Part I". He will begin with a brief history ... Agile Kansas City Meeting this Wednesday 0 0 2
Refactoring you code base (or as I like to call it, 'Pimp your co... Bryan Corazza, January 1, 0001 Here's a webcast by my favorite agile developer Brian Button. Its a great webcast that covers many different aspects of code refactoring. Hope Brian does some more webcasts in the future. Great stuff. ... Refactoring you code base (or as I like to call it, 'Pimp your co... 0 0 0
My Movie List Chris J. Breisch, January 1, 0001 From Brad Wilson (The .NET Guy) Italicize the ones you've seen and Bold the ones you actually liked. Unfortunately for me, I’m a movieholic. Fortunately for me, I’m a parent now, which means ... My Movie List 0 0 0
Sometimes Your Own Dog Food Doesn't Taste So Good Jeff O'Connor, January 1, 0001 I'm not too embarrassed to say that I was one of the original purchasers of the original Handspring Visor Deluxe back in 1998 (or was it 1999?) who shelled out nearly $300 for a PDA that looked like it ... Sometimes Your Own Dog Food Doesn't Taste So Good 0 0 0
development strategies Rishi Pande, January 1, 0001 I was wondering what development strategies (if any) other people on this site use. I have been using the Test-driven development stategy for the last couple projects. It is a good strategy that keeps ... development strategies 0 0 0
Books I would like to get this month... Murray Gordon, January 1, 0001 Here's a list of a few books I would like to check out this month. All of which are .NET related. The coolest looks to be the Remoting book by Tobin. What a badass. I can't believe Apress put a hardcover ... Books I would like to get this month... 0 0 2
The .NET Books. Chris J. Breisch, January 1, 0001 Those that know me, know that I read quite a few books, both fiction and work-related. As a result, I’m often asked “What’s a good book for X?” or “Do you have any information ... The .NET Books. 0 0 0
Is Agile Programming a Stepping Stone to Software Factories? Dave Oliver, January 1, 0001 This is the question posed by Damen Carr. His initial post is here. In this post I would like to respond to this question. Agile development in my view is not prescriptive and many organisations have embraced ... Is Agile Programming a Stepping Stone to Software Factories? 0 0 0
Introducing Visual Studio 2005 Team System Modelling Strategy Dave Oliver, January 1, 0001 So who’s totally happy with the way software is designed right now? Not many I bet. UML IMHO is just a tool-kit, nothing more. It’s a tool-kit that currently doesn’t get close enough ... Introducing Visual Studio 2005 Team System Modelling Strategy 0 0 0
One of the best books I've read lately Glenn Taylor, January 1, 0001 Robert C. Martin's book Agile Software Development Principles, Patterns, and Practices is a must read for anyone developing software. (Unless you're writing in FORTRAN or COBOL...) I thoroughly enjoyed ... One of the best books I've read lately 0 0 0
my Tech*Ed 2005 hit list... Chris Williams, January 1, 0001 I've been dumping this to Outlook and my PDA all morning... too much cool stuff, not enough time... Monday, June 06 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Opening Keynote 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CSI241 Connected Systems Technologies ... my Tech*Ed 2005 hit list... 0 0 0
Design Patterns and Agile Software Development Chris J. Breisch, January 1, 0001 Dave Hayden says it all about Design Patterns and Agile Software Development ... Design Patterns and Agile Software Development 0 0 0
A (hopefully) final "first post" Malcolm Anderson, January 1, 0001 So I'm putting this up right now for a handful of reasons, I need to check the look and feel of my postings here at GWB, plus I've got some old posts from my livejournal that I want to put in and back ... A (hopefully) final "first post" 0 0 0
A Smattering of Team System Resources John Alexander, January 1, 0001 For those of you attending the presentations on Team System yesterday... Here are the resources I spoke of: Books Introducing Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Team System Beta Edition Test-Driven ... A Smattering of Team System Resources 0 0 2
Wednesday Birds of a Feather Sponsored by INETA and Culminis Dave Noderer, January 1, 0001 Can't get enough during the day?? Check out these sessions, all are interactive, not presentations. You get to ask lots of questions and add your own opinions and experiences! These are all posted on the ... Wednesday Birds of a Feather Sponsored by INETA and Culminis 0 0 0
MSF Agile Jason Bentley, January 1, 0001 I have been reading a lot here lately about MSF Agile so I decided to start digesting it for future use. It sure has it's skeptics. See here, here, and here. Well, I think that the MSF Agile team and Randy ... MSF Agile 0 0 0
1st Developer Days UK Dave Oliver, January 1, 0001 Yesterday, I attended DeveloperDays at what Microsoft Campus in Reading, UK. A good days was had by all and I sure as hell learnt allot, but I did feel very much overwhelmed when I got home last-night, ... 1st Developer Days UK 0 0 0
Bumping into cool Agile tools Robert Kloosterhuis, January 1, 0001 Currently, I am on one of those really standard tasks in a migration process: Software Intake. My role in this is writing application installation instructions for the helpdesk (or for packaging), whereafter ... Bumping into cool Agile tools 0 0 0
BOF Session Accepted Jay Glynn, January 1, 0001 My TechEd BOF session Pragmatic Architecture has been accepted. It's currently scheduled for Wed, June 8th at 7:45. I am really looking forward to this. Application, system and enterprise architecture ... BOF Session Accepted 0 0 0
Lean-Agile Software Development Summit – May 23 – Fairfax, Virgin... Bill Brelsford, January 1, 0001 I received this information today via the Agile Project Management mailing list. The Lean-Agile Summit: a unique opportunity to meet and interact with the thought-leaders of Lean-Agile Software Development ... Lean-Agile Software Development Summit – May 23 – Fairfax, Virgin... 0 0 0
Integrating Agile Development in the Real World Chris Williams, January 1, 0001 Not for the casual reader...A review by Theo Moore, GC.NUG Integrating Agile Development in the Real World Charles River Media Integrating Agile Development in the Real World is a basically a manual on ... Integrating Agile Development in the Real World 0 0 1
Welcome! Brandon Vicedomini, January 1, 0001 This is the inaugural post for my new web log on geekswithblogs.net. Expect upcoming posts on agile technologies and processes such as continuous integration, MSF Agile, test driven development. I'll also ... Welcome! 0 0 1
New England Developer News... Dan K, January 1, 0001 Hey! Just a few quick things to throw out there... Just got back from the Hartford CT presentation of the Winter 05 MSDN event today, where Joe Stagner did a great job showing off some non-traditional ... New England Developer News... 0 0 0
Where is the love? (continued) Scott G., January 1, 0001 My response to Scott Bellware is posted... Where is the love? (continued) 0 0 4
MDC - Pre-pre-day :-D Mohamed Ahmed Meligy, January 1, 0001 Back to MDC, those were great days in MDC 2004, (I wrote about that before). Today, just half an hour after writing this post, I'll be on my way to the pre-conference day of the MDC. I set a post category ... MDC - Pre-pre-day :-D 0 0 1
Extreme Development on the .NET Database Chris Williams, January 1, 0001 (lifted from the blog of Geoff Snowman...) Extreme Development on the .NET Database using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/SQL Server 2005: Washington, DC, Feb 17th Have you noticed that the word extreme had ... Extreme Development on the .NET Database 0 0 0
Job Search James Anderson, January 1, 0001 I have applied for a new job. The job is performing software development using C# and ASP.net, that said I plan on picking up a book on C# tonight. Additional requirements of the job include: 'Agile Software ... Job Search 0 0 0
My "Deserted Island" Development Books Jason Olson, January 1, 0001 When discussing object-oriented development with Roman on the comments of a different post, I was thinking of some books that have really impacted me as a software developer (mostly as an object-oriented ... My "Deserted Island" Development Books 0 0 1
UML more experienced from SCott W. Ambler Raju, January 1, 0001 Scott W. Ambler, is cool on experienced stuff , he describes what's best to use in different aspects using all components of Rambugh methods and with other models. http://www.agilemodeling.co... Highlights ... UML more experienced from SCott W. Ambler 0 0 1
The Third Sector Brian Takita, January 1, 0001 Jeremy Rifkin wrote a book about how the private and public sector are unable to support productivity growth caused by technology. There is an abundance unskilled and semiskilled laborers who find that ... The Third Sector 0 0 0
TDD in STL Jeff Julian, January 1, 0001 Since joining Vision Data, I have been exposed to a truly TDD (Test-Driven Development) environment, along with other agile methodologies. I must say that my productivity has risen substantially and the ... TDD in STL 0 0 0
Agile Modeling and Lean Software Development Devankur Thakur, January 1, 0001 In this age when concurrent development has replaced sequential development, Agile Modeling and Lean Software Development has assumed vital importance. It's basically a systematic approach to identify ... Agile Modeling and Lean Software Development 0 0 1
Sometimes you just gotta laugh Jason Olson, January 1, 0001 First of all, I've been in a pretty pissy mood all day. I have no clue why, I just have. Luckily, what I am about to bring to your attention made me laugh. I think by this point, a lot of people realize ... Sometimes you just gotta laugh 0 0 3
Damon's working on FxCop for DAAB Chris Breisch, January 1, 0001 Damon Carr has again been working on the DAAB. He's run FxCop on it (something I've been meaning to do, but just never got around to it). He's put the errors on his site. It's quite a list. unfortunately. ... Damon's working on FxCop for DAAB 0 0 0