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Tutorial: Using FitNesse with .NET
Gojko Adzic has published a short tutorial on using FitNesse to automate acceptance tests for .NET applications.
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Resolutions: Integrity of Code and Conduct
At the start of each New Year, some of us stop to look backward, and actively resolve to move forward wiser than before. Scott Ambler, Liz Barnett and Kirk Knoernschild have shared with us their recommendations for working smarter in 2007, including: take a hard look at at your business objectives; equip your teams properly to maximize agility; and above all - behave yourselves!
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JRake: Ant-Killer Combo of JRuby and Rake
As JRuby becomes a viable solution for real development tasks, former ThoughtWorker Matt Foemmel is hard at work improving the world of build scripts by replacing ant with rake. He's winning fans among heavy-hitters such as Martin Fowler.
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Dave Thomas: EssUP Embraces Agility
Dave Thomas, founder of the team that produced the Eclipse IDE and the Visual Age Java IDE, recently evaluated Ivar Jacobson's new Essential Unified Process (EssUP). His article on Dr. Dobb's Journal called it "a dramatic improvement to UP," concluding that it "embraces agility."
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The Trouble With Systems
Matt Heusser has written a new piece about the problems inherent with excessively detailed systems and processes, and - perhaps unwittingly - how this relates to agile software development.
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Ruby Test Integration With CruiseControl.net
Brent Heinz shows how to integrate your Ruby on Rails test suite into your CruiseControl build process so you can see the test results in the web dashboard.
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Lean Process Works at Toyota USA
Since the "Toyota Production System" emerged in the late 80's, GM, Ford and Chrysler have applied TPS ideas, but they still trail Toyota. In his article, "No Satisfaction at Toyota," Charles Fishman suggested that the key is in teaching new ideas about what success looks like. It's an interesting read for those thinking about waste reduction in software development.
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Continuous Integration Server AnthillPro 3.1 Released
Urbancode has released AnthillPro 3.1, a commercial version of the Anthill OS open-source continuous integration server.
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Eric Evans on why Domain-Driven Design Matters Today
Eric Evans (author of the original book on DDD) tells InfoQ why DDD matters today, how it fits into today's software development platforms, and what's been going on with DDD in the last few years. The interview is an excerpt from InfoQ's book, Domain-Driven Driven Design Quickly.
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ONJava's 2007 Predictions
ONJava Editor Chris Adamson has posted his 2007 predictions for the Java world. He takes a look at the major changes in 2006 and says what to look for as a result of them. He focuses on open-sourcing Java, the Java Platform, changes outside of Sun, and the JCP.
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InfoQ Presentation: Scrum at the BBC
In this conference talk Andrew Scotland tells how BBC's New Media division, characterized by a lot of uncertainty and emergent software process, decided to use Scrum to more effectively deliver software amidst all that change and uncertainty. Three years later - the difference is significant, and the journey was worthwhile.
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Reflections on the Growth of Agile
There has recently been a great deal of discussion both inside and outside the agile community in which the essential question is: Has the word "agile" become meaningless?
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Industry Prognosticators Look Towards 2007
Sys-Con, publishers of Java Developers Journal, recently polled a number of industry leaders on their thoughts for the software industry going into 2007.
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JRake: Build, Test, and Deploy Java applications without XML
JRake is the latest entry in build tools for Java that is based on a scripting language. JRake leverages JRuby and the Rake build tool for Ruby to make building, running tests, and deploying web applications quick and easy.
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Creating a Lively User Community
Recently on the Creating Passionate Users blog, Kathy Sierra talked about making online user forums lively and popular. Why do some mailing lists or forums take off while other languish? She offers some tips from the creators of the successful Javaranch forums.