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  • Using Coding Katas, BDD and VS2010 Project Templates: Part 2

    This is the second of a three-part series on how Jamie Phillips used a combination of coding katas, behavior driven development, and project templates to improve his development practices. In this part Jamie introduces the reader to behavior driven development and explains how it can improve the effectiveness of unit testing.

    Jamie Phillips
    on Sep 29, 2010

  • Technical Debt a Perspective for Managers

    Developers often talk about Technical Debt saying its slowing your projects down. What are they really saying? What measures can you take to reduce it before it cripples your projects?

    Mark Levison
    on Sep 27, 2010

  • Using Coding Katas, BDD and VS2010 Project Templates: Part 1

    This three-part series on using coding katas in practice Behavior Driven Development was written by the late Jamie Phillips, a well-known member of Boston's Agile and .NET communities. When we saw the first draft of this article we were all eager to publish it, but he passed away before we could finish the editing process. With the permission of wife Diana, we proudly present his final work.

    Jamie Phillips
    on Sep 24, 2010

  • Bad Attitudes of Agile

    Christopher Goldsbury explores some "bad attitudes" of Agility - assertions about management, documentation, testing, teams, and schedules that are commonly encountered, but contrary to reality. These bad attitudes find refuge and justification in Agile despite the fact they are false. Addressing these viewpoints before they, potentially, darken a good movement is essential.

    Christopher Goldsbury
    on Sep 20, 2010

  • Introducing New Technology in Agile

    This article combines the case-study experience of the author and a general decision-making framework for agile teams facing the challenge of introducing a new technology, mid-stream in a project.

    Paritosh Ranjan
    on Sep 14, 2010

  • Use of Kanban in the Operations Team at Spotify

    In this article, InfoQ spoke with Mattias Jansson, Operations Engineer at Spotify (an online music streaming service) about the adoption of Kanban by the Spotify Operations team. Jansson offered a lot of detail about the choice to adopt Kanban as well as the experiences that the Operations team at Spotify has gained while implementing a Kanban-based approach to dealing with their workload.

    Michael Prokop Mattias Jansson
    on Sep 14, 2010

  • Confessions of A New Agile Developer

    This short article is a first-person case history of someone taking up Agility for the first time. It covers the problems and reactions that are common to most teams and most developers.

    Rahul Sharma
    on Sep 06, 2010

  • The Story of a Project

    Olivier Mallassi shares a story of a typical software development project, some typical problems and what he learned from Tom Demarco about addressing those problems, and an alternative story.

    Olivier Mallassi
    on Sep 01, 2010

  • Finding an Agile Employer

    The rocky job market of the last couple years has left many people looking for work. Agile software development is appealing to many job seekers, but not all jobs are alike. If you want a job in Agile software development, using a framework like Scrum, you need a plan of action that spans all three phases of your job search: reseach/preparation, interviewing, and assessing your opportunities.

    Angela Druckman
    on Aug 31, 2010

  • Agile Finance: Story Point Cost

    This article ties a rather abstract and developer centered concept (story points) to the real world of business (spreadsheets and ledgers). Making this connection is essential for management.

    Christopher Goldsbury
    on Aug 18, 2010

  • Working with the Product Backlog

    Roman Pichler discusses the product backlog along with techniques for effectively grooming it. Complicated applications of the product backlog are covered as well as how to handle nonfunctional requirements and how to scale a product backlog for large projects. This is a chapter excerpt from Roman's book: Agile Product Management with Scrum.

    Roman Pichler
    on Aug 04, 2010

  • Ars Magna: the revolution is overdue

    This essay is an intentionally provocative and controversial call for a real revolution in how we conceive of and practice software development. The intent is to stimulate discussion.

    Dave West
    on Aug 04, 2010
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