This past Saturday I was fortunate to be one of the 60 people enrolled for the largest Code Retreat ever, Code Retreat Boulder, facilitated by Corey Haines and Chad Fowler, organized by Prakash Murthy. This was my first Code Retreat, though I’ve worked on teams practicing TDD, pair programming, and good design practices for more […]
Read MoreDiscounts for StarEast 2011
I’m doing two tutorials (including one together with Janet Gregory) and a track session at StarEast 2011 (see my News and Events page for more details or click to see the brochure). If you use the discount code SKWS you can get $200 off, and if you book before March 4 you also get Early […]
Read MoreBook Review: Managing Software Debt by Chris Sterling
When I read Earl Everett’s foreword to Managing Software Debt: Building for Inevitable Change, I knew I wanted to keep reading. He points out that “system architecture is a human activity”, and that Agile recognizes the humanness of systems development. That’s my experience, and this book affirmed that delivering valuable software frequently and consistently over […]
Read MoreMy First Weeknight Tester Session!
I’ve been wanting to try Weekend Testing for ages, but I’m usually swamped on the weekends. The European chapter that does Weeknight Testing (@WNTesting on Twitter; hashtag #WNTesting) works great for me because the time ends up being during my lunchtime. I tried it for the first time today. Our mission was to do functional […]
Read MoreAgile Testing Makes Favorite Books List
I am honored that Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams by me and Janet Gregory is on Jonas Bandi’s list of his favorite software development books of 2010, especially because the other books in the list are also some of my favorites for the year. The start of a new year […]
Read MoreWhat My Donkeys Taught Me
The new issue of Agile Record has an article of mine, one I’ve been wanting to write for a long time. It’s not the best-crafted article I ever wrote – I was in a rush to make the deadline (actually I missed the deadline, but the editors were nice and included my article anyway). However, […]
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