Jul
31
A Lesson in Courage
We will be successful when we have a style that celebrates a consistent set of values that serve both human
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agile
Apr
08
Critical Path
A colleague of mine recently asked what I meant by "critical path." I gave her the following example, which she
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Sep
11
Managing Technical Debt
Paul Dyson in Technical Debt and the Lean Startup (via @KentBeck):
In a startup, technical debt is something to be
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Aug
18
The Debt Metaphor
I love listening too Ward Cunningham discuss the way he thinks. In this video, he "reflects on the history, motivation
Jul
29
Poor Decisions Made Slowly
In an article published in The Washington Post on July 22, Daniel Carpenter discussed why our government always seems to
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Feb
23
On Coding Standards
It doesn't matter which side of the road we drive on, as long as we all drive on the same
Feb
05
The Marick Test Matrix
Back in 2003, Brian Marick published an influential series of articles on agile testing. He was attempting to point the
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