September 11, 2003
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Articles
I can put off anything except procrastination. When I make a “ToDo” list, a card is too small and they get all bent and dirty before everything is done. Wait! I’m an XP guy. I’m trying separate “ToDo Story Cards” to see what happens.
September 10, 2003
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Book Review
This isn’t just one of those self-improvement books. It asks us to dig deeply into our own feelings about people and situations. Reading this with an open mind will ask some hard questions that need answers.
September 5, 2003
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Book Review
This book is painful to read for anyone who understands what XP is, because it goes to such pains not to understand, to take out of context, and to distort.
It is dangerous to read for anyone who does not understand what XP is, because it goes to such pains not to understand, to take out of context, and to distort.
September 4, 2003
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Articles
Beta testing is a common final check on system content and accuracy. When feature or defect problems come back from beta testing, that’s bad news, and we might have to freeze the code. Therefore, treat beta testing as “business as usual”. Plan to have no problems come back.
Chet Hendrickson and I have offered to help the Scrum Alliance build a broad and growing base of information relating to Scrum / Agile, and to the many skills and practices that can help teams be successful. Our offer has…
Here’s the current code, and some commentary, for the “But We Need a Database” article. UPDATED: Comments on Python style.