Scala … a failing test

Jon Bettinger has found a failing test! Excellent!

Quality-Speed Tradeoff — You’re kidding yourself.

Some people think that there is a necessary trade-off between internal code quality, and getting things done rapidly. I believe they are quite mistaken.

Essentials of Agile Software Development

How many times do I have to tell you this?

Agile software development, with one exception mentioned below, is iterative. An iteration consists of a short time-box, from one month down to one week. The length of the iteration, averaged…

Technical Debt

Most of us who work with code have worked with code that slowed us down. Many of us have worked with code that was so bad it made us want to give up on maintaining the code at all. Some…

Agile: Is, Is Not, May Be

Recent discussions on the lists inspire me to take a radical position. Or maybe it’s my life. Or an accident of birth. Anyway: Agile Software Development requires software development.

Doing the Impossible

Dogbert teaches us all a management lesson. He’s even offering a diploma. Is that better than a certificate?

The “Eighty-Twenty” Rule

A comment from Alan Shalloway, on the Lean Development group, points the way to fame and fortune!

We Tried Baseball and It Didn’t Work

An allegory? Sarcasm? Humorous pastiche? You decide.