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Let’s stop calling Scrum, Agile, XP, etc, “Best” Practices

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

Let’s stop calling Scrum, Agile, XP, etc, “Best” Practices Let’s instead call them what they are: Practices

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My Thoughts on Unit Testing, TDD, TDI, etc

Posted on October 26, 2008 by

I just wanted to clarify my position on Unit Testing a bit. First of all, I am a big believer in Unit Testing Production Code, during development and prior to internal or external releases. As a matter of fact, I … Continue reading →

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Agile & Waterfall are two sides of the exact same Coin

Posted on May 26, 2008 by

Agile & Waterfall are two sides of the exact same Coin, and are equally good or bad. Some Agile enthusiasts enjoy lambasting waterfall while espousing “Agile”, however the two techniques have many similarities — they both represent extreme ends of … Continue reading →

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What to do when Scrum/XP isn’t working in your shop?

Posted on May 5, 2008 by

By this time, probably at least a few shops have given a try to Agile and Scrum.  For some, things have probably been going fine. For others, perhaps not so fine.  What to do when Agile/Scrum isn’t working for your … Continue reading →

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Minimize Data Transformations to Achieve Higher Performance

Posted on March 12, 2008 by

Often times, applications are created with an emphasis being placed on shortness of development time; performance is not looked at until fairly late in the game, and at that point rectifying the situation can and often does prove costly in … Continue reading →

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