Category Archives: software

How We Do Things – The Team Room

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Scott Reynolds

This content comes solely from my experience, study, and a lot of trial and error (mostly error). I make no claims stating that which works for me will work for you. As with all things, your mileage may vary, and … Continue reading →

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How We Do Things – Specification (Using the right tools)

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Scott Reynolds

This content comes solely from my experience, study, and a lot of trial and error (mostly error). I make no claims stating that which works for me will work for you. As with all things, your mileage may vary, and … Continue reading →

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How We Do Things – Evolving our Specification Practice

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Scott Reynolds

This content comes solely from my experience, study, and a lot of trial and error (mostly error). I make no claims stating that which works for me will work for you. As with all things, your mileage may vary, and … Continue reading →

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How We Do Things – Testing Part 2

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Scott Reynolds

This content comes solely from my experience, study, and a lot of trial and error (mostly error). I make no claims stating that which works for me will work for you. As with all things, your mileage may vary, and … Continue reading →

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How We Do Things – Evolving our TDD/BDD Practice

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Scott Reynolds

This content comes solely from my experience, study, and a lot of trial and error (mostly error). I make no claims stating that which works for me will work for you. As with all things, your mileage may vary, and … Continue reading →

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How We Do Things – Planning Part 2

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Scott Reynolds

This content comes solely from my experience, study, and a lot of trial and error (mostly error). I make no claims stating that which works for me will work for you. As with all things, your mileage may vary, and … Continue reading →

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How We Do Things – Evolving our Planning Practice

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Scott Reynolds

This content comes solely from my experience, study, and a lot of trial and error (mostly error). I make no claims stating that which works for me will work for you. As with all things, your mileage may vary, and … Continue reading →

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Quit Living in the Past – Practices Evolve

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Scott Reynolds

In 1846 it wasn’t a required practice for medical professionals to wash their hands or equipment when treating a patient. In 1847, Ignaz Semmelweis experimented and discovered that incidences of maternal death from Puerperal fever at Vienna General Hospital were … Continue reading →

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Well-constructed != Over-architected

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Scott Reynolds

Let’s imagine for a moment that we’re building a dog house for our beloved family pet. We want it to protect Rover from the elements, be a comfortable place for him to escape the sun and relax, and in general, … Continue reading →

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Smart and gets things done *right*

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Scott Reynolds

I suppose it’s time for the obligatory weigh-in on the latest bit o’ reckless software advice from Joel Spolsky on the merits of the “Duct Tape Programmer”. I think being a duct tape programmer is a bit like being an … Continue reading →

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