Category Archives: Agile

Getting Started with TDD using MbUnit and C# and VB.NET

There is a lot being written about Test Driven Development in the .NET world.  So much so that it can seem overwhelming to absorb, and you always feel like you’re entering in the middle of the conversation.  Yep, me too, … Continue reading

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Using Mocks and Stubs and Free TypeMock Licenses

Blogs are a fabulous way to share knowledge, and for incremental learning, but they’re a tough way to grok an entire underlying concept.  Something I’ve never quite grokked are mocks and stubs, until last week.  My favorite development mag’s latest … Continue reading

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Simple Design and Testing Conference Coming to Pittsburgh

SDT Conf is focused on providing agile practitioners a platform to meet face-to-face and discuss/demonstrate simple design & testing principles/approaches. The conference will use Open Spaces to structure conversation, improve understanding, facilitate brainstorming and help innovate. What: Open Space event … Continue reading

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Dynamsoft Releases the World’s First Hosted SCM Solution!

I’m sure Rally Software or Axosoft might beg to differ about the "world’s first" claim, but there’s another contender in the SCM/Hosted SCM arena: Today we are pleased to announce the release of Dynamsoft SCM Anywhere Hosted, the world’s first … Continue reading

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Cheap offsite version control

If you’re any sort of developer, one of the most important tasks you can do is secure your code—not just keeping a good version history, but also keeping the code in a safe place in case your computer fails or … Continue reading

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Adopting Scrum: Scrumboard in a Cube

In Agile Software Development with Scrum, the authors recommend setting up a permanent scrum room, where the dev team can meet and where a scrumboard can be established.  Wouldn’t that be lovely?  In the real world I’m in, it’s tough … Continue reading

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Almost Native Subversion Support from Codeplex

This is awesome news: CodePlex is now offering server support for SvnBridge, the tool that enables TortoiseSVN to talk to Team Foundation Server. Support for Subversion has been our number one requested feature, and by hosting SvnBridge, our users can … Continue reading

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Scrum Master Training in Pittsburgh

Scrum Master training is coming to Pittsburgh, July 24 and 25, 2008.  I’ll be in this class, which is an attraction unto itself. The classes return periodically, so if you can’t make this one, check their site for another. Bookmark … Continue reading

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Version Control via FTP

A few years ago, I was looking for a version control system that would be easy to implement and not cost a fortune.  I was splitting my time between my laptop and my desktop, and was always forgetting my thumb … Continue reading

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