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Code Metrics in Minutes

One of the primary goals of every developer should be to prevent or drastically limit the number of bugs or defects from being introduced in their source code....

7 replies - 21894 views - 09/01/08 by Meera Subbarao in Articles

Incremental Migration

Like any profession, software development has it's share of oft-forgotten activities that are usually ignored but have a habit of biting back at just the...

0 replies - 4901 views - 08/22/08 by Martin Fowler in News

Agile Project Planning

Projects are a necessary evil :-) But necessary they are.Some people really feel the need to understand precisely what the project will cost and exactly long...

0 replies - 3121 views - 08/22/08 by Kelly Waters in News

A Theory of Everything for Software Development

If there's one thing that all software development experts agree on, it's that the other experts are not always right. There are so many points of view in our...

0 replies - 3387 views - 08/21/08 by Jurgen Appelo in News

Quality Problems Cost Software Companies Up to $22 Million Annually

A new white paper by International Data Corporation (IDC), found existing software quality approaches at most companies are inadequate to address the...

7 replies - 5782 views - 08/21/08 by Martin steve in News

I'm thinking of using agile software development - but should I use Lean software development instead?

This question is one I've run into a few times recently. It's not a question I can answer quickly as the question is based on a false premise about the...

0 replies - 4239 views - 08/19/08 by Martin Fowler in News

The Never-Ending Debate of Specialist v. Generalist

Another DZone newsletter crosses my Inbox, and again I feel compelled to comment. Not so much in the uber-aggressive style of my previous attempt, since I...

6 replies - 6286 views - 08/14/08 by Ted Neward in Articles

The Undercover Adventure (Part 5): Sliding sand consensus.

In my time here on the oil mine I have had a lot of time to think and observe and one thing is for certain, perspective on something makes a big difference in...

0 replies - 6386 views - 08/14/08 by Anne Botha in Articles

The Undercover Adventure (Part 4): Rabbits chasing running carrots.

I sighed once more as I read my email and with furrowed brow considered the end result of his email. It would not have proven to be so frustrating had this...

1 replies - 5902 views - 08/04/08 by Anne Botha in Articles

Agile adoption: Why isn't this stuff working?

Lately I've been hearing feedback from lots of different people that they've "adopted" agile and it's just not working for them. This always...

0 replies - 3141 views - 05/28/08 by Chris Spagnuolo in News