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Practical PHP Refactoring: Remove Middle Man

Last week we talk about Hide Delegate as a tool for conforming to the Law of Demeter, and avoiding continuously scavenging the object graph in all directions....

0 replies - 4442 views - 08/01/11 by Giorgio Sironi in Articles

Empowering Leadership II

Every team needs leadership, even self-organizing teams. When I make this statement, some people assume I mean that every team needs a designated leader. ...

1 replies - 1070 views - 07/30/11 by Esther Derby in News

Let's Play TDD #127: Yearly Spending Field

The source code for this episode is available here. Visit the Let's Play archive for more episodes! Many thanks to Danny Jones for figuring...

0 replies - 566 views - 07/30/11 by James Shore in News

Product Camp Toronto 2011 – Vignettes

0 EmailShare0diggEmailSharebarProduct Camp Toronto was above all a great networking opportunity since there were lot’s of breaks between sessions for...

0 replies - 1523 views - 07/29/11 by Michael Sahota in News

FrequencyReducesDifficulty

One of my favorite soundbites is: if it hurts, do it more often. It has the happy property of seeming nonsensical on the surface, but yielding some valuable...

0 replies - 1722 views - 07/29/11 by Martin Fowler in News

Why Do You Want To…

Because I’m a consultant, I receive emails with a question, “Do you consult in <fill in this blank>?” Many times I do. But the real...

0 replies - 707 views - 07/29/11 by Johanna Rothman in News

Don’t Do (Up Front) Design

I worked on many projects in my 30 year career as a software developer. I’ve worked on embedded systems, operating systems, collaboration software,...

0 replies - 1164 views - 07/29/11 by David Bernstein in News

Getting Ready for Agile 2011 – Part II

In her recent post Getting Ready for Agile 2011, Anne Mullaney gave an outline of my forthcoming sessions at the conference. Specifically, she...

0 replies - 676 views - 07/28/11 by Israel Gat in News

How can I push the software development team to go faster?

A common challenge I’ve heard from Development Managers or Product Owners is “how do I push my software development team to go faster?” Here are...

13 replies - 9033 views - 07/28/11 by Benjamin Mitchell in News

Practical PHP Refactoring: Inline Class

Every refactoring technique is potentially bidirectional: their list is a toolbox, and you decide when to use each tool.Inline Class is the inverse of Extract...

0 replies - 4595 views - 07/28/11 by Giorgio Sironi in Articles

A Survival Guide for New Agile Coaches - Believe in It

My Dad wasn't one for giving lots of advice about life. Golf, yes, but life, not so much. One thing he did say, though, has stuck with me. Dad...

1 replies - 1645 views - 07/27/11 by Dave Rooney in News

Let's Play TDD #126: Following Patterns

There's no source code for this episode, but the previous episode's code is available here. Visit the Let's Play archive for more episodes!Many thanks to Danny...

0 replies - 816 views - 07/27/11 by James Shore in News

It starts with Agile – The Pragmatic Cloud

In the podcasts around here and Israel’s posts we often talk about using cloud computing as a tool to deliver better software – indeed, to better the...

0 replies - 2562 views - 07/27/11 by Israel Gat in News

How three forks on a hand-drawn chart helped a team improve

After visualising the workflow of a recent client’s software development process, and showing where the work was, the team realised there...

0 replies - 1016 views - 07/27/11 by Benjamin Mitchell in News

Practical PHP Refactoring: Hide Delegate

The client code is calling a method on a collaborator (delegate) of another object, obtained by getter or another sequence of calls. Hide Delegate is about...

0 replies - 5902 views - 07/27/11 by Giorgio Sironi in Articles