Here is just one example to illustrate why everyone needs a simple CRUD interface: Say you have an application that contains a large amount of information about your company’s clients, and this information is entered by uploading a large spreadsheet. What if someone notices that a name has been misspelled or an address has a [...]
If I’ve heard it once at a retrospective, I’ve heard it a hundred times: We’re not switching pairs enough. Though not pair switching (or even pairing, period) often has more underlying root causes, one way to encourage a team who simply has some discipline problems and to get a sense of how much team members [...]
Differences from a 3GS The first noticeable difference about the iPhone 4 is the construction. Gone is the plastic back construction of the previous two iPhone models, replaced by strengthened glass sheets on the front and back with a stainless-steel band around the edge. The screen of the iPhone 4, like that of the 3GS, [...]
Our project has a requirement that the client be installable on a Windows workstation running Java Runtime Edition 1.4. To provide this capability, the team opted to use a technology called IzPack. IzPack provides a portable installer infrastructure, built in Java. The installer framework provides the features necessary to do uninstalls, automated installation and desktop [...]
Back in May, Laurie Williams, an associate Professor at North Carolina State University, put together a survey called “After All These Years, What Does It Mean to be Agile?” She recently released the results, which are interesting. Now, she has issued a pair of follow-on surveys, which I completed. Talking about what agile means is [...]