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Off with a bang!
The two sessions I attended today were, for me, the best of the conference. Storytest-Driven Development with Max Baumann and Gil Broza was the best overview of Fit that I’ve yet encountered. And, Diana Larsen & Pollyanna Pixton were wonderful on Read More...
Posted 29 July 05 02:46 by aridle | 0 Comments   
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The most interesting conversations...
I ate dinner tonight with six other people from Seattle. I knew all but one of them before coming to Denver. Besides the keynote, I don't think I've attended a single session with any of them. It was a fantastic opportunity to recap the conference. It Read More...
Posted 28 July 05 01:01 by aridle | 3 Comments   
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Who is responsible for testing?
If I were to ask you, “Who is responsible for quality?” you’d likely answer, “Everyone.” But, if I were to ask you, “Who is responsible for testing?” would your answer be the same? This afternoon I attended a tutorial session entitled Agile Testing for Read More...
Posted 27 July 05 01:09 by aridle | 1 Comments   
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The Player Coach
Troy Frever of Aviarc (and a fellow member of the Seattle XP board) described his role of lead dev and XP coach as a “player coach.” I immediately thought of Pete Rose. But, upon reflection, I’m not sure Pete is a good metaphor. Sure Pete coached the Read More...
Posted 26 July 05 02:10 by aridle | 1 Comments   
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Mugridge on Fit
How could I pass up the opportunity to hear Rick Mugridge talk about Expressing Business Rules in Fit? Um… What is Fit? And, who is Rick Mugridge? Fit is an open-source framework for the automation of acceptance tests. And, Rick is a leading contributor Read More...
Posted 26 July 05 01:25 by aridle | 0 Comments   
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Agile 2005 Keynote
I’m blown away by the turnout for this conference! They’re actually screening participants for a Kent Beck tutorial scheduled for Thursday. I think all 675 attendees wanted to be there. All of the sessions seem to be full. Brian Marick started the keynote Read More...
Posted 26 July 05 12:37 by aridle | 2 Comments   
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Agile2005
I’m currently in Denver, attending Agile2005. It looks to be a fantastic conference. All the big guns are here, as are over 650 other attendees. With my newly acquired title and all, I thought it only fitting that I attend as many of the testing related Read More...
Posted 25 July 05 12:47 by aridle | 0 Comments   
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