http://blogs.msdn.com/aridle/archive/tags/Agile+2006/default.aspxTags: Agile 2006en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/aridle/archive/2006/07/26/agile2006.aspxThu, 27 Jul 2006 00:04:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:679453aridle0http://blogs.msdn.com/aridle/comments/679453.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/aridle/commentrss.aspx?PostID=679453http://blogs.msdn.com/aridle/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=679453<P>Well, here I am at Agile 2006.&nbsp; So far, it’s been a good show.&nbsp; Here’s the list of sessions I’ve attended:</P> <UL> <LI>Are Agilists the Bonobos of Software Development (Linda Rising)</LI> <LI>Refactoring Games (Alan Harriman &amp; Josh Kerievsky)</LI> <LI>Demonstrating Responsibility: The Mindset of an Agile Leader (Christopher Avery)</LI> <LI>Context Driven Agile Leaders (Todd Little)</LI> <LI>Homer’s Odyssey or My Year of Living Dangerously in Agile Development Consulting (Jean Tabaka)</LI> <LI>The Principles of Agile Design (Robert “Uncle Bob” Martin)</LI> <LI>Agile Estimation Techniques (Owen Rogers)</LI> <LI>Coaching Software Development Teams (Michael Feathers)</LI> <LI>Adventures in Promiscuous Pairing:&nbsp;Seeking Beginner’s Mind&nbsp;(Mitch Lacey)</LI> <LI>Automating Functional Tests with Selenium (Antawan Holmes, Marc Kellog)</LI> <LI>Presenter First: Organizing Complex GUI Applications for Test-Driven Development (Micah Alles, et. al.)</LI> <LI>Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Michael Feathers)</LI></UL> <P>And, now that the conference is over, here are a few sessions I wish I could have attended, and why.&nbsp; If you attended one of these sessions, I’d love to hear about it:</P> <UL> <LI>Making Movies and Software at the Speed of Thought! (Barg Upender and David Kane), because everyone who attended raved about it.</LI> <LI>The Planning Game (Chet Hendrickson, Ron Jeffries), because I’ve never actually seen these two speak.</LI> <LI>XP Geography: A Guide to Mapping Your First Steps (Kent Beck, Cynthia Andres), because it was a full day with Kent and Cynthia, whom I’ve never actually heard speak.</LI> <LI>The History of Lean (Mary Poppendieck), because I love what comes out of Mary.</LI> <LI>Programmers are from Mars, Customers are from Venus (Angela Martin, Robert Biddle), because I met Angela at the conference and talked to her briefly about her fascinating PhD work around the Customer role.</LI> <LI>Ward’s Top 10 Favorite Wiki Postings (Ward Cunningham), because I love what comes out of Ward.</LI> <LI>Burning Down the House (Tim Lister), because Tim’s “dead fish” talk in Denver was so good.</LI></UL> <P>I also sat in on a couple of good open space chats and attended a couple of great parties.&nbsp; I’ll blog more later, as time permits, with my take on each of these sessions.</P> <P>Viva Agilistas!</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=679453" width="1" height="1">AgileAgile 2006