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Data-mining for Code Quality Metrics

I spent two weeks between full time projects (still working on the 2 part time projects I am on) looking back at the build logs from the past 6 months (or so) trying to figure out what metrics we have, what we should track going forward, and what goals

Thoughts on Code Coverage

Jim Newkirk and Brad Wilson have an interesting blog post on code coverage and what it means . They have some interesting ideas to think about. On my last project, I ran covereage numbers at fairly regular intervals. At one point, the trend sharpy dropped,

How are unit tests different from acceptance tests?

There was a question on one of the internal aliases today about the difference between unit tests and acceptance tests. I responded with my take on it. After some consideration, I decided to share this with the world as well. Of course, I have edited

Why Did I Go Agile? Part Two: TDD

As I mentioned in the first post in this series, Part One: An Open Mind , I was ready for change and willing to try TDD. I had just joined the team that was forming to deliver a large project in a short timeframe. I was responsible for an entire subsystem

They found a name for the TDD Pair Programming Game -- "Micro-Pairing"

I have mentioned Peter, Brad, and Mitch's talk on combining pairing and test driven design several times in the past. Well, Peter finally officially named the game . Check it out.

The TDD Pairing Game - Revisited

Yesterday, I mentioned Brad and Peter's talk on the TDD Pair Programming Game. Brad did a write-up on the most recent presentation they did at Agile 2006. He even shared the slide deck they uesd.

Agile 2006 Follow-up

The conference was good. The weather was way too hot, but that is another issue entirely. I attended a number of good sessions and a few dull ones. There was not really anything in the middle. There was also not a lot in the middle as far as experience.

Survey: Challenges Adopting TDD

I've got a few questions that will help shape a few articles and posts that I’d like to do. Please post comments as answers. What sort of challenges have you run into while doing TDD? What challenges stumped you or forced you to come up with a work around?
 
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