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Progressive Development

Zany Adventures in Software Engineering with Maven and Motley

March 2008 - Posts

Maven and Motley slacked off this week (3/25/2008)
Unfortunately, work, a small vacation, and personal stuff (but mostly work) got the better of me this week and I did not have a chance to write a new adventure with Maven and Motley. They'll be back next week in full force if that work thing doesn't keep Read More...
Maven and Motley say: "Happy Anniversary Progressive Development!"
Maven: Motley, I just wanted to wish you a Happy Anniversary! Motley: In case you haven't noticed, I am not married. Did you get into the glue again? Maven: No, glue is Marshall's thing, not mine. In any event, the middle of March marks our first anniversary Read More...
Motley says: "Affinity exercises? How do I work that sideways "8" into brainstorming?"
Summary Motley: Affinity exercises? How do I work that sideways "8" into design brainstorming? Maven: Use affinity exercises for generating lots of ideas and prioritizing them. Define the topic, generate ideas, categorize, discuss, prioritize using dot Read More...
Motley says: "Checklist? We don't need no stinking checklist!"
Summary Motley: Checklist? We don't need no stinking checklist! Checklists are for anal people with short memories. Maven: Checklists are very useful for activities like code reviews, where it is difficult to remember everything we need to look for. Good Read More...
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