Published by admin on 4th June 2010
Book your tickets for Orlando, FL! Due to the recent flooding in Nashville, TN the Agile Alliance announced that Agile 2010 is being moved from Nashville to Orlando. The event is being relocated to the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin hotel in Orlando, FL. The dates will remain the same – August 9th -13th – which means that speakers and schedules will remain the same. Many of us were looking forward to going to Nashville and staying at the Opryland hotel. However, according to one recent news report the historic Gaylord Opryland Hotel was significantly damaged in the flooding and might not reopen until the end of the year. Given the uncertainty of when a restoration of the hotel would be completed, show organizers decided to move quickly to identify new locations that could accommodate 1600 agile enthusiasts on such short notice. Not an easy task, but they did it!
If you’re planning to attend it’s not too early to register. Attendees are encouraged to register now to obtain the Super Early Bird and Early Bird rates. For more information or to register online, visit (http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/register.html). Should you require registration assistance, or have any questions, please contact Michelle Wilson at Elastic Communications & Events at agileregistration@elasticevents.com or 905-281-0555, Ext. 113. In its ninth year, Agile 2010 is the leading international conference on agile methods in software development, bringing together many disciplines in the fields of information systems and software development to foster the exchange of fresh ideas and best practices.
Published by admin on 17th March 2010
At InfoQ, reporter Amr Elssamadisy recently posted an article considering technical debt. Most teams—especially those who work with legacy systems—understand the dangers of technical debt. In short, when the quality of code suffers for the sake of expedited development, the team accrues what is called “technical debt.” Ideally, the team “repays” this debt by fixing sloppy coding and bugs before writing more code. So, to extend the budgeting metaphor, a development team should strive to “live within its means,” addressing technical debt when it accumulates, rather than moving forward and amassing more. In the InfoQ post, Elssamadisy considers whether technical debt is a technical problem or, as he asserts, a symptom of a larger organizational problem. That is, could technical debt be prevented by imposing more rigorous coding standards or utilizing agile development techniques, like test-driven design? Or is the fact that this debt is primarily visible to the development team the more formidable threat?
I’d love to hear what you think about this issue. Please share your thoughts in the comment section. If you’re looking for further reading on the topic, I’d highly recommend you download the whitepaper “Technical Debt and Design Death” by CSTs Michael James and Kane Mar.
Published by admin on 19th May 2009
Agile 2009 is getting closer and closer. I’ll be there, but if you’re still on the fence about whether you’d like to go, this may change your mind: The entire program schedule is now live on the site.
Stretched over five days, this conference is an incredibly valuable opportunity to hear some big ideas from some of the biggest names in the industry. Taking a look at the program, there’s so much good stuff, it’s almost a little overwhelming. I’ve mentioned before that I’m excited to learn more about agile metrics, so my number one, can’t-miss session of the week is Dan Rawsthorne’s presentation on the topic on Wednesday.
