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Digg is Using Continuous Deployment. To Deploy to Production.

I recently stumbled across an amazing article. I've been using continuous integration for years, and I've used continuous deployment for a long time, but I've...

1 replies - 1437 views - 07/28/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Responding to Change Is Too Much Work

The fourth tenet of the Agile Manifesto is a difficult one.

0 replies - 901 views - 07/21/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Will other DZone members know that I'm an MVB?

Yes. All MVBs have MVB status on DZone. Other members will see you as an MVB on your profile, the Meet the DZone MVBs page, and all of your articles.

0 replies - 1229 views - 06/21/10 by Lyndsey Clevesy in Uncategorized

Why do you need a photo of me?

We encourage our members to add a photo to their DZone profile to help create a more sociable online environment.  Since DZone is a community-driven network...

0 replies - 1157 views - 06/20/10 by Lyndsey Clevesy in Uncategorized

Code Like Kudzu!

My technical brethren (and sistren) in the southern United States are probably more familiar with Kudzu than many of you, but it's a very fast growing type of...

2 replies - 2396 views - 06/14/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Agile Isn't Latin

Today's article is a short one, but I wanted to share, as well as vent. This isn't something I've seen recently, but I have seen it. As have many of you.

0 replies - 171 views - 06/09/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Embrace Your Inner Stupid!

One of the classic engineer mistakes is the belief that we can do anything. We understand the basics of electricity, we bend computers to our will, and...

8 replies - 9974 views - 06/09/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Exercise, Good Choices, and DDT

Test automation is a lot like exercise. If you've not done much of it lately, it tends to hurt a bit when you start back. If you've never written tests...

0 replies - 3404 views - 06/07/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Tips and Suggestions for Your First Iteration

I've been helping a company establish a few Scrum-style Agile teams lately and there seem to be, as always, a few recurring themes. I wanted to share them...

1 replies - 2222 views - 06/02/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Customer Collaboration Over Contract Negotiation? Huh??

As we revisit the Agile Manifesto, we come to the often ignored line "customer collaboration over contract negotiation," and we all say "Well...

0 replies - 601 views - 05/31/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

What's Agile? Working Software or Great Docs?

We're revisiting the Agile Manifesto in this series of articles, and this item is always of great interest to me. Would anyone ever make a conscious decision...

0 replies - 822 views - 05/26/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

What's Agile? Individuals and Interactions or Processes and Tools?

The Agile Manifesto is one of the most admired and ignored documents around. So many claim to be "Agile", then their actions tell us they are...

0 replies - 1234 views - 05/26/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

An Overview of Lean Software Practices

Tim Wingfield gave a talk last weekend about the seven pillars of lean software development. I was lucky enough to get a preview of the talk last week....

4 replies - 3388 views - 05/24/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

The Agile Executives: Developers Strike Back!

Managers and C-Level executives make a habit of beating up developers over their inability to provide accurate estimates. Now it's time to turn the tables, for...

0 replies - 817 views - 05/21/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Software is Like Pornography

There's a famous quote from the United States Supreme Court a few years ago. They were trying to determine what was art and what was pornography. Lawyers being...

4 replies - 5683 views - 05/20/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles