Fear and Testing

I’m encouraged and excited by what I see coming from user-led conferences. I’ve had great first-hand experiences at the Java Posse Roundup (rumor is February 21-25 this coming year), No Fluff Just Stuff, and StrangeLoop (2010); and I’ve really benefitted from materials published on-line by other conferences, such as Devoxx and—a recent discovery—JRubyConf. I was [...]

Design by proof

The idea of proving programs correct has been around (and hotly debated) for roughly forty years. The irony is that some proof advocates anticipated by more than thirty years what the agile advocates are now saying: Designing with verification in mind improves the quality of the resulting design. To be even more specific, compare these [...]

JPR 2008: Wednesday morning, part 1

This post resumes coverage from my notes on the Java Posse Roundup, 2008 conference. Agile methodologies on large projects The conventional wisdom is that agile development is a game for small teams. This session examined that issue, informed by the experience of attendees who have worked on large development projects. Getting started on large projects [...]