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Social Programming

What? Also known as Ensemble Programming, is a software development approach where two or more team members work together using a shared...

The Beginner’s Mind: Debugging

Whether your preferred origin story is the moth caught in the relay, or the cockroach in the valve tube, there comes a time when you need...

What happens between the curly braces, stays in the curly braces. Good design enhances agility

Years ago, a marketing campaign used the phrase "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." When I teach object-oriented design for Java...

Repeat after me…No!

During the past 10 years, I've worked with a lot of companies to help them transition to an agile culture, especially those with software...

A Teacher, a Biologist and a Physicist Walk Into My Office

After 32 years in the technology industry, I’ve learned that you can’t judge a person’s capabilities by the degree, or lack thereof, on...

What is Scrum?

No, not THAT scrum! The Rugby version of Scrum does have an influence in the most commonly practiced Agile framework for teams. There...