The following is an except from the article authored by Israel Gat and myself named “Delving into Technical Debt”: Many of the findings and the recommendations we make in Cutter technical debt engagements are broadly applicable in concept, if not in detail. There is commonality in the nature of the hot spots we typically find, [...]
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Managing Software Debt presentation @ Agile Vancouver
On November 6th I presented an updated version of the Managing Software Debt talk at Agile Vancouver “Much Ado About Agile” conference. This is a link to the presentation deck: Managing Software Debt – Agile Vancouver (PDF) I was honored to present at this local conference and had a great time meeting up with old [...]
Defining the "Unit" in Unit Testing
“Hey, Ben. We just figured out a great way to manage test-driven development and good database design.”, said an enthusiastic developer using Extreme Programming (XP) practices on their project. “Our application is highly data-centric. Therefore, in the first iteration we design the database schema modifications and create tests to validate all of it’s implementation characteristics. [...]
Beat Cross-site Scripting Issue with StoryTestIQ
A few years ago I was privileged to be on a team with some excellent developers where I currently work, SolutionsIQ. One of whom saw the need to stabilize development on an incredibly unstable codebase with no tests. He came to the team with a proposed tool that he slapped together in his free time. [...]
Technical Debt Workshop – A Perspective
Last week I was invited to participate in a LAWST-style workshop on Technical Debt. I was honored to be there with such a great group of people from diverse industries and experiences. Preface: I am writing this blog entry for myself and therefore it may not be as useful to those reading. Also, the perspective [...]
The "Wright Model" for Describing Incremental Architecture
One of the most common questions in teaching and coaching agile processes to groups is: “How do we design our software while delivering iterations of potentially shippable product increments?” Scrum, an agile process that I teach about and coach organizations on implementation of, asks that each Sprint, analogous to an iteration, delivers a potentially shippable [...]
