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My development environment (targeted for JavaScript development)
The theme of Prairie Dev Con 2013 was JavaScript and HTML5, which enticed me to re-discover JavaScript after a two year break from it. I started thinking about a good project to dive into, but soon was overwhelmed with the variety of development environments, libraries, samples, APIs, documentation, etc. Not wanting to give up so … Continue reading
Lean: Eliminate Waste from your QA process with Smoke Testing
Smoke testing is a term that originated in plumbing and refers to physically checking a series of closed pipes for leaks. It doesn’t refer to extremely detailed testing of the pipes, but simply an initial preliminary test to ensure that nothing in the system will fail catastrophically. The same ‘smoke-tests’ are used in manufacturing and … Continue reading
Do you think spatially?
Recently I joined Protegra to lead their Geographic Information System practise. I often get asked “what do you mean spatially, you mean geographically?” I wanted to share with you ways in which I think spatially. Understanding location I like finding and solving problems… specifically geographic problems. Instinctively, from childhood, we think about where we … Continue reading
SDEC12 registration is now open!
We are excited to announce that registration for SDEC12 is now open. Check out the site at http://www.sdec12.com or go direct to our registration page. We are also pleased to announce that both Joe Justice and Luke Hohmann have agreed to be keynote speakers this year. You can find more information on each of them … Continue reading
It works! It really works!
As a developer with 10+ years’ experience, it’s likely surprising to many of you that I have never been on a project that truly used TDD. Don’t get me wrong. I have been on projects where some of us wrote some unit tests occasionally. I have also been on projects where we wrote integration tests, … Continue reading
Seek to Understand, Strive to Educate, Commit to objectivity
This post has been percolating for some time in the political and journalistic realms. Very recently it has also found a home in Software Development. But let us start at the beginning. I love the opinion and editorial section of any paper. I love reading people’s opinions about items in the news. I also find … Continue reading
I first learned about Agile from Canadian Hockey
I’ve been trying to put this post together for a while and I finally got my four points completed. This post has been sitting around in an unfinished state and I figured I needed to complete it before the NHL returned to Winnipeg. Go Jets Go! The four Agile rules I learned from hockey Play … Continue reading
Lagavulin 1993 Distiller’s Edition
Yes it is true. I have a new member of the family. Along with being passionate about Agile and Lean Software Development, the Lagavulin Single Malt is also a passion of mine. If you have a soft spot for Islay scotches I recommend it with all my being. It is a wonderful 1993 Lagavulin that … Continue reading
Dancing with the Stars – Chris Jericho
I admit it, I am obsessed with Dancing with the Stars. It is nice to take a break from the Agile work and talk and just cheer on my favourites. Gotta cheer for fellow Winnipeg-er! Re-posted from http://bornagainagilist.wordpress.com Go Y2J!
Roll up the Rim is back!
I got nothing else. I’m just excited that roll up the rim is back at Tim Horton’s. I’ll do a proper post later… Re-posted from http://bornagainagilist.wordpress.com
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