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Goodbye from agileweb - closing down and will be no more! Happy 2010!

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:10:23 GMT

Goodbye from agileweb - closing down and will be no more! Happy 2010!

Catch me over at http://www.rosslawley.co.uk

Kanban Distilled for Managers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:43:27 GMT

its simple really!

http://www.kanbandistilled.com/

(Video)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:30:06 GMT

Thinking Functionally In Ruby

View more documents from RossC0.

I'm currently configuring varnish and this presentation was helpful - along w...

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:24:59 GMT

Caching with Varnish

View more documents from schoefmax.

I'm currently configuring varnish and this presentation was helpful - along with the example VCL's on the varnish wiki

(Video)

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:59:47 GMT

Video: Aza Raskin - Humane Interface-Design (english) (10:42)

APNG - the animated PNG

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:48:46 GMT

"Just what the world needed" Daniel Roseman 2009

http://animatedpng.com/

scripty2: demos

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:46:53 GMT

Thomas Fuchs loves his javascript and shows some great animations utilising his new Scripty library.

http://scripty2.com/demos/cards/

"I've seen a number of people on the Ruby newsgroup who really misunderstand ..."

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:02:14 GMT

I've seen a number of people on the Ruby newsgroup who really 
misunderstand the explicit self argument in Python methods.  While 
Python's style is certainly not the only approach, it *does* allow a 
genericity that is less easy in most all other languages.  The explicit 
self is distinctly a Python *feature*, not a flaw.

Some of the other criticisms are a bit misguided too.  For example, the 
widespread upset at significant indentation vanishes from 99% of Python 
users after a few days/weeks of actual usage.  Almost all of those folks 
wind up thinking of the indentation as a feature.  But that's largely a 
matter of taste (with which there is no arguing :-)).

The self thing, however, is worth an explicit explanation.  The point of 
the explicit self is that it allows detaching a method from an instance, 
and passing a different instance to the same method.  In the simple case 
this is sorta pointless:

	>>> class Klass:
	...   def __init__(self, data=None):
	...     self.data = data
	...   def say(self):
	...     print self.data
	...
	>>> this = Klass('this')
	>>> that = Klass('that')
	>>> just_say = Klass.say
	>>> this.say()
	this
	>>> that.say()
	that
	>>> just_say(this)
	this
	>>> just_say(that)
	that

Whether one uses the method or the function-with-argument amounts to the 
same thing where one names instances.

But consider nameless instances:

	>>> klasses = [Klass('this'), Klass('that'), Klass('other')]

One can use an index into a data structure to call the detached class 
method like:

	>>> just_say(klasses[1])
	that

Of course, that's still not such a big thing, since one can also write:

	>>> klasses[1].say()
	that

Where it becomes really interesting is in genuinely nameless 
functional-programming style constructs like:

	>>> map(just_say, klasses)
	this
	that
	other
	[None, None, None]

AFAIK (which is only a little Ruby), one would do this in Ruby by 
iterating over a code block... but the code block would still use a 
temporary name to refer to the object whose method is called.  There's 
nothing wrong with this... but it becomes slightly less elegant once you 
get into  more complicated function/class factories and generic FP 
programming.

–Understanding Python

Introducing Kanban, Flow, and Cadence

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:31:32 GMT

A great article examining different aspects of lean philosophy. It also has some good formulae for metrics.

http://agile.dzone.com/news/introducing-kanban-flow-and

[Reposted from agile]

"A basic starting point would be: Stop the Line for special cause problems Mo..."

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:31:28 GMT

A basic starting point would be:

Stop the Line for special cause problems
Monthly Retrospectives with Operations Reviews for common cause problems
Quarterly Value Stream Mapping to reassess the whole value stream

–Kanban and Retrospectives

[Reposted from agile]

Dean Wilson@UnixDaemon: Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:03:10 GMT

Should have read this when writing my cronjob, it wasn't running due to no newline... *facepalm*

http://blog.unixdaemon.net/cgi-bin/blosxom.pl/sysadmin/cron_commandments.html

(Video)

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:23:37 GMT

App Engine Google

The Dreyfus Model - an interview with Andy Hunt

Tue, 12 May 2009 09:28:46 GMT

The Dreyfus Model - an interview with Andy Hunt

[Reposted from agile]

Agilito

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:04:52 GMT

Simple, web-based Agile / Scrum project management tool built in Django

http://code.google.com/p/agilito/

[Reposted from agile]

(Video)

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:52:51 GMT

How We Make Websites

View more presentations from fantasticlife. (tags: programmes ia)

[Reposted from agile]

"government is not the solution to our problem; government is the p..."

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:49:42 GMT

"government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."

–Ronald Reagan

"You get the picture. Effective Twitter implementation of OAuth is a far more..."

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:04:26 GMT

"You get the picture. Effective Twitter implementation of OAuth is a far more important matter than it might seem. This isn't something small, dry and technical. This is the future of integrated, hyper-smart social computing being built right before our eyes."

– Why Twitter's New Security Solution Could Pave the Way to a Future Web of Mashups - ReadWriteWeb

[Reposted from catarino]

"The subtle brilliance of pair programming? It turns software construction int..."

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:57:18 GMT

"The subtle brilliance of pair programming? It turns software construction into a social activity, instead of an act of isolation."

–Mike Pence

Requirements considered harmful

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:43:27 GMT

[Reposted from agile]

I've often been surprised that requirements have described a concrete solution to a perceived problem. Its rather like a patent telling the doctor what to prescribe!

The solution and the requirements aren't the same thing. By having the business describing a solution, and enforcing the developer to build it, not only are you hindering innovation, possibly the least qualified person is dictating core architectural decisions!

To stop requirements being harmful, it should be a communication process, where the business describes what it want to achieve and the developer prescribing a solution.

Over commitment causes scrumbut

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:08:15 GMT

[Reposted from agile]

Over commitment decimates morale especially when its continually done. Scrum is supposed to provide a framework to ensure that this doesn't happen, if it does you could be doing "Scrumbut"

Awesome cover of HotChip's "Ready for the Floor"

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:05:08 GMT

Awesome cover of HotChip's "Ready for the Floor"
Cheers intranation for the link.

Are You Creating Micromanagement Zombies?

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:16:34 GMT

I just loved the title!

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001205.html

Via Wombert

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:30:06 GMT

Via Wombert

EventBox

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:56:20 GMT

A Mac OSX application that allows you to manage and connect with social networks in one place. Currently supporting Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, RSS, and Reddit. More to come.

http://thecosmicmachine.com/

(Image)

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:34:47 GMT

[Reposted from Gonzague via bobsch]

"Being certain is nice, but it's doubt that gets you an education"

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:25:11 GMT

"Being certain is nice, but it's doubt that gets you an education"

–As one wit said

SCRUM in Under 10 Minutes (HD)

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:04:16 GMT

SCRUM in Under 10 Minutes (HD)

[Reposted from agile]

Six Ways to Evolve Your Product Council

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:10:01 GMT

Alex Pukinskis (Product Owner, Rally Software) has managed many releases running the Product Council group for Rally ALM. Here he shares six things he has learned along the way that make a big difference for the effectiveness of this group.

http://agilecommons.org/posts/f6098207c7

"A recent discussion on the ScrumDevelopment list shed light on the ways in w..."

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:55:20 GMT

"A recent discussion on the ScrumDevelopment list shed light on the ways in which agile development practices directly benefit the individuals involved. The consensus was that an environment ideal for individual growth can be created by the implementation of agile practices such as inspect-and-adapt, pair programming, test driven development, and constant collaboration and communication."

–How Agile Benefits the Individual

Soup.io - RSS Feed goodness ★★★★★

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:17:28 GMT

Thanks to Christopher Clay from the Soup.io team for his quick turn around on feedback about soup's rss feeds.

That better now Brad?

Rating: 5/5

"Lean’s a meta-methodology. It’s a methodology that you can apply to other met..."

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:37:51 GMT

"Lean’s a meta-methodology. It’s a methodology that you can apply to other methodologies after your step-by-step practices have become stifling. Techniques such as Value Stream Mapping, as well as principles like minimising waste and root cause analysis, can be applied to any project, no matter which methodology it started with."

–lizkeogh.com » The problem with Scrum

According to Alan Shalloway, Lean encompasses a wider software development a...

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:54:57 GMT

According to Alan Shalloway, Lean encompasses a wider software development area compared to Agile

[Reposted from agile]

Agile Disease ★★★★

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:51:35 GMT

A very critical article about agile, citing that its mostly "common sense".

Luke puts forward mostly valid points about overzealous or blind adherence to fixed processes. However, in my experience people still find it too easy to over complicate, develop in isolation, ignore quality and communication feedback loops, to meet 'targets'. Which of course on retrospection doesn't make common sense.

So I'm for any processes that try to readjust and steer projects on the right course.

Part of being agile isn't blind adherence to process its using the feedback loops to continually improve and put into place processes that make your team as fully functional as possible.

Read more on Lukes blog:

Rating: 4/5

[Reposted from agile]

Javascript libraries all a Sizzle

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:47:25 GMT

Valerio Proietti of MooTools provides counter arguments to adopting John Resig's Sizzle CSS selector engine.

http://mootools.net/blog/2008/12/04/sizzle/

"We are pleased to announce the release of Python 3.0 (final), a new producti..."

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:32:32 GMT

"We are pleased to announce the release of Python 3.0 (final), a new production-ready release, on December 3rd, 2008."

–Python 3.0 Release

Misunderstanding the Law of Demeter

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:13:42 GMT

A nice summary of the "law" that encourages your objects, like small children, not to talk to strangers

http://www.dcmanges.com/blog/37

"Core principles of Agile Web Design - Design the system not the surface ..."

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:46:45 GMT

"Core principles of Agile Web Design
- Design the system not the surface
- Design as evolutionary and user-driven
- There is no page, only pathways
- Rapid and iterative over final
- Simplicity over complexity
- Collaborative and open design"

–The Agile Web Design Manifesto

"I've seen a shift in my business over the last few years. In the beginning, p..."

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:27:11 GMT

I've seen a shift in my business over the last few years. In the beginning, people would call me to help them introduce Agile, and I would sell them a complete package that included agile planning, cross-functional teams, and agile engineering practices.

Now many people who call me already have Agile in place (they say), but they're struggling. They're having trouble meeting their iteration commitments, they're experiencing a lot of technical debt, and testing takes too long. So they hire me to help them with one of these things. When I go visit, I see a team that is nominally agile, but is suffering huge numbers of problems and is anything but the joyful, settled, smooth-running workplace I expect from an agile organization.

–The Decline and Fall of Agile 'Agile' hurts when its not really implemented, damages team cohesion and fails to deliver damaging morale..

Church Encoding in Python

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:41:13 GMT

Never heard of Church encoding before - it is extremely nerdy. The comments make it even more so..

http://jtauber.com/blog/2008/11/26/church_encoding_in_python/

Startup SnapAd's rotate their adverts to determine which is most effective fo...

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:34:36 GMT

Startup SnapAd's rotate their adverts to determine which is most effective for a campaign and then home in to get the most click throughs - clever idea.