Churchill on Agile

Duncan Pierce — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:36:59 +0100

I discovered this list of quotes by Winston Churchill. Churchill had a way with words, so I picked out a few quotes that seem to say something interesting about Agile development.

On feedback:

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.

Extreme Tuesday Club moves home

Duncan Pierce — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:38:33 +0000

The Extreme Tuesday Club (XTC) has moved to a new home at the Counting House, 50 Cornhill, London EC3V 3PD — another Fuller’s pub. We’ve been at the Old Bank of England for 8 years now and felt it was time to try somewhere new. For those of you at XPDay this year, this was the pub we were at on Tuesday night.

Simple Javascript inheritance that works

Duncan Pierce — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:12:16 +0100

Javascript is a prototype-based language which has some slightly unusual semantics if you are used to languages like Java and C#. Classical OO inheritance isn’t trivial in Javascript – at least not conceptually. There are many webpages out there out there offering various solutions. Many of them propose complicated and strange answers to the problem, when actually it’s pretty simple.

Agile Business Conference 2007 summary

Duncan Pierce — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:00:28 +0100

This is the second time I’ve attended the Agile Business Conference (ABC). The first time was ABC’s inaugural year of 2005. I had some misgivings about the direction ABC was taking in 2005, but based on attending this year I think some things are improving.

Register now for XPDay 2007

Duncan Pierce — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:07:43 +0100

Registration for XPDay 2007 is now open.

Strongest XPDay programme ever?

Duncan Pierce — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:24:21 +0100

The XPDay programme committtee met last week and in a very well organized (by Angela Martin) meeting we agreed what I think is the strongest programme we’ve yet seen at the conference — more sessions, more tracks, more diverse topics. Keep an eye on the website for the full programme announcement.

Last chance for XPDay fame

Duncan Pierce — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:28:00 +0100

If you’re thinking of submitting a session for XPDay, do it now! The final day for submissions is Tuesday 31st July.

Should you submit a session? We encourage you to share your ideas, knowledge and questions. Even if it’s incomplete; even if it’s bad news; even if it’s just a question, the programme committee can help you shape it into a session that will teach you as much as your audience. And if your session is accepted your place at XPDay 2007 is free.