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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.

"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

The new user story backlog is a map

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:53:35 GMT

Arranging user stories in the order you'll build them doesn't help me explain to others what the system does. Try handing your user story backlog to your stakeholders or users when they ask you the question "what does the system you're building do?" For my money, trying to understand the system - the whole system - is the difficult part of software development. One of the most common complaints I hear from Agile teams is that they lose the big picture - that is if they ever had it in the first place.

[Reposted from agile]

"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

Getting Real About Agile Design

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:45:31 GMT

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/gettingrealaboutagiledesign

"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..

Amund Tveit's Blog: Tools for Accelerating Python

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:36:59 GMT

Tools for Accelerating Python

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..

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.

Pylot | Open Source Web Performance Tool

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:40:46 GMT

Pylot is a free open source tool for testing performance and scalability of web services. It runs HTTP load tests, which are useful for capacity planning, benchmarking, analysis, and system tuning.

Articles tagged Python

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:16:52 GMT

http://wordaligned.org/tag/python

"If you understand those points you get Scrum. Seriously, don’t try to make mo..."

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:12:53 GMT

If you understand those points you get Scrum. Seriously, don’t try to make more out of it. –Overcoming Scrum prejudices

http://biblio.gdinwiddie.com/biblio/StudiesOfAgileEffectiveness

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:12:02 GMT

Case studies that show the effectiveness (or not) of Agile Software Development.

I do blame "Agile"

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:49:12 GMT

Agile is such a meaningless phrase, its a conglomerate of contrasting methodologies.

In fact its a harmful phrase - I wonder how many developers get hit with the "but we are agile" stick when all process is dropped for a snatch solution (hack) to a problem.

That's right: blame Agile

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:48:50 GMT

Nothing's changed, agile or not. The majority of the industry still doesn't value the basic, fundamental skills it takes to write software of acceptable quality. It didn't before and it still doesn't now. Instead it's obsessed with solving the problem by bringing in the right highly paid manager with the right powerpoint presented methodology. Until the industry gets that ain't the way it will drag every shining beacon of light (agile, Ruby whatever) down into Hades with it.

[Reposted from agile]

engine

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:12:05 GMT

engine is a collection of tools for processing a queue. It provides an API to defer a callable and run it later. engine also provides process helpers to set up a safe environment for clearing different kind of queues.

pyspec

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:01:53 GMT

PySpec is a Behavior Driven Development Framework for Python

python-module-for-puppet

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:48:04 GMT

a shareable Puppet module for Python

A Django Management Command for Amazon S3

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:07:05 GMT

The command I submitted is ./manage.py sync_media_s3 and it copies all the files and directory structure found in your Django project's MEDIA_ROOT, as defined in the settings.py file, up to the Amazon Simple Storage Service, or simply, Amazon S3. Many people are now using Amazon S3 as a Content Delivery Network (CDN) for their websites

Waxeye Parser Generator

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:56:09 GMT

Waxeye makes language development easy and fun. With Waxeye, you can rapidly explore ideas for the syntax of your language.

Introduction to Parallel Computing

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:55:50 GMT

the basics of parallel computing

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:53:31 GMT

Twelve (12) emerging best practice for adding user experience work to agile software development

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:28:42 GMT

http://agileproductdesign.com/blog/emerging_best_agile_ux_practice.html

Sometimes a tool isn't just a tool

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:48:12 GMT

Sometimes a tool isn't just a tool
A rebuff to Dan Croaks post on the State of Ruby Testing and especially this quote:

There's a simple fact that no one seems to be talking about: all of these testing tools are solutions to non-existant problems.

giternal "non-sucky git externals"

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:42:07 GMT

Giternal provides dead-simple management of external git dependencies. It only stores a small bit of metadata, letting you actively develop in any of the repos. Come deploy time, you can easily freeze freeze all the dependencies to particular versions

"Submodules allow foreign repositories to be embedded within a dedicated subd..."

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:39:44 GMT

Submodules allow foreign repositories to be embedded within a dedicated subdirectory of the source tree, always pointed at a particular commit. –git-submodule

10 Principles of Agile Project Time Management

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:08:40 GMT

Use a Definition of "Done"
Use Timeboxes to Manage Work
Don't Add Slack to Task Estimates
Defer Decisions
Reduce Cycle Time
Keep the Pipeline Short and Thin
Keep the Discipline
Limit Task Switching
Prevent Sustained Overtime
Separate Urgency from Importance

Buildix

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:05:28 GMT

Buildix will quickly and easily provide you with a complete and active Agile Ecosystem.

Continuous Integration, Source Control, Wikis and Bug-Trackers are all cornerstones of a well-run Agile development project.

You can rapidly deploy your new infrastructure: either run Buildix from a LiveCD, or install it on an existing Ubuntu system.

PolyPage

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:28:27 GMT

Polypage was designed to ease the process of showing multiple page states in html mock-ups. By adding simply adding class names to a document you can imply state and conditional view logic.

Update your django git branches.

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:14:09 GMT

This is the (revamped) bash script I use to keep my git branches up-to-date with SVN to make my life a lot easier, just save it in a text file and read the instructions at the top!

Agile Development Outside-In

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:38:18 GMT

An on-line book (in progress) by Jeff Patton: "What you need to know to deliver useful, usable, and valuable software in an Agile environment".

[Reposted from agile]

Know Your Users

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:18:01 GMT

In agile software development, we utilize user stories to convey our requirements. All too often, these contain generic user types. Instead of generic user types in your user stories, consider creating and using personas to really connect with your customers.

[Reposted from agile]

Scrum-ban

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:10:01 GMT

Corey Ladas describes how they evolved their Scrum practices by adopting the lean practice of Kanban.

World's Best Product Owner

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:27:52 GMT

Evil Genius Steve Jobs

"As a guide for people writing User Stories, they can follow this basic constr..."

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:40:27 GMT

As a guide for people writing User Stories, they can follow this basic construct: As a [user role], I want to [goal], so I can [reason]. –Writing Good User Stories

"Agile practices build a technical and organizational infrastructure to facili..."

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:37:33 GMT

Agile practices build a technical and organizational infrastructure to facilitate getting and acting on feedback. If you aren’t going to adapt to feedback, then this infrastracture is waste that will only slow you down. –Ruminations

Kerika

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:36:24 GMT

Kerika lets you share your ideas, documents and projects with friends and colleagues around the world using Graphical Wikis: a unique approach to team collaboration that makes it easy for everyone to understand what your project is all about.

"There ain’t no rules around here. We’re trying to accomplish something. "

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:14:20 GMT

There ain’t no rules around here. We’re trying to accomplish something. –Thomas Edison

Scrumy

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:04:35 GMT

Wizzy and simple scrum board