Monthly Archives: March 2008

Perverse Incentives

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Liz

I proposed an Open Space session at Agile Mumbai to discuss Perverse Incentives and gaming the system in Agile projects. A perverse incentive is one which produces an effect that works against the interests of the people who proposed the … Continue reading →

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Ignorance is bliss

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Liz

I used to get angry with ignorant people, until I realised that it only made them hide their ignorance. Then I realised that I was ignorant too. Now I love ignorant people best of all. I deliberately seek them out; … Continue reading →

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Do I always write a test?

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Liz

I’ve just been reading the debate between Bob Martin and Jim Coplien on InfoQ, centred around Bob’s assertion that “nowadays it is irresponsible for a developer to ship a line of code he has not executed in a unit test.” … Continue reading →

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Four mocks? One test? No problem!

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Liz

Last year, my colleague Ben introduced us to the joys of hand-rolling mocks. This allowed us to ignore interactions we weren’t worried about, leading to cleaner tests. This year, I’m mocking again. I’ve mentioned it briefly before, but now that … Continue reading →

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Your horoscope for March

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Liz

How people God grant you the serenity to accept the things you cannot change, the courage to change the things you can and the fortune to have little need for either. Some things exist just to make your life easier. … Continue reading →

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