Monthly Archives: February 2012

BDD Tutorial Slides are up

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Liz

I’ve been meaning to do this for a while. I have released my BDD Tutorial slides on SlideShare. There are notes underneath each slide which are a cut-down version of the kind of things I talk about. I’ve even left … Continue reading →

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It’s about the examples you can’t find, not the ones you can

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Liz

A long time ago, I was toying with the idea of starting my test methods with “will”, instead of “should”. Dan explained to me, “If you start with the word ‘will’, you’re already making the assumption that you understand what … Continue reading →

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CALMalpha – the second request

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Liz

CALMalpha was meant to be a mash-up between the Lean, Agile and Cynefin / Complexity Theory practitioners. The outcome of the unconference wasn’t really stated. When you understand that a complex domain is one in which the cause of an … Continue reading →

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CALMalpha – the first request

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Liz

I came away from CALMalpha with a profound sense of depression. Our industry is in an awful state. A really awful state. It took me a day and a half to recognize one of the problems. There’s a prevailing sentiment … Continue reading →

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