Author Archives: Liz

There are at least three good reasons why we’re using Lotus Notes, so mostly this post is just here to make me feel better. Thank you for sharing my pain; please comment with any solutions you’ve found for this problem. … Continue reading →

Finally back at my own home. Highlights were: Kathy Sierra turning up unexpectedly, and her “Creating Passionate Users” keynote Martin Fowler turning into a werewolf at the panel reflecting on No Silver Bullet” (this is our Chief Scientist… did I … Continue reading →

You can be fast, or have control, but must sacrifice one for the other. How much of each you can have depends on your platforms. (*Actual music was the Locomotion. No self-respecting goth would be seen dead dancing to the … Continue reading →

I finally got around to putting a simple version of the Game of Life kata on the web. This is the exercise which we’ll be using to teach BDD at Oopsla. If you’ve never heard of the Game of Life … Continue reading →

Quite often on my current project, I hear conversations like, “That was estimated at three days, and it’s taken five. Why do you think that was?” This is never asked with any sense of blame; rather, it’s a learning experience. … Continue reading →

Dan and I will be running a joint tutorial on BDD at Oopsla. Participants will get the chance to create executable stories and scenarios from predefined story cards and follow their implementation through to a unit level understand the role … Continue reading →

How people August’s workload looks easy. This isn’t a good sign. Either you haven’t got enough work scheduled to keep people happy, or reality is about to make its presence felt. On the bright side, a new coffee shop has … Continue reading →

Next time you hear someone compare software engineering to building a house, point them at this: http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/snefrubentp.htm “The Bent Pyramid, though largely intact, owes its preservation to the builder’s realization of their errors soon enough to make changes to their … Continue reading →