Author Archives: Liz

How people Just when you thought you had a handle on how things worked, someone changed it again. Even coffee tastes of the ashes of your defeat. Keep smiling; it’s nothing that can’t be solved with some fava beans and … Continue reading →

A great article about Agile adoption at Farm Credit Services of America, and why the people who still don’t do Agile don’t do Agile. http://www.cio.com/article/109751 Here’s the bit I really like: The Standish Group, which famously compiles its Chaos data … Continue reading →

A new word for me, as in: “I reckon you can spend three weeks failing to fix that.” “Yeah, it’s a bit of a Heisenbug.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unusual_software_bug

How people A bon-mot from a stranger indicates that May will be full of irony. Striving for perfection will bring you into conflict with those who want it now, dammit! This month someone with dark hair will annoy you; a … Continue reading →

I find the whole Creationsim vs. Darwinism discussion very interesting. Did God create the world in a few days, or did it take billions of years? I wrote a book once. It was a fantasy story, and the world in … Continue reading →

Sometimes I say things that I shouldn’t. One of the things which I (and others) have said in the past is that BDD is just an evolution of TDD. Evolution is what happens when creatures encounter a challenge to their … Continue reading →

How people tend to learn technologies as a lifestyle. They like to find new ways, rather than spending their time on something that will be easier next week. They get a kick out of producing something that nobody’s done before. … Continue reading →

I just wanted to thank you very much for everything you’ve done so far. This is my first stint as IM. It could have been easier than it was, but you gave me space to breathe. You were prepared to … Continue reading →

And computer terminals report some gains On the values of copper and tin While American businessmen snap up Van Goghs For the price of a hospital wing. Del Amitri, “Nothing ever happens” We use eco-friendly bulbs. Our house has double-glazing … Continue reading →

Last night Dan and I presented JBehave 1.0.1 to the assembled masses of Thoughtworks UK. “Seriously though,” one spectator commented, “no one really does any of this AgileDocs stuff. Who actually reads the names of tests to find out what … Continue reading →