Category Archives: humour

Giving effective feedback: How to change your Code’s behaviour

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Liz

Have you ever wanted to change the behaviour of some code that you work with? I’d like to share a few techniques with you which have helped me to change the behaviour of code I’ve worked with, with little conflict, … Continue reading →

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Estimation anti-patterns

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Liz

Dan North’s talk on “the Fallacy of Effectiveness” prompts me to put down the many estimation anti-patterns I’ve encountered. It also reminds me of his blog post on the Perils of Estimation. Here they are, in alphabetical order, because none … Continue reading →

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The pair chair

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Liz

Finally, an approach to pairing which maximises colocation. It’s guaranteed to bring people closer to my thoughts. I can’t wait for the new batch to arrive.

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If…

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Liz

If you can scan your threads when all around you Are searching for the last response they knew If you can kill the spammers with a button While others must select a different view If you can wait and not … Continue reading →

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