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I finally got around to updating / rewriting the BDD page on Wikipedia. This is either based on things Dan’s said or written, or things others (including me) have said or written and which he’s approved in my hearing as … Continue reading →

When I first started working with JBehave, I wrote a Tetris game. I had trouble finding Swing harnesses that didn’t depend on JUnit. So I wrote one. JBehave 2.0 won’t include Swing support. The harness was completely independent of JBehave … Continue reading →

How people Sometimes it’s nice to get your head down without any distractions, but beware – are you cut off from the rest of the world? No one is stopping to wait for you. Get the most important things done … Continue reading →

Someone told me that out there, somewhere, are people who believe that “Given, When, Then” is the only way to analyse a story. I don’t believe it’s true. Sometimes there are more concise ways to get the same information. For … Continue reading →

A mother was cooking a joint of meat for her family. She cut off a large slice from the side of the joint, then put both pieces into the gravy. “Why are you doing that?” her daughter asked. “It helps … Continue reading →

You know work is good when: Your smile is infectious, even on the tube. Every day you find out something new… …and pass on something to someone else. You wonder how you’re going to have fun, not when. No tunnel … Continue reading →

I’m reading the book “A Mind of Its Own”, by Cordelia Fine. I sometimes find it hard to make headway with this kind of material and put it down after the first couple of chapters, but for whatever reason this … Continue reading →

This question has kicked around a bit at Thoughtworks lately, sparked by this article: http://blogs.construx.com/blogs/stevemcc/archive/2007/11/01/technical-debt-2.aspx. I thought I’d blog what I do, since a few bits of feedback lead me to believe I might be good at it. I don’t … Continue reading →

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 →