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Creationism vs. Darwinism – how old is the world, anyway?

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

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Why Behaviour Driven Development is not an evolution of Test Driven Development

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

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The Software Zodiac: How, Why, Who and When

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

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Dear Team Orange

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

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A slice of Earth pie

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

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Why is it so hard to write good tests?

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

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How to get more women into IT – or not

I don’t know. Seriously, I don’t. I’ve never encountered any big barriers which have stopped me wanting to be in IT, nor have I met with any problems being involved with JBehave. I hear rumours that the Open Source world … Continue reading

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Don’t look down!

Do you find that your pair prefers to drive, even though he’s happy to navigate with others? Do you wish that you could concentrate on the words on the screen, instead of the disjointed letters under your hands? Do your … Continue reading

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A Few Good Managers

http://blog.versionone.net/blog/2007/03/a_few_good_mana.html Once in a blue moon comes a piece of writing so funny that we stick it on our fridge.

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JBehave Story Framework documents are up

Customers: do you wish you had a better idea of what your expensive app was doing? BAs: do you wish the Devs spoke your language? QAs: do you want to write executable acceptance tests in English? Would you like to … Continue reading

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