AgileThought at Tallahassee Code Camp #7 on October 1st 2011 Nikita Polyakov, January 1, 0001 Join me and Oleg Sych from AgileThought at Tallahassee Code Camp this weekend! Register for this FREE event online: TallyCodeCamp.org Design Language of Windows Phone & Windows "8" by Nikita Polyakov ... AgileThought at Tallahassee Code Camp #7 on October 1st 2011 0 0 0
Quo vadis .net community? Michel Grootjans, January 1, 0001 Are you passionate about your job? Do you enjoy programming? Do you think you're any good at it? One of the things that make me productive as a developer are the tools and products I use. However, these ... Quo vadis .net community? 0 0 0
The BUILD Conference Harish Ranganathan, January 1, 0001 What a week it has been! The BUILD Conference just concluded http://www.buildwindows.com... and there were tons of announcements. This is one of the reasons I am passionate about ... The BUILD Conference 0 0 5
TFS Azure–Technical Access Preview Experience! Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 I have been part of the Azure TFS Technical Access Preview (TAP) since March 2011. TFS Azure has been previewed and officially announced as TFS Service in the 2011 Build Conference, California. The Non-Disclosure ... TFS Azure–Technical Access Preview Experience! 0 0 6
Technical Talent Versus Team Dynamics Robert May, January 1, 0001 Is technical talent more important than Team Dynamic? I don’t think so. Read on and tell me if you agree. The Art of the Interview For my job, I conduct quite a few technical interviews. Rarely will I ... Technical Talent Versus Team Dynamics 0 0 4
My Two DEVLINK 2011 Talks Uploaded David Hoerster, January 1, 0001 After an incredible trip to Chattanooga, TN (my first trip to Tennessee, by the way), I finally made it back home to Pittsburgh and found some time to upload my two DEVLINK talks (slides and code). I tried ... My Two DEVLINK 2011 Talks Uploaded 0 0 1
JaxCodeCamp 2011 - AgileThought Team on-board! Nikita Polyakov, January 1, 0001 Excited to come speak at JaxCodeCamp this coming weekend, there are many amazing session and speakers! Jacksonville .NET Code Camp - http://jaxcodecamp.com What: All day geek fest focusing on code and ... JaxCodeCamp 2011 - AgileThought Team on-board! 0 0 0
Book Review: Agile Project Management with Scrum D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 I’ve learned, from conference sessions and user group meetings, that Agile is best learned in action – being part of a game or activity that explains Agile, having lively discussion with people, or (best ... Book Review: Agile Project Management with Scrum 0 0 0
Using Lean to Manage Scrum Robert May, January 1, 0001 Recently, I gave a presentation on Flow at Agile Executives. It was a fun meeting and a fun topic and lead to several realizations on my part. First, when Alistair Cockburn is in the audience, I get a ... Using Lean to Manage Scrum 0 0 1
Importance of Architecture in the Deployment Pipeline Jamie Kurtz, January 1, 0001 My Epiphany – Part 1 After reading Continuous Delivery, by Jez Humble and David Farley, I couldn’t help but think “wow! this is the key to becoming truly agile!”. I submit that may be a little overstated, ... Importance of Architecture in the Deployment Pipeline 0 0 0
First Post - Thanks GeeksWithBlogs rodelljr, January 1, 0001 I wanted to take this time to introduce myself. My name is Roger O'Dell Jr. My development training is in .NET, but my current job requires me to work with Java and Android. I have been doing mobile development ... First Post - Thanks GeeksWithBlogs 0 0 1
Getting Ready to Launch a new Blog Malcolm Anderson, January 1, 0001 It's not there yet, but in the next couple of week, we're going to be launching a new blog focused on agile development. Stay tuned. Getting Ready to Launch a new Blog 0 0 0
Telesharp: An application metadata repository that enables true a... Vishal, January 1, 0001 Tellago Studios proudly announces its newest product, a third one within a year of time : TELESHARP .NET Configuration Management has always been a nightmare for any enterprise. TeleSharp is an innovative ... Telesharp: An application metadata repository that enables true a... 0 0 0
Why Does My Team not WORK!? Robert May, January 1, 0001 You’ve all seen this team, maybe you’ve even been on this team. I certainly know that I have! What kind of team, you might ask? It’s the team that is simply dysfunctional. Many reasons can exist for a ... Why Does My Team not WORK!? 0 0 0
Russ Cam Episode #8–TechEd 2011 Edition Nikita Polyakov, January 1, 0001 I had a distinct pleasure of catching up with Russ Fustino of Toolshed fame who is the new amazing community leader for GrapeCity while I was at TechEd11 I was invited by Microsoft to help with Microsoft ... Russ Cam Episode #8–TechEd 2011 Edition 0 0 0
Inside Red Gate - Project teams simonc, January 1, 0001 Within each division in Red Gate, development effort is structured around one or more project teams; currently, each division contains 2-3 separate teams. These are self contained units responsible for ... Inside Red Gate - Project teams 0 0 1
Five Key Numbers to Gauge your Agile Engineering Efforts Manish Agrawal, January 1, 0001 Nice Presentation by Jeff Nielsen. Five Key Numbers to Gauge your Agile Engineering Efforts View more presentations from Jeff Nielsen ... Five Key Numbers to Gauge your Agile Engineering Efforts 0 0 0
Mr Dave goes to Washington Dave Noderer, January 1, 0001 This past week was an interesting experience. My first trip to Washington DC on Washington business. As part of the Association for Competitive Technology (http://www.actonline.com) I joined 27 other small ... Mr Dave goes to Washington 0 0 0
vNext for C++ developers raccoon_tim, January 1, 0001 TechEd 2011 got us talking about the next Visual Studio version called vNext. The update adds multiple small and subtle performance improvements as well as major new ALM tools. These tools focus on helping ... vNext for C++ developers 0 0 0
Microsoft Visual Studio - Vnext Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 There have been some great announcements at the Tech-ed North America 2011. The announcements have been around, Enhanced User Experience Agile Planning Tools Lightweight Requirements Stakeholder Feedback ... Microsoft Visual Studio - Vnext 0 0 0
Effective Sprint Planning Robert May, January 1, 0001 He who fails to plan, plans to fail. – unknown In many ways, one of the most dreaded tasks of every iteration is the Sprint Planning Meeting. This meeting is a very important meeting, but many, many things ... Effective Sprint Planning 0 0 4
AgileThought Review | Chicago CodeCamp | TechEd 2011 Nikita Polyakov, January 1, 0001 I’ve had great first quarter working with AgileThought in the Tampa, FL office. Are you still moving in the direction you set out on or have your plans shifted? If there is a change, are you still in the ... AgileThought Review | Chicago CodeCamp | TechEd 2011 0 0 0
Code Retreat Belgium Jeroen Bourdeaud'hui, January 1, 0001 Last saturday I participated the Code Retreat organised by Agileminds.be There were 6 code retreats at the same moment arround the world. In Belgium, UK, Spain, USA and 2 in Romania. We all had the same ... Code Retreat Belgium 0 0 1
XNA Custom Content Pipeline Extensions Sample Michael B. McLaughlin, January 1, 0001 For the longest time, the Content Pipeline was a magic transmogrification device to me. I would add content to a content project and it would get mystically turned into stuff I would load in my game with ... XNA Custom Content Pipeline Extensions Sample 0 0 0
Agile Development and Testing Breakfast Sessions in Birmingham Ma... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 My colleague Giles is speaking at a series of breakfast meetings on Using Tooling to drive Agility across the Development Lifecycle. This session is one of several during an 8:40 to 10:30 “elongated” breakfast ... Agile Development and Testing Breakfast Sessions in Birmingham Ma... 0 0 0
Windows Phone 7 Announcements Recap from MIX11 Nikita Polyakov, January 1, 0001 I am very excited to help share this news with you today! I feel as excited today as I was when Windows Phone 7 developer story was revealed at MIX10 last year. I see so many more application scenarios ... Windows Phone 7 Announcements Recap from MIX11 0 0 0
ROOTS Conference 2011 Tiago Salgado, January 1, 0001 ROOTS is a forum for presentation, debate and study of current trends within information technology, agile methods and software design. ROOTS is aimed at software developers, project managers, testers, ... ROOTS Conference 2011 0 0 0
Silverlight Cream for April 07, 2011 -- #1072 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Issue: Viktor Larsson, Kunal Chowdhury(-2-), Manas Patnaik, Joost van Schaik, Jeff Prosise(-2-), Shawn Wildermuth(-2-), Xianzhong Zhu, Nigel Sampson. Above the Fold: Silverlight: "How to design ... Silverlight Cream for April 07, 2011 -- #1072 0 0 0
Servant Leadership Robert May, January 1, 0001 Leadership Veracity consultants are an interesting group of people. We have some of the best and brightest people working to help our customers deliver great products to their customers. While there are ... Servant Leadership 0 0 1
In the DC Area? Want to learn more about Scrum and TFS? Mickey Gousset, January 1, 0001 If you are going to be in the Washington D.C. area on April 28th, and you want to learn more about both Scrum, and how to utilize Scrum with Team Foundation Server 2010, then you really need to attend ... In the DC Area? Want to learn more about Scrum and TFS? 0 0 1
Big Visible Charts Robert May, January 1, 0001 An important part of Agile is the concept of transparency and visibility. In proper functioning teams, stakeholders can look at any team at any time in the iteration or release and see how that team is ... Big Visible Charts 0 0 0
Silverlight Cream for March 15, 2011 -- #1061 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Issue: Peter Kuhn, Emil Stoychev, Viktor Larsson(-2-), Kevin Hoffman, Rudi Grobler, WindowsPhoneGeek, Jesse Liberty(-2-), and Martin Krüger. Above the Fold: Silverlight: "Image comparison using ... Silverlight Cream for March 15, 2011 -- #1061 0 0 0
Response: Agile's Second Chasm Malcolm Anderson, January 1, 0001 William Pietri over at Agile Focus has written an interesting article entitled, "Agile’s Second Chasm (and how we fell in)" in which he talks about how agile development has fallen into a common trap where ... Response: Agile's Second Chasm 0 0 0
Agile Executives Robert May, January 1, 0001 Over the years, I have experienced many different styles of software development. In the early days, most of the development was Waterfall development. In the last few years, I’ve become an advocate of ... Agile Executives 0 0 1
TellagoStudio's presenting SOA Governance on the Microsoft platfo... Vishal, January 1, 0001 Hi there, Microsoft is hosting the first edition of their annual TechReddy conference. TechReady is an internal Microsoft conference but Microsoft invited Tellago Studios to present a session about how ... TellagoStudio's presenting SOA Governance on the Microsoft platfo... 0 0 0
Using IE 9 as my primary browser Robert May, January 1, 0001 With the release of Internet Explorer 9 RC the browser looks to be in a usable state. So far, my experience has been positive. However, one area where I am having problems is when people are using the ... Using IE 9 as my primary browser 0 0 1
South Florida Code Camp 2011 - 02/12/2011 - Final Days to registe... Nikita Polyakov, January 1, 0001 South Florida Code Camp - 02/12/2011 - Final Days to register 13 tracks, 78 sessions, 65 speakers Topics include: Windows Phone 7, Silverlight, Web dev, Architecture/Agile, Sharepoint and SQL Networking ... South Florida Code Camp 2011 - 02/12/2011 - Final Days to registe... 0 0 1
Test Driven Development with vxml Malcolm Anderson, January 1, 0001 It's been 3 years since I did any coding and am starting back up with Java using netBeans and glassfish. Right off the bat I noticed two things about Java's ease of use. The java ide (netBeans) has finally ... Test Driven Development with vxml 0 0 3
Prioritizing Product Features Robert May, January 1, 0001 A very common task in Agile Environments is prioritization. Teams that are functioning well will prioritize new features, old features, the backlog, and any other source of stories for the team, and they’ll ... Prioritizing Product Features 0 0 0
The Tao of Scrum TheTechnicalDirector, January 1, 0001 It's all about Letting Go. I'm the Technical Director at an established Software-as-a-Service provider, and I've committed to, without giving away our intentions to any competitor, building a "dominant" ... The Tao of Scrum 0 0 0
Hey You, Mr. Executive, Your Team Needs You! Robert May, January 1, 0001 Your Team Needs You The introduction of Agile into a corporation has many impacts on the team, and many impacts to the executives leading those teams. In my experience, many Agile projects fail, not because ... Hey You, Mr. Executive, Your Team Needs You! 0 0 0
Prairie Dev Con 2011 – Session List Sneak Peak D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 I’m trying to find time to update the Prairie Developer Conference 2011 website, and the sessions and speaker information will be up by this weekend including the registration page. For those that are ... Prairie Dev Con 2011 – Session List Sneak Peak 0 0 0
Bruce Lee Software development. DesigningCode, January 1, 0001 "Styles tend to not only separate men - because they have their own doctrines and then the doctrine became the gospel truth that you cannot change. But if you do not have a style, if you just say: Well, ... Bruce Lee Software development. 0 0 0
My Codemash 2011 Retrospective Greg Malcolm, January 1, 0001 I just got back from Codemash yesterday, and still on an adrenaline buzz. Here's my take on this years encounter: The Awesome Nearly everybody in one place Codemash is the ultimate place to catch up with ... My Codemash 2011 Retrospective 0 0 0
Thou shalt not put code on a piedestal - Code is a tool, no more,... Ralf Westphal, January 1, 0001 “Write great code and everything else becomes easier” is what Paul Pagel believes in. That´s his version of an adage by Brian Marick he cites: “treat code as an end, not just a means.” And he concludes: ... Thou shalt not put code on a piedestal - Code is a tool, no more,... 0 0 0
New Responsibilities Robert May, January 1, 0001 With the start of the new year, I’m starting new responsibilities at Veracity. One responsibility that is staying constant is my love and evangelism of Agile. In fact, I’ll be spending more time ensuring ... New Responsibilities 0 0 0
Time Passes Robert May, January 1, 0001 It’s been half a year since my last post. My how time flies. My new years resolution is to post more frequently. After a short stint at a local company, which shall remain nameless, I’m back at Veracity. ... Time Passes 0 0 0
SQL Sharding and SQL Azure… Dave Noderer, January 1, 0001 Herve Roggero has just published a paper that outlines patterns for scaling using SQL Azure and the Blue Syntax (he and Scott Klein’s company) sharding api. You can find the paper at: http://www.bluesyntax.net/f... ... SQL Sharding and SQL Azure… 0 0 0
TFS 2008 to TFS 2010 moves and some issues Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 There have been many things going on this year around TFS. Most of them had to do with migrations (I don’t call them upgrades for the most part since it involved new hardware and such). Many were implementations ... TFS 2008 to TFS 2010 moves and some issues 0 0 0
TFS and Project Integration Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Recently there have been more and more requests on how to have TFS 2010 and Project 2010 together. Most of the requests have been around working with Agile and Scrum projects and templates. There are some ... TFS and Project Integration 0 0 0