Episodes

  • #43-The Four Quadrants of Requirements
    Jan 27 2025

    This episode will introduce a useful framework for organizing requirements as the are identified. Such organization can be very helpful in collaboration and validation throughout an agile process.

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    5 mins
  • #42-The Agile Use of Inheritance
    Jan 20 2025

    Various technologies provide us with the concept of "inheritance". What should this used for, ideally, in an agile development environment? This episode addresses this question in a way that should be interesting to non-technical people as well as developers and testers.

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    4 mins
  • #41-Agile Architecture-SOA AND SAAS
    Jan 13 2025

    The way we create business automation in the modern environment has been influenced by the strength of various innovations that have preceded us. This week I'll introduce this idea, and then over the next few episodes will examine some of the implications and opportunities.

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    3 mins
  • #40-Writing Specifications as Tests
    Jan 6 2025

    Last week I pointed out that Test-Driven Development, even though it is named as it is, is not a testing activity but rather the creation of an executable specification. So how does this change how they are written? That's the subject of this episode.

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    4 mins
  • #39-Do I Really Have to Test Everything? Third (and Final) Answer
    Dec 9 2024

    This week I wrap up my answer to the question of three weeks ago and is so going point out, perhaps, the most important aspect of TDD, and how to make sure it delivers all the value it is capable of.

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    5 mins
  • #38-Do I Really Have to Test Everything? Second Answer
    Dec 2 2024

    Part two of my answer to the question posted two weeks ago. There is one more to come, next week. It may be the most crucial of these answers.

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    3 mins
  • #37-Do I Really Have to Test Everything? First Answer
    Nov 25 2024

    This is my first answer to the question posed last week. There will be two more in future weeks.

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    3 mins
  • #36-Do I Really Have to Test Everything? Introduction
    Nov 18 2024

    Teaching Test-Driven Development, either in the unit testing form for developers or the acceptance testing that anyone can learn and do, this questions almost always arises at some point. It's actually an excellent question and can yield a lot of value in answering it. This episode will explain why.

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    3 mins