XpdxNotesSeptMmv

Last edit November 7, 2005
Describe XpdxNotesSeptMmv That September 2005 but in a form that this wiki processor recognizes as a link.

Pizza courtesy of Patrick Brutsche, TEKsystems, 503-617-5307 [email protected] Pizza schlepping by Patrick Logan. Thanx, Pats.

This fall and otherwise in future of XPDX:
  • History of Xp
  • XP War stories
  • 2nd Tues of October is during PNSQC, crash SPIN meeting (EVO)
  • Comparing RUP (or?) to XP/Agile
  • Converting to XP
  • Scrum blending with XP (XBreed)
  • Distributed or Remote Pairing
  • Other agile (DSDM, Scrum, Crystal, ...)
  • Code "jam"
  • Environmental issues (e.g. too noisy)
  • Long term planning in addition (scrum, other versions of planning game) static analysis/ refactoring
  • Outside speakers: via Agile Alliance, TEKsystems
  • Embrace change? Have a debriefing a week after PNSQC? Or just call that our meeting and crash
  • Scaling XP
  • Unit testing
  • QA in XP
  • Unit testing web pages, UIs (Ruby on rails, WATIR)
  • Agile reqirements management
  • Dee's show
  • Ruby (Portland Ruby Brigade, http://pdxruby.org, active group meet 1st Tues of each month, 7-10 at FreeGeek)
  • Continuous Integration, esp. tools (e.g. Cruise Control)
  • Robert Martin - ObjectMentor.com
  • Identifying FauxXP
Then we put ticks by the ones we wanted to hear about, and initials the the ones we could talk about. Keep those with lots of ticks and a name.
  • History of Xp (3-Ron Jeffries)
  • XP War stories (5 - WA)
  • Converting to XP (6-WA)
  • Distributed or Remote Pairing (6-PatL's coworkers, Michelle Schleiger)
  • Other agile (DSDM, Scrum, Crystal, ...) (2-Diana)
  • Code "jam" (3-Arlo)
  • Pair Programming - Environmental issues (e.g. too noisy) (5 - Arlo, Diana)
  • Long term planning in addition (scrum, other versions of planning game) static analysis/ refactoring (6-PatL, Arlo)
  • Outside speakers: via Agile Alliance, TEKsystems (3-)
  • Embrace change? Have a debriefing a week after PNSQC? Or just call that our meeting and crash
  • Scaling XP (5-Josh Kerievsky)
  • Unit testing (5-PatL)
  • QA in XP (3-PatL, WA)
  • Unit testing web pages, UIs (Ruby on rails, WATIR) (7-Aaron Johnson)
  • Agile reqirements management (3-WA)
  • Continuous Integration, esp. tools (e.g. Cruise Control) (6-WA)

ArloBelshee: Promiscuous Pairing: slides http://www.agile2005.com/track/experience_reports

DianaLarsen www.futureworksconsulting.com 503-288-3550 says:

I'll be at the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference in Portland OR USA, Oct 10-12, 2005. They are ready to accept registrations! Sign up now for a great conference:
   http://www.pnsqc.org
   http://www.pnsqc.org/conference05/workshops.php

Other Upcoming Events: - SD Best Practices, Boston MA USA, Sept. 2005
   http://www.sdexpo.com//2005/bp/experiential.htm
- Open Workshop with Diana Larsen, Esther Derby & Ken Schwaber
   "The Secrets of  Agile Teamwork: Beyond Technical Skills"
    Dec. 6-8, 2005, Portland OR USA
    http://www.futureworksconsulting.com/events.html