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Some Random Thoughts on Adopting an Agile SDLC
13 February 08 11:50 AM | cjlotz | 2 comment(s)

I'm currently part of a team that needs to re-define our company's SDLC methodology. I'm all for using a more agile SDLC ( Scrum , Open UP etc.) as the current SDLC methodology is based on a Waterfall model of software development. In the past 2 years, a few projects have attempted to use a more Agile SDLC , but they either failed miserably in their attempt or only succeeded in implementing some of the technical aspects of agile development like Continuous Integration (CI) and Test Driven...

Filed under: SDLC, Agile

Izindaba #18
16 November 07 05:06 AM | cjlotz | with no comments

Time for another weekly round-up of developer news that focuses on .NET, agile and general development content. (Izindaba = Zulu for News). .NET ASP.NET MVC Framework (Part 1) - Scott Guthrie builds an e-commerce store application to illustrate how to use the cool new ASP.NET MVC Framework So Many Tools - So Little Time! - Jesse Liberty tries to summarize when to use what tools for doing Silverlight 1.0 and 1.1 development. Code Metrics as Check-in Policy - The Code Analysis Team shows how to prevent...

Filed under: SDLC, TDD, DeveloperTools, Agile, Object-Orientation, Silverlight, Orm, ASPNet, CLR, Architecture, SQL, DynamicCodeAnalysis, Misc

Izindaba #16 Reloaded
01 November 07 09:42 PM | cjlotz | with no comments

Time for another weekly round-up of developer news that focuses on .NET, agile and general development content. As Windows Live Writer has kindly overwritten Izindaba #15 with the new Izindaba #16, I am re-posting the Izindaba #16 content. .NET Optimizing the Silverlight Install Experience - Scott Guthrie shows how to include the Silverlight install directly from your own site. Use the ASP.NET MVC Framework to Write Web Apps without Viewstate or Postbacks - Article by Jeffrey Palermo (code samples...

Filed under: SDLC, DeveloperTools, Agile, Object-Orientation, Silverlight, ASPNet, CLR, SOA, Javascript, Coding, Mono

Agile development in SA?
01 October 06 01:36 PM | cjlotz | 3 comment(s)

We went through another round of interviews the past 2-3 weeks to find one or two additional resources for our development team. As we are keen followers of agile development practices like test-driven development, continuous integration etc. one of the key skills that we look for in candidates is some experience with these development techniques. I am sad to say that very few people that we interviewed had any prior experience with even only writing simple tests using NUnit. The standard answer...

Filed under: SDLC, ContinuousIntegration, TDD, Agile