Category Archives: Development

Posts about the actual act of developing software. Most of the time, this will be posts about actually coding, but at times, this category will include posts about the entire process of software development as well.

How development debt becomes a Hydra

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Heather

When we talk about “technical debt” it seems to convey the idea that you are creating an obligation to fix things later that will behave nicely and predictably, like an open balance on your credit card. You know what you … Continue reading →

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Naked/Ironman CRC

Posted on June 18, 2003 by Andy

Michael F. gave us a demo of what he calls “Naked CRC” or “Ironman CRC”. This is a technique that he uses to explain systems visually, using motion and spatial relationships. It’s a bit hard to explain completely textually, so … Continue reading →

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Wrap-up

Posted on June 18, 2003 by Andy

Cem prepared this list to help us discuss the outcome of this workshop. We spent this morning discussing and refining it (with John moderating, which I mention so that he can get his Toastmaster’s credit ). All of these things … Continue reading →

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Guest post from James Bach

Posted on June 18, 2003 by Andy

One of the things that I (Andy) don’t feel like I conveyed well in this blog is some of the conflict that came out in our discussions. I think my failure in this regard stemmed from two pieces — the … Continue reading →

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