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At its core, Agile software development is still about developing software, which is just as much about technical practices as it is about people. Our technology resources explore development practices, craft, testing, and DevOps.

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Strawberry Jam with Tasty Lumps

The processes that have grown up around “Agile” are all capable of being spread too thin, of being understood so poorly that they deliver only mediocre results at best. They can’t provide the joy in the work that the Agile Manifes…

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Security – Past, Present, Future

In our May 2021 event celebrating 20 years of Agile technical practices, we rediscovered some forgotten facts from the early days of Agile. We were reminded that security professionals have been part of the Agile community since t…

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Microservices Will Save Your Life and Other Lies

The software development industry is often the home of grandiose claims, that framework X will change how we all write software, that process Y will solve all of our software development woes, that technology Z will change the wor…

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The Future of Software Engineering: Where will Machine Learning, Agile, and Virtualization Take us Next?

Software engineering has embraced many innovations over the past fifty years: structured programming, OO design, agile approaches, and now machine learning. Programming paradigms, tools, and systems have evolved in complexity and …

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Accessible Developer Experience

Conway’s Law states an organization will design systems that reflect that organization’s communication structure. In other words, how we make a product manifests in the product itself. Is it any surprise that overall our industry …

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eXtreme Testing (XT) Practices: Bug-a-Thons, Bug Bashes, Ensemble Testing, and More

QA Organizations have several challenges such as Prevent Bugs, Automate Tests, Increase Test Coverage, Remediate Technical Debt, Reduce Waste, and Produce Clean Code. Quality must not be afterthought; QA professionals should not b…

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A New Age of XP

In this event, we turn towards the future of XP and Agile technical practices in a panel with some expert practitioners who are moving the industry forward in a variety of ways. What elements should XP change to adapt to the rapid…

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Top Ten Tips for Making Remote Work Actually Work Right Now

Shakespeare knew what he was talking about when he wrote, "Some are born great remote workers, some achieve great remote work, and some have great remote work thrust upon them." Ok, maybe that's not exactly what he wrote. Wheth…

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MLOps: Reducing Frictions Through the AI Value Stream

Agile organizations have been successful in improving collaboration and reducing waste in software development. They have also learned to automate and streamline their software delivery process. But a lot of teams are still strugg…

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Legacy Systems and CI/CD: A simple How-To

When people hear “VAX assembly,” they immediately assume an application deployed once every year or two and developed using waterfall and a collection of antiquated technology practices. In this case, those are some very incorrect…

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How to Navigate a Code Freeze

’Tis (almost) the season...for code freezes and hot fixes! During the winter holidays and shopping season, many companies institute a code freeze — halting all production deployments. Although the efficacy of code freezes is hotly…

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Starting and Sustaining Your Technical Career in a Pandemic

As a result of the pandemic, many technologists are unexpectedly job searching. The process of seeking a new role can be unsettling and anxiety-inducing. The recruiting process is often opaque to job seekers. How can you get no…

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Technology-Related Resources

Strawberry Jam with Tasty Lumps

Security – Past, Present, Future

Microservices Will Save Your Life and Other Lies

The Future of Software Engineering: Where will Machine Learning, Agile, and Virtualization Take us Next?

Accessible Developer Experience

eXtreme Testing (XT) Practices: Bug-a-Thons, Bug Bashes, Ensemble Testing, and More

A New Age of XP

Top Ten Tips for Making Remote Work Actually Work Right Now

MLOps: Reducing Frictions Through the AI Value Stream

Legacy Systems and CI/CD: A simple How-To

How to Navigate a Code Freeze

Starting and Sustaining Your Technical Career in a Pandemic

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