Re: [extremeprogramming] What has changed for you over the past 20 years?

"Eb Alson" <[email protected]> Fri, 6 Dec 2019 17:26:59 -0500
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Teaching only goes so far.

"You can only tell, if it is a request or a demand, by how I treat you, if
you don't do it." Non-Violent Communication , Marshal B. Rosenberg

You can teach all day but if you don't mandate then it's optional. The
entire team could decide post-teaching they want to do it. Maybe.

On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 4:54 PM JeffGrigg <[email protected]> wrote:

> There's a lot to be said for teaching one's employees the skills and
> knowledge you require them to have. And something to be said for hiring
> people who have these skills, or are at least open to learning them.
>
>
> And I *used to be* that good at pool -- only bank shots allowed.   ;->
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 1:11 PM James Grenning <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Mandating TDD would be like mandating that all shots in pool be bank
>> shots.  Unless someone had the skill in bank shots,  not many balks will be
>> pocketed.
>>
>> TDD and bank shots require skill to execute.  Skills take time to learn.
>>
>> Mandating test automation is a business decision, as the cost of manual
>> retest is so high. There are skills to learn here too, though maybe less
>> difficult to get started.
>>
>> James
>>
>> ...
>
>> 
>
>

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ly:Times;font-size:15px">You can teach all day but if you don&#39;t mandate=
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nt to do it. Maybe.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"l=
tr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 4:54 PM JeffGrigg &lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;=
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0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
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=3D"ltr"><div>There&#39;s a lot to be said for teaching one&#39;s employee=
s the skills and knowledge you require them to have. And something to be sa=
id for hiring people who have these skills, or are at least open to learnin=
g them.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>And I <i>used to be</i> tha=
t good at pool -- only bank shots allowed.=C2=A0 =C2=A0;-&gt;</div><div><br=
></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr"=
>On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 1:11 PM James Grenning &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:james@=
wingman-sw.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></=
div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bor=
der-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div id=3D"gmail-m_-2=
152182896189032559gmail-m_-905982978602257060edo-message"><div>Mandating TD=
D would be like mandating that all shots in pool be bank shots.=C2=A0 Unles=
s someone had the skill in bank shots,=C2=A0 not many balks will be pockete=
d.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>TDD and bank shots require skill to execu=
te.=C2=A0 Skills take time to learn.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Mandati=
ng test automation is a business decision, as the cost of manual retest is =
so high. There are skills to learn here too, though maybe less difficult to=
 get started.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>James<div id=3D"gmail-m_-21521=
82896189032559gmail-m_-905982978602257060edo-signature"></div></div><div><b=
r></div></div></blockquote><div>...</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pa=
dding-left:1ex">

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