Re: TriJUG Meeting Minutes: Agile Testing Strategies as presented by Jared Richardson

I recorded Jared's presentation from the audience, and it sounded OK.  I put
the audio up on my blog at http://fosterburgess.com/kimsal/ as an ogg file
for anyone who wants to listen who wasn't there.  The audio isn't perfect
but it's listenable, and Jared was a speaker worth hearing for those who
couldn't make it.  Anyone who wants to download it is free to do so.


On 2/21/07, Harold Meder <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> About 30 people attended this month's TriJUG meeting.
>
> We brought back our "Have a Job / Need a Job" exercise.  We had dropped
> this practice when it seemed that everyone needed a job and it seemed that
> nobody had a job.  It was depressing.  Well, it is nice to note that the
> tables have turned.  It appears that everyone has a job and there are lots
> of opportunities if you are considering switching jobs.
>
> Jared Richardson, co-author of Ship It! A Practical Guide to Successful
> Software Projects, was our speaker.  He is part of the NFJS tour and an
> independent consultant who specializes in using off-the-shelf technologies
> to solve tough problems.
>
> The title of Jared's presentation was "Agile Testing Strategies."
>
> So, who remembers the main theme of the presentation?
>
> Continuous Integration Rocks!
>
> Is it free?  No.  Without continuous maintenance, Automated Tests Rust.
>
> They need to be run often (continuously) and they need to be maintained
> such that they keep passing.
>
> A quick poll of the attendees showed that Cruise Control is the most
> popular continuous integration tool
> A new tool seems to be making some converts though.  If I remember
> correctly, it was call Pulse.  Can someone confirm this for us please.
>
> Jared also talked about how various test strategies can be used in
> designing, maintaining and preventing defects in software.
>  - Test Driven Design (TDD)
>  - Defect Driving Testing (DDT)
>  - Blitz Krieg (BK)
>
> And don't forget to Jazz It Up.  Every time you add a new test casetargeting a specific defect, throw in a few more test cases to verify the
> surrounding code.  Where there's one bug, you are likely to find others.
>
> The meeting ended with a raffle.  Jared gave away some books donated by
> the Pragmatic Bookshelf.
>
> Ship it! <http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/prj/index.html>: A
> Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects
>     Use pragmatic, agile, team practices to ship your project on time, on
> budget
>
> Rails for Java Developers<http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/fr_r4j/index.html>
>     Leverage your knowledge of Java to learn Rails quickly and easily
>
> Agile Retrospectives<http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/dlret/index.html>:
> Making Good Teams Great
>     Continually mine the experience of your team using these proven
> techniques
>
> From Java To Ruby<http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/fr_j2r/index.html>:
> Things Every Manager Should Know
>     when (or if) you should make the switch to Ruby
>
>
>
> Next Month's meeting:  Brian Sletten will be coming down from Virginia to
> speak to us about
> "Abusing Maven for Fun and Profit: (Near) Zero-Admin Deployments."
>
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>
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