https://ronaldbradford.com/categories/extreme-programming-xp/ Recent content in Extreme Programming (XP) on Enterprise Data Architect | Principal Data Strategist | MySQL Subject Matter Expert | Author | Speaker Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Wed, 06 Jul 2016 15:38:20 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/the-agile-software-development-lifecycle-responsibility-2016-07-06/ Wed, 06 Jul 2016 15:38:20 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/the-agile-software-development-lifecycle-responsibility-2016-07-06/ The eXtreme Programming (XP) methodology places emphasis on a number of core principles for agile software development. These include (and are not limited to) the planning game, short and frequent iterations, testing, frequent refactoring, continuous integration, ownership and standards. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/testability-2009-10-02/ Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:54:25 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/testability-2009-10-02/ If I was to provide one tip for organizations on how to implement a successful technology solution, I would state you need to ensure your product/software/system is completely testable. Independent on how you elect to test your system, the design of creating a completely testable infrastructure will enable exponential savings as your business grows. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/an-summary-introduction-to-agile-2006-10-09/ Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:40:29 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/an-summary-introduction-to-agile-2006-10-09/ Agile Development Methodology: – Most popular Implementations: Extreme Programming (XP), SCRUM, Crystal Links Manifesto for Agile Software Development http://agilemanifesto.org/ General XP Introduction http://extremeprogramming.org/ Agile Resource (Ron Jefferies) http://xprogramming.com/ Good Diagram The New Metholodgy (Martin Fowler) http://martinfowler. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/guidelines-for-managing-embedded-external-project-dependencies-2006-07-02/ Mon, 03 Jul 2006 06:18:40 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/guidelines-for-managing-embedded-external-project-dependencies-2006-07-02/ I’ve yet to find any Java project that doesn’t have dependancies on some other Open Source external libraries. I’ve yet to find a Java project that manages these external dependencies appropiately for support and integration at an enterprise level. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/what-constitutes-a-good-error-message-to-the-user-2006-06-19/ Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:45:08 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/what-constitutes-a-good-error-message-to-the-user-2006-06-19/ Today, will go down in my professional history as quite possibly the lowest I would ever think of a software developer. I’ve carefully avoided the term “fellow coder”, speaking of a IT industry sticking by fellow IT people, but not today. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/the-definition-of-a-unit-test-2006-05-07/ Mon, 08 May 2006 01:07:16 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/the-definition-of-a-unit-test-2006-05-07/ A Test is not a Unit Test if: It talks to the database It communicates across a network It touches the filesystem It can’t run the same time as any of your other unit tests You have to do special things to your environment to run it (e. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/could-not-have-said-agile-better-myself-2006-04-25/ Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:52:59 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/could-not-have-said-agile-better-myself-2006-04-25/ I’ve just attended Scott Ambler’s presentation on Agile Database Techniques: Data Doesn’t Have to be a Four-Letter Word Anymore at the MySQL Users Conference. There is so much content on the topic, it’s impossible to present so much information in a short 45 minute session. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/why-it-professionals-get-a-bad-name-2006-04-05/ Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:58:59 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/why-it-professionals-get-a-bad-name-2006-04-05/ Sometimes you just can’t find words to describe bad code, and if you are forced into maintenance it can be a mindfield. I’m presently supporting an existing deployed Web Based Java application, which I’ve had no involvement with previously, and for lack of any complements it’s absolutely terrible. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/data-modelling-2006-03-26/ Sun, 26 Mar 2006 13:15:01 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/data-modelling-2006-03-26/ I’m a data modeller. I specialise in this, and for a number of years on large projects I’ve been able to focus on this single task within the System Development Life Cycle of software development for several months at a time. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/waterfall-verses-agile-in-software-development-2006-02-06/ Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:48:01 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/waterfall-verses-agile-in-software-development-2006-02-06/ There appears to be a resurgence of Waterfall Approaches. This upcoming conference, you can find details at www.waterfall2006.com raises some good points that are worthy of review based on the comment that ‘agile is so last decade’. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/xp-january-meeting-2006-01-25/ Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:13:27 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/xp-january-meeting-2006-01-25/ The Brisbane XP Group met yesterday for a presentation by Dr Paul King of Asert on the book Sustainable Software Development : An Agile Perspective. <p> I found it a good time to get a collective opinion and review of the techniques and methods we are moving towards in Software Development. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/book-review-beyond-java-2006-01-21/ Sun, 22 Jan 2006 04:29:17 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/book-review-beyond-java-2006-01-21/ Well the title got me when I decided to purchase this book “Beyond Java – A glimpse at the Future of Programming Languages”, however perhaps it should have been titled “Why to move from Java to Ruby” as the book for a good portion is an explanation of how Ruby solves the problems that Java has and the direction Java is moving. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/unit-testing-a-database-2006-01-15/ Mon, 16 Jan 2006 02:54:49 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/unit-testing-a-database-2006-01-15/ In a recent job interview I was asked the question regarding Unit Testing/Automated Testing of a Database? An interesting question and indeed an interesting problem. I thought it was a good topic to describe what I’ve done in the past, and where I would go for a more complete testing environment given the opportunity of a entire XP project. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/database-modelling-within-an-xp-methodology-2006-01-13/ Sat, 14 Jan 2006 08:24:08 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/database-modelling-within-an-xp-methodology-2006-01-13/ In an eXtreme Programming (XP) Agile Methodology approach towards software development the absence of adequate database design, or the scant regard of it, with the assumption that a framework and persistence infrastructure will take care of that can be a disaster in a larger enterprise solution. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/book-review-part-1-better-faster-lighter-java-2006-01-11/ Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:35:39 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/book-review-part-1-better-faster-lighter-java-2006-01-11/ Well if the weight of the book has anything to do with it, it’s the lightest Java book I’ve got. Better, Faster, Lighter Java, which I got from Amazon, has been a quick read. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/the-java-spring-framework-2006-01-10/ Wed, 11 Jan 2006 05:10:20 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/the-java-spring-framework-2006-01-10/ I’ve been reading Spring in Action as part of reskilling in Spring Framework and Hibernate. The rationale of this was, I wanted a better testing capacity of my web apps, and after some review of a number of options and input from other colleagues I went down the Spring path. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/xp-group-in-brisbane-2005-12-16/ Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:59:28 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/xp-group-in-brisbane-2005-12-16/ Brisbane has another XP Group. Just found out about it. Info can be found at http://groups.google.com/group/Brisbane-XP . I’ve been involved in some part in 2 previous groups in Brisbane. I’m thinking about some ideas myself, I’ve got all the XP skills, however I’m now skilling up in Spring (a full-stack Java/J2EE application framework) and Hibernate (a powerful, ultra-high performance object/relational persistence and query service for Java). https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/junit-40-is-getting-nearer-2005-12-01/ Thu, 01 Dec 2005 14:46:42 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/junit-40-is-getting-nearer-2005-12-01/ For those Agile developers out there, JUnit requires no explaination. I’ve got CVS details and some examples in my JUnit 4.0 Tutorial.