SPaMCAST 18: Beck, Transparency, Life Lessons - a podcast by Thomas M. Cagley Jr
from 2007-09-24T00:43
Software Process and Measurement
Show 18!
Show 18 features an interview with Kent Beck discussing
transparency. Kent Beck is the Founder
and Director of Three Rivers Institute (TRI). His career has combined the practice
of software development with reflection, innovation, and communication. His
contributions to software development include patterns for software, the
rediscovery of test-first programming, the xUnit family of developer testing
tools, and Extreme Programming. He currently divides his time between writing,
programming, and coaching. Beck is the author/co-author of Extreme Programming
Explained: Embrace Change 2nd Edition, Contributing to Eclipse, Test-Driven
Development: By Example, Planning Extreme Programming, The Smalltalk Best
Practice Patterns, and the JUnit Pocket Guide. He received his B.S. and
M.S. in Computer Science from the University
of Oregon.
The Three Rivers Institute can be found at www.threeriversinstitute.org/
The
essay in this cast is three mini-segments of a new thread titled “Life Lessons
in Measurement and Process Improvement."
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A Proposal for a Scalable Approach, Agile To Formal at the Fourth Annual
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tutorial titled “Implementing
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