Software Development is a Team Sport!
The intersection of agility and Visual Studio Team System...
I've moved...
My blog has a new home. You can find me at https://ridlehoover.com.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/11/2008
Ade Miller's New Blog
Our resident p&p Brit has moved his blog. You can now find Ade Miller's thoughts here:...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/26/2007
Agile 2007: Reaching New Heights - Learning to Adapt
In her opening keynote, Susan Ershler told the autobiographical story of her experiences climbing...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/17/2007
More to come!
I'm still working on my posts summarizing the Agile 2007 sessions. But, I'm also trying to ship some...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/07/2007
Tuesday @ Agile 2007
Tuesday saw the opening keynote by Susan Ershler, as well as the beginning of the vendor talks that...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/21/2007
Agile 2007: The First Thing to Build - Trust on Agile Teams
Diana Larsen is a special sort of nut. She's an organizational development and communications...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/21/2007
Monday @ Agile 2007
The conference is organized a bit differently this year. The only thing going on this morning is...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/13/2007
Agile 2007
I will be attending Agile 2007 in Washington, D.C. next week. In my capacity as Vendor Talks Chair,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/09/2007
Update: Iterative and Incremental Development
I am enjoying the copy of Visual Studio Team System: Better Software Development for Agile Teams by...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/01/2007
Definition: Iterative and Incremental Development
Agile software development methods are often described as being forms of something called iterative...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/25/2007
Windows Live Writer Wins
Well, my 30 day trial of BlogJet expired recently. I enjoyed using the product. I especially liked...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/08/2007
Spam
Due to the number of spam comments I've been receiving (and moderating) lately, I've been forced to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/23/2007
Agile Prioritization
Joel Spolsky and Dmitri Zimine mixed it up last November over whether or not to interrupt a team in...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/27/2007
BlogJet and Windows Live Writer
I’ve used both BlogJet and Windows Live Writer. I’ve yet to make up my mind which I...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/27/2007
In Memoriam
Martha C. Turner(1911-2007) My grandmother died Monday of natural causes. She was 95 years old. And,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/10/2007
Blog Tag
How nice of Peter Provost AND Ade Miller to both tag my blog. I feel special. Actually, they're...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/05/2007
Another TDD Convert
I recently stumbled upon the blog of a colleague, John Socha-Leialoha. And, in familiarizing myself...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/04/2007
Become a Certified Agile Software Specialist!
Thanks to the good folks over at Agile Certification Now, you too can join the legions of Certified...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/04/2007
Capacity vs. Velocity
My team just completed a discussion - at times a rather passionate discussion - about what work...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/03/2007
VSTS Guidance
A few years ago, patterns & practices published a book entitled Team Development with Visual...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/30/2007
Unit Testing Goes Pro!
According to Naysawn Naderi, VSTS PM for Developer Oriented Testing, "the majority of the unit...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/28/2007
Team System Roadmap
Also announced recently, for those who missed it, was our Team System Future Releases Roadmap. The...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/28/2007
Microsoft Acquires TeamPlain
In case you missed it, Microsoft announced this week the acquisition of DevBiz Business Solutions,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/28/2007
Buckshot Brainstorming
When my team is stuck, I like to break the log jam with a bit of brainstorming. I've had good luck...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/25/2007
Be Careful What You Wish For...
A few months ago, I ranted about TFS Process Templates. Now, I'm a member of the team responsible...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/24/2007
Windows Live Writer
I'm giving the new Windows Live Writer blog editor a try to see whether I like it as much as my...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/01/2006
Commitments
Like most organizations, Microsoft is keen on rewarding people who go above and beyond. Defining...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/16/2006
Agile 2006
Well, here I am at Agile 2006. So far, it’s been a good show. Here’s the list of sessions I’ve...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/26/2006
It happens every time...
<RANT> It happens every time I start a new project. Team Foundation Server makes me choose a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/19/2006
Continuous Integration
This week, I spent some time learning Team Build and configuring a build server for Continuous...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/11/2005
TFS Beta 3 Refresh
Today is the day! Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 are now available for download by MSDN...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/28/2005
Uninstall Visual Studio 2005 Beta 3 Additional Components
These are the instructions displayed at the end of the VSTS Beta 3 uninstall process: Additional...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/27/2005
Installing TFS Beta 3
I alluded to the fact that it took us a couple of tries to get the TFS Beta 3 install right in a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/27/2005
Piloting TFS Beta 3
A few weeks ago, Microsoft released the third beta of Team Foundation Server (TFS). If you are not...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/17/2005
No more war rooms...
My good friend Darrell Snow recently blogged about his dislike of the term “war room.” I couldn’t...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/07/2005
A note on personal information security...
Three weeks ago, a bag containing my corporate laptop and ID was stolen from my car in Stanley Park,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/30/2005
Agile Software Development Survey
Microsoft patterns & practices is considering guidance offerings around the topic of Agile...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/30/2005
Gandhi on Agile
Okay, Gandhi never said anything about Agile, per sé. But, he did talk about change. And, in many...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/17/2005
Soma's Take on Transparency
In my quest to acclimate myself to the MS world, I’ve been poking around a bit. Today, I found a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/17/2005
Whoa!
This piece of software just crossed my keyboard: MindManager X5 Pro. I was already familiar with...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/29/2005
Off with a bang!
The two sessions I attended today were, for me, the best of the conference. Storytest-Driven...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/29/2005
The most interesting conversations...
I ate dinner tonight with six other people from Seattle. I knew all but one of them before coming to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/28/2005
Who is responsible for testing?
If I were to ask you, “Who is responsible for quality?” you’d likely answer, “Everyone.” But, if I...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/27/2005
The Player Coach
Troy Frever of Aviarc (and a fellow member of the Seattle XP board) described his role of lead dev...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/26/2005
Mugridge on Fit
How could I pass up the opportunity to hear Rick Mugridge talk about Expressing Business Rules in...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/26/2005
Agile 2005 Keynote
I’m blown away by the turnout for this conference! They’re actually screening participants for a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/26/2005
Agile2005
I’m currently in Denver, attending Agile2005. It looks to be a fantastic conference. All the big...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/25/2005