Notes on the software craft.
A while back, I sat in on a planning meeting. Many planning meetings slide awkwardly into a sort of ad hoc technical analysis discussion, and this was no exception. With a little prompting, the team started to draw up what they wanted to build on a whiteboard. The picture spoke…A while back, I sat in on a planning meeting. Many planning meetings slide awkwardly into a sort of ad hoc technical… more »
Take a pack of cards, shuffle them well, and place them on the desk in front of you. Could you accurately tell me what the order of the cards would be, without looking? By Rosapicci Own work, CC BY SA 4.0 Now spend 2 weeks in a software development team, writing code & using…Take a pack of cards, shuffle them well, and place them on the desk in front of you. Could you accurately tell me what… more »
Shutter sync is an interesting artefact generated when we video moving objects. Take a look at this video of a Helicopter taking off: <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube nocookie.com/embed/yr3ngmRuGUc?feature=player embedded"…Shutter sync is an interesting artefact generated when we video moving objects. Take a look at this video of a… more »
In 2008 I attended GTAC in Seattle, a conference devoted to the use of automation in software testing. Since their first in London in 2006, Google have been running about one a year, in various locations around the world. This post isn't really about the conference, its about a…In 2008 I attended GTAC in Seattle, a conference devoted to the use of automation in software testing. Since their… more »