the ten commandments for an Agile developer temp=moses; sowmya=temp;

write tests before code

Good unit tests are… Automatic (they check their own results) Repeatable (able to be run again and again, by multiple people) Available (they should accompany the code they test, so anybody who has that code can run them)

Automatic (they check their own results)

Repeatable (able to be run again and again, by multiple people)

Available (they should accompany the code they test, so anybody who has that code can run them)

the build is sacrosanct

always build locally hierarchy of build scripts treat build breaks seriously

always build locally

hierarchy of build scripts

treat build breaks seriously

be lazy (automate everything you can)

Software while you wait more automation  timely communication Ref: pragmatic project automation

Software while you wait

more automation  timely communication

Ref: pragmatic project automation

a feature in the build is worth two on the board

Time-to-market  Revenue Web 2.0 & perpetual beta

Time-to-market  Revenue

Web 2.0 & perpetual beta

honor change

plans change features change people change code changes (refactoring)

plans change

features change

people change

code changes (refactoring)

write self documenting code

if ( (platform.toUpperCase().indexOf("MAC") > -1) && (browser.toUpperCase().indexOf("IE") > -1) && wasInitialized() && resize > 0 ) { // do something }

if ( (platform.toUpperCase().indexOf("MAC") > -1) && (browser.toUpperCase().indexOf("IE") > -1) && wasInitialized() &&

resize > 0 ) {

// do something

}

final boolean isMacOs = platform.toUpperCase().indexOf("MAC") > -1; final boolean isIEBrowser = browser.toUpperCase().indexOf("IE") > -1; final boolean wasResized = resize > 0; if (isMacOs && isIEBrowser && wasInitialized() && wasResized) { // do something }

final boolean isMacOs = platform.toUpperCase().indexOf("MAC") > -1;

final boolean isIEBrowser = browser.toUpperCase().indexOf("IE") > -1;

final boolean wasResized = resize > 0;

if (isMacOs && isIEBrowser && wasInitialized() && wasResized) {

// do something

}

love thy neighbor’s code

3 rd party tools code snippets from the web

3 rd party tools

code snippets from the web

refactor, when you need to

int getRating() { return (moreThanFiveLateDeliveries()) ? 2 : 1; } boolean moreThanFiveLateDeliveries() { return _numberOfLateDeliveries > 5; } int getRating() { return (_numberOfLateDeliveries > 5) ? 2 : 1; }

int getRating() {

return (moreThanFiveLateDeliveries()) ? 2 : 1;

}

boolean moreThanFiveLateDeliveries() {

return _numberOfLateDeliveries > 5;

}

int getRating() {

return (_numberOfLateDeliveries > 5) ? 2 : 1;

}

communicate, mate!

Collaborate (wiki, portal) End user (!=customer)

Collaborate (wiki, portal)

End user (!=customer)

let standards show the way

Amen.