James Shore

JANUARY 10, 2025

Martin Fowler wrote an article in 2003 titled Cannot Measure Productivity. Kent Beck concluded , Measure developer productivity? We use Extreme Programming as our model of how to develop software. They also love test-driven development, pairing, continuous integration, and evolutionary design. Not possible.

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James Shore

APRIL 26, 2021

Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. Test-Driven Development. Test-driven development encourages you to think about and improve your design at nearly every step.

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MagmaLabs

AUGUST 26, 2021

There are a ton of examples of how much software is around us: cooling systems, our cellphones, automatic doors, microphones, cars, traffic lights, etc. It is not something to be taken lightly, the future will be built by us developers and we sure want a good one, not one in which things from the past were easier to use. Refactor?-?Eliminate

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James Shore

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. Not just spending money—that’s comparatively easy—but making real, meaningful changes to organizational structures, systems, and behaviors.

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James Shore

AUGUST 19, 2020

So, what allows me to do this—what allows me to do this show, this software development show every week, and what allows me to write this book—is the people who hire me for training and consulting. First, business analysts would interview stakeholders and document the system requirements. In theory, anyway.).

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LeanEssays

JUNE 5, 2015

Instead, Modig and Ahlström demonstrate that lean is about flow efficiency – that is, the efficiency with which a unit of work (a flow unit) moves through the system. In my case, the dental system was focused on the efficiency of the lab’s milling machine – no doubt an expensive piece of equipment. Consider our dental experience.

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