Recently, we got a new developer at NetDoktor. It's strange but exciting that I finally have a colleague to work with again, a fellow developer to bounce ideas off of, a buddy for pair programming and a sparring partner for test driven development. I'm pretty psyched. Though long overdue (we've been searching since April), the … Continue reading Would you like fries with that?
Month: August 2009
Continuous Improvement and the busyness trap
You want to be agile. You want to realize value for your customers as fast as possible. And you want to get better every time you do something. Great! But beware! You might get caught in the busyness trap. Your website is out there running for some time. You're quite happy with it, but, of … Continue reading Continuous Improvement and the busyness trap
Agile Project Management Tools Evolving: Kanban FTW
It's been a while since we were using Thoughtworks Mingle as our agile project management tool. We liked their Kanban style Card Walls View a lot. Nevertheless, we switched to PivotalTracker because of its superior support of prioritizing stories in a backlog and automated iteration planning. Unfortunately, PivotalTracker does not offer any Kanban style card … Continue reading Agile Project Management Tools Evolving: Kanban FTW
The 12 principles behind the agile manifesto adapted to web operations
Walking once again through the twelve principles behind the Agile Manifesto, I realized how tailored they are for software development projects. Yet experience has shown that agile practices are not strictly limited to development projects, but to all areas involved in bringing a software product to the users. Here is my version of the twelve … Continue reading The 12 principles behind the agile manifesto adapted to web operations
Optimizing Site Performance: Cookieless Domains
We all like eating cookies, but only so many. Some websites, though, force too many down our throat and I have to say mine was one of those guilty ones. Google's Page Speed tool (and site) gives you an incredible amount of website optimization info. Analyzing my page's performance showed that all the static content … Continue reading Optimizing Site Performance: Cookieless Domains
