Throughout the last couple of days, I did a bigger refactoring of our Ruby on Rails application. As I changed quite a few moving parts, I covered everything I did with RSpec. It's really an incredible feeling to have all your bases covered with automated tests when you finally start the manual regression test. Along … Continue reading RSpec Tips & Tricks
Month: February 2010
Agile Web Operations: What do YOU want it to be?
For nearly two years Dan and I have shared our experiences and ideas about agile development and system administration. With every post we hoped to be helpful, and maybe some of them even were... Now, as we approach 500 subscribers, we would like to ask you, our dear readers, how we could help you to … Continue reading Agile Web Operations: What do YOU want it to be?
Pragmatic Personas: Concrete Examples of Your Users
Jeff Patton's talk at agile 2009 about Pragmatic Personas is quite interesting. I've seen talks about personas way back at agile 2007 already, but, at that time, I found them quite "bulky" to use. In pragmatic personas I see more value. What is a Pragmatic Persona? Jeff defines a pragmatic persona by having a name … Continue reading Pragmatic Personas: Concrete Examples of Your Users
