by Emily Bache | Nov 27, 2011 | Conference information
The Call for Papers for XP2012 is currently open, and this year we’re doing things a little differently*. I’m one of the co-chairs responsible for programme design, and also involved in reviewing session proposals. (You might be interested in my post about...
by Emily Bache | Nov 10, 2011 | Experience Report
I’ve never been to Öredev before, and it really is a very impressive conference. Gathered in Malmö right now, is over a thousand developers, with a collection of speakers representing the elite of the global software development industry. The sessions are...
by Emily Bache | Nov 9, 2011 | Coding Skills
Programmers have a vested interest in making sure the software they create does what they think it does. When I’m coding I prefer to work in the context of feedback from automated tests, that help me to keep track of what works and how far I’ve got....
by Emily Bache | Oct 14, 2011 | Review
I’m speaking next week at ScanDev on Tour in Stockholm on the subject of “Software Development Craftsmanship”, and as part of my research I read both “The Clean Coder” by Robert C. Martin and “Apprenticeship Patterns” by Dave...
by Emily Bache | Sep 21, 2011 | Coding Skills, Experience Report
This weekend I was in Stockholm to facilitate a Code Retreat, organized by Peter Lind and sponsored by Valtech. We were about 40 coders gathered in the warm autumn sunshine early on a Saturday morning at Valtech’s offices. (Do take a look at Peter’s blog...
