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The Continuous Integration Build Game

14 Sep 2007 4:46 P GMT-05
This entry describes a fun game agile software development teams can play to encourage best practices and discourage bad practices for continuous integration builds.

The todo Test Category

26 Jan 2007 9:33 A GMT-05
Should a failing unit test break the build? Elliotte Rusty Harold recently discussed why he doesn't think so. Ever heard of test categorization? Well, there's a new test category in town - the todo test category[...]

Break, Then Leave and Pre-Check In Checklist

16 Sep 2006 2:11 P GMT-05
My build/SCM blog series ends with a look at one of the most annoying things a member can do to his team and a checklist to follow for reducing the chances of breaking a build.

After the Build Breaks

28 Aug 2006 8:30 A GMT-05
The second part of the build/SCM blog series deals with what happens when a build breaks. This happens, hopefully infrequently, but it happens. Getting the build back on track should be one of the highest priorities...

Checklist for Finding Test Cases

4 Jun 2006 10:19 A GMT-05
Suppose I'm focused on specifying the behavior of a particular method. How do I know if I've specified everything? I'd like to share a checklist of things I think about to help accomplish this...

Coding By Intention

10 Jan 2006 12:56 P GMT-05
The technique of coding by intention (along with test-driven development) is the first step in crafting elegant software.