Software as a Service
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The document discusses principles and practices related to software development, particularly emphasizing the importance of testing, communication, and craftsmanship. It highlights how testing first can enhance code quality and facilitate collaboration, while also addressing the challenges faced in the software development process. Additionally, it reflects on personal experiences of craftsmanship and the consequences of poor practices in project delivery.
Software as a Service
- 1. Software as a ServiceManifestation of a Manifesto
- 5. Tools Help Deliver PracticesVCSUnit Testing FrameworksAcceptance Testing FrameworksBuild ToolsLanguagesIDEs…
- 7. CraftsmanshipUnderstanding the challenges in writing software, and finding the most effective ways to mitigate or eliminate them.
- 8. Values & TDDSimplicityTests enable you to refactor your code relentlessly.Testing first makes you focus only on what is needed.CommunicationTests provide objective documentation on current system behavior.FeedbackTests tell you when you break something.CourageTests setup a framework for you to fail safely.Testing first puts you on solid ground when working out business value with the customer.RespectTests show respect to your organization by treating the code as the asset that it is.
- 9. Personal Examples of Craftsmanship (and lack of…)ContextBig project, big budget, small companyDone WellIterative delivery approach proved successful for organizational changeDone PoorlyIntegrating the SAP team
- 10. isCraftsmanshipWriting unit tests under pressureCleaning up when you are “done”Using acceptance tests to help new developers understand the objectives
- 11. !isCraftsmanshipMeeting the “estimate” by all meansNot offering solutions to suboptimal designsConvincing yourself or others that a workaround is “OK, for now”Hiring a developer for one month to “get back on track”
- 12. Future TopicsWhat is the path to craftsmanship by studying just the practices?How do you stand up to the man?