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An Agile Approach to Estimating and Planning By Mike Cohn Aug 20, 2009 With the four value statements of the Agile Manifesto in mind, Mike Cohn considers what it means to have an agile approach to a project, as well as what it means to have an agile approach to estimating and planning.

Master of Scrum: An Interview with Mike Cohn By Matthew Heusser, Mike Cohn Aug 19, 2009 Mike Cohn reveals his experiences with Scrum transitions, the challenges of estimating software project duration and scope, Agile project management, and planning in collaborative environments - all while standing on one foot. Or, at least, he tries.

The Purpose of Agile Planning By Mike Cohn Aug 19, 2009 If estimating and planning are difficult, and if it’s impossible to get an accurate estimate until so late in a project, why do it at all?

Agile Project Management: Adapting over Conforming By Jim Highsmith Aug 17, 2009 Jim Highsmith explains that developing great products requires exploration, not tracking against a plan. Have the courage to explore into the unknown and the humility to recognize mistakes and adapt to the situation. That's Agile Project Management.

Interview with Jim Highsmith By Israel Gat, Jim Highsmith Aug 17, 2009 Israel Gat talks with Jim Highsmith, author of Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products, Second Edition, about why he wrote a new edition of the book, approaches to Agile development, Agile adoption, risk-mitigation strategies, and more.

Software [In]security: Moving U.S. Cybersecurity Beyond Cyberplatitudes By Gary McGraw Jul 16, 2009 Gary McGraw discusses how the current U.S. administration needs to make some important progress on cybersecurity rather than simply offering more platitudes.

Software [In]security: Measuring Software Security By Gary McGraw, Jim Routh Jun 18, 2009 Gary McGraw and Jim Routh describe the value positioning of a successful software security initiative instituted at a large financial services firm.

Software [In]security: Software Security Comes of Age By Gary McGraw Apr 16, 2009 Gary McGraw details the continued growth of the software security industry, even in the face of worldwide recession.

Characteristics of Event-Driven Architecture By Angela Yochem, Frank Martinez, Les Phillips, Hugh Taylor Mar 2, 2009 How should the components work together to realize the desired functionality of an Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)?

Robert C. Martin's Clean Code Tip of the Week #6: Avoid Poorly Written Comments By Robert C. Martin Feb 27, 2009 We join "The Craftsman," Robert C. Martin's series on an interstellar spacecraft where programmers hone their coding skills. In this sixth tip in the series, the crewmen try to interpret a poorly worded comment.

Robert C. Martin's Clean Code Tip of the Week #5: Avoid Redundant Comments By Robert C. Martin Feb 18, 2009 In this fifth tip in the series, the programmers discuss redundant comments, which describes something that adequately describes itself.

Robert C. Martin's Clean Code Tip of the Week #4: Avoid Obsolete Comments By Robert C. Martin Feb 11, 2009 A comment that has gotten old, irrelevant, and incorrect is obsolete. Obsolete comments tend to migrate away from the code they once described and become floating islands of irrelevance and misdirection.

Robert C. Martin's Clean Code Tip of the Week #3: Avoid Inappropriate Information By Robert C. Martin Jan 28, 2009 In this third tip of the series, programmers discuss how to avoid inappropriate information.

Robert C. Martin's Clean Code Tip of the Week #2: The Inverse Scope Law of Function Names By Robert C. Martin Jan 21, 2009 The longer the scope of a function, the shorter its name should be.

What Is Agile Testing, Anyway? By Janet Gregory, Lisa Crispin Jan 19, 2009 In this chapter, the authors explain their view of agile, which reflects the Agile Manifesto and general principles and values shared by different agile methods.

Software [In]security: Top 11 Reasons Why Top 10 (or Top 25) Lists Don’t Work By Gary McGraw Jan 13, 2009 Gary McGraw explains why there’s more to software security than watching the bug parade march by.

Robert C. Martin’s Clean Code Tip of the Week #1: An Accidental Doppelgänger in Ruby By Robert C. Martin Jan 7, 2009 Robert C. Martin investigates an interesting dilemma: if the implementation of two functions is identical, yet their intent is completely different, is it still duplicate code?

Software [In]security: Software Security Top 10 Surprises By Gary McGraw, Brian Chess, Sammy Migues Dec 15, 2008 In the course of analyzing real-world data from top software security firms, Gary McGraw, Brian Chess, and Sammy Migues unearthed some surprises.

Software [In]security: A Software Security Framework: Working Towards a Realistic Maturity Model By Gary McGraw, Brian Chess Oct 15, 2008 Gary McGraw and Brian Chess introduce a software security framework (SSF) to help understand and plan a software security initiative.

What Is Clean Code? By Robert C. Martin Aug 19, 2008 Robert C. Martin introduces his book, Clean Code, and polls experienced programmers -- including Bjarne Stroustrup, Grady Booch, Dave Thomas, and Ward Cunningham -- on what their definition of "Clean Code" is.

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