On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Nina Niskanen <nina.niskanen@...> ... I've seen little evidence of this relationship. In terms of interests in the IT...
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Nina Niskanen <nina.niskanen@...> ... The trouble with this example is that it isn't how most RE/DevTeam teams work. Most...
... That's exactly what happened on some of the teams. The RE team provided high-level requirements that somewhat mapped a whole picture and then came back...
I found his style somewhat amusing, even though his take on XP was, at times, misguided if not inaccurate. It's hard to tell with such heavy sarcasm... On...
... Maybe. Depends on the context. I'm working with a client just now who has a lot of personal issues. He's under pressure of various kinds, some work-related...
... [snip] ... punch to the ... physical ... I wonder if people actually "forget" about the physical stuff, or if they're thinking about concepts like...
Can anybody give me information or document related to How to use X-Planner? Give me some flow diagram to understand this tool. With best Regards, Mukesh ...
... <nina.niskanen@...> wrote: [snip] ... I wonder if it's that there are a lot of martial artists in IT, or if it's that there are a lot of *people* in IT....
Hello, davenicolette. On Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at 4:35:06 PM, ... Yes. My understanding is that, as described in the article, the aikido philosophy would...
... Concepts similar to those were taught at the dojo's I've attended. My point, however, is that those concepts can be taught independent of a martial art. ...
Hello, Chris. On Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at 5:24:53 PM, you ... Well, I'm no aikido expert either but my reading says that harm is not the objective. I do...
... Hmmm... Well, it's a pretty shallow site, apparently run by a two man crew. The first things I see don't set a good tone for a trust-filled enabling...
(All of the following are /my best guess/ right off the top of my head, with no special knowledge of their product!) ... Percentage of the source code that...
... Do LOTS of refactoring. Rename methods. Reorder parameters. These are changes that can be done quickly, with minimal effort, forcing source code changes...
I have a set of Powerpoint training slides I produced for a couple of clients which have a step by step screen shot guide Email me directly as its close to 7MB...
Hi Kent, Thanks for an interesting paper. Do you think development tools need to use more senses in the future, through sounds, vibrations, flashes and such? A...
... I do agree that very quick context switches are important. Tools that integrate seamlessly with each other would facilitate this. There is another key...
... You've misinterpreted. There's no such fascination. In fact, I'm looking at the MA analogy from all angles, it's zen-like side, which many people equate to...
Another small point: I wasn't asking about martial arts and *transition* to agile methods. I was asking about martial arts and the ordinary practice of agile...
Hi Robert, I think it's a meaningful analogy. Take the "pain avoidance" thing Marty wrote about. Isn't it normal to want to avoid pain? I think so. Pain is...
I thought this was the best answer offered, but I didn't find it very satisfying. I am willing to agree that it was better to talk than to fight, but the man...
Interesting followup, and I think it aligns with Nina's suggestion that at least talking to the man was a start. But neither the subway story nor your story...
Hello, Robert. On Thursday, July 3, 2008, at 10:59:49 AM, you ... First of all, the story was about the author, not about the drunk or the old man. It was a...
... The connection I see is that both look for a different means to resolve conflicts of desire other than brute force. Martial arts as they are usually...
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