Talk on software development and philosophy, given at Agile 2009 in Chicago. (This is an updated version of a talk I gave at RubyConf 2008 in Orlando.)
ICT role in 21st century education and its challenges
Aristotle and the Art of Software Development (Agile 2009)
1. Aristotle and the art
of software development
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2. Or: what does Athens have to
do with Silicon Valley?
Jonathan Dahl
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3. Athens Silicon Valley
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38. Categorical Imperative
Act only according to that maxim by
which you can at the same time will that
it should become a universal law
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55. XP Rules
1.User stories are written. 16.The customer is always available.
2.Release planning creates the schedule. 17.Code must be written to agreed standards.
3.Make frequent small releases. 18.Code the unit test first.
4.The Project Velocity is measured. 19.All production code is pair programmed.
5.The project is divided into iterations. 20.Only one pair integrates code at a time.
6.Iteration planning starts each iteration. 21.Integrate often.
7.Move people around. 22.Use collective code ownership.
8.A stand-up meeting starts each day. 23.Leave optimization till last.
9.Fix XP when it breaks. 24.No overtime.
10.Simplicity. 25.All code must have unit tests.
11.Choose a system metaphor. 26.All code must pass all unit tests before it can
12.Use CRC cards for design sessions. be released.
13.Create spike solutions to reduce risk. 27.When a bug is found tests are created.
14.No functionality is added early. 28.Acceptance tests are run often and the
15.Refactor whenever and wherever score is published.
possible.
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64. John Stuart Mill
Opposed slavery
Favored women’s suffrage
Free markets
(...with proper regulation)
Animal rights
Environmentalism
Friday, September 18, 2009
65. John Stuart Mill
Opposed slavery
Favored women’s suffrage
Free markets
(...with proper regulation)
Animal rights
Environmentalism
...way before these things were cool
Friday, September 18, 2009