Hi all; Dave Henderson, a researcher at Virginia Tech, contacted me wondering whether members of Agile Halifax would be interesting in participating in his...
Hi all; It's been a little while since our last meeting. Dmitri and I have been out of town and busy/lazy, but it's about time we got together again to drink ...
Hey Folks! Just wanted to let you know that I am returning to Halifax to deliver this course. I wanted to offer everyone on this list a 10% discount until...
Hi all; Lets have another get together this week. Regular time & place (Wired Monk Coffee Shop, corner of Morris & Hollis, 7:00 pm on Thursday). For those who...
I've not met any of you guys yet, but am going to try to make it on Thursday. Anyone in the group interested in Grails/Groovy? We are starting a new project...
Hi Allan; I'd like to learn more about Grails & Groovy. BTW, you can find a picture of me at http://www.onagile.com so you know who to look for tonight at the...
I'd also be interested in learning about Grails & Groovy, but I'm also interested in what does/doesn't work for various teams, from engineering practices to...
Hi all; My latest blog post is a agile "required reading" list. Obviously the only authority behind the "required" part is my personal opinion, so don't take...
... Great list! I'd add two books, "The Pragmatic Programmer" by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas, and "The Practice of Programming" by Brian W. Kerhighan and Rob ...
Hi everybody, it is time again for our monthly meeting. Thursday, August 23rd, 7pm at the Wired Monk, corner of Morris and Hollis streets. Cheers, -Dmitri -- ...
Hi Dmitri, One of these days, I would like to call into your meeting, and share with folks what I learned at Agile 2007, unless you already have someone doing...
Hey Patrick, sounds interesting, we'll need to figure out the mechanics; video chat over skype might work. Cheers, -Dmitri ... -- http://www.appliedlogic.ca...
For those in Halifax that couldn't make it to Agile 2007, check out XP Day Manhattan. Ryan and Dima will pledge that it was life changing (especially for Ryan...
... Sorry I missed the latest meeting, I got stuck at work integrating stuff for a build. I was hoping to discuss one item at the latest meeting as it has...
Hi David, This sounds like a question that pervades all of the working environment, so I'd expect most of the good literature to be found in non-agile (and ...
Hi Dave, Sorry for the late response, I've been very busy with work in the lead up to my vacation. I agree with everything you've said here, but ultimately I'm...
Hi David, Wow - that sounds like a frustrating spot to be in. It certainly sounds like this developer is having trouble taking on larger tasks and working ...
Hey everyone, My name is Anthony Neal, I am a software developer here in the HRM, and while I'm new to Agile (just starting to look into it seriously), I am...
While most of these wouldn't be considered "bibles" of Agile, here are a few of my favourite books that relate to Agile Development in one way or another: ...
Hi Anthony, and welcome to the group. I'd recommend "Agile estimation and planning" by Mike Cohn. This book covers things like estimation, iteration planning,...
Hey everybody, This is the third week of September, and the time for our meeting. Thursday, September 20th 7pm @ Wired Monk, on the corner of Morris and Hollis...
Hello Join Lithespeed, LLC with Arlen Bankston and Sanjiv Augustine on October 10th and 11th for a Certified ScrumMaster course in Washington DC. This course...
Diaspar Software and Thoughtworks is proud to present another installment of the XP Day North America series: XP Day Manhattan taking place on October 13,...
Hi all; I was just doing some research on an idea for an essay / blog post, and came across this great article about "Agile Documentation" by Scott Ambler:...
