Stuff I Have Found Interesting Today

You're Only as Busy as You Want Yourself to Be

Jurgen's latest is a good one. It is tough for control freaks like me to grasp, but it can happen.

Pair Programming: So you don't want to do it…

My experience agrees with this completely. Changing the way you do you work is always uncomfortable, but don't let that discomfort stop you from doing a clear best practice.

Engineering or Customer Service which is more important?

A good short post with a point.

An End of an Era for the Lean Community?

Although this post is aimed at manufacturing, I see a strong parallel to software. Winning the idea battle is a good start, but just a start as legacy has power.

High Test Coverage Ratio is a good thing, Anyway!

I am often worried that people dismiss 100% test coverage as "impossible/ivory tower/a good goal". I have worked on projects where 100% test coverage was the starting point and MC/DC coverage was the goal. When you have test coverage so many things are easier, like refactoring critical sections of code. The goal is 0 defects, because once a defect gets into a release it has many negative affects.

Health Care-Becker

One of the cogent articles I have read on the issue which recommendations. I am no expert but I highly encourage everyone to be more informed.

Kanban vs Scrum

Good opening dialog with a link to a 26 page PDF (although most pages are not filled completely). The paper has an overview of Scrum & Kanban as well as good pictures to aid in the understanding. I recommend it to anyone who thinks about the process they follow to get their work done.