Competing On The Basis Of Speed

[Charles Pegge]

Lean/Agile production techniques applied to Software development


Mary Poppendiek says if you can't make a desicion about what technology to use then try them all! and dont make irreversible decisions until the last possible moment. This lecture comes from a deep understanding of project management. Essential viewing before you commit to the New Year's resolutions



http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5105910452864283694

[Kent Sarikaya]

Thanks Charles, I finally got to watching this video. I knew it would be interesting and it sure was.

As I watched it, all I could do was think about OOP and how it addresses the issues so well.
Having a unit that works, is consistent, you can make a change to it and it won't break code down the line.
I am having a big hummmmmm moment now as I think about this.

I think it makes the argument for those of us who find the quiet attitude at PowerBASIC as not being a good model.
They named it nice "no vaporware", but that doesn't really address the issue.

I really like Eros's approach with thinBasic and he seems to get what this video is about!

[Charles Pegge]

So many interesting and valuable points are made in this video. Involving clients closely in every stage of the development process is one of them.

I also like the idea of making code testability the priority. The code itself is transient, and will almost certainly get rewritten several times, as the project evolves. But a regime of frequent automated testing catches errors very rapidly - they don't get buried in the code so it makes them easy to trace.

Rewriting code is encouraged. Adding new features will often necessitate a rewrite to maintain clarity and efficiency. Just as specifications evolve during the course of a project, you can't expect to write code that is future-proof.