An introduction to the features of the Hobo extensions to Ruby on Rails, focusing on rapid development. Hobo is a collection of open-source gems/plugins for Ruby on Rails that help you build anything from throwaway prototypes and internal utilities to meticulously crafted full-blown web apps. The goal: write less code. …
Ian Culling hosted an open space session on Technical & Functional Debt at the AgilePalooza in Boston. This is his video debrief of the session.
A task board is a familiar sign in companies practicing Agile. This presentation will show how visual communication of information can be used in a number of different ways by all departments to create an open, information rich environment. Such low cost, asynchronous distribution of information transforms organizational culture by …
Learn about some of the new features with a preview of C# 4.0 from the inventor of the language; Anders Hejlsberg and his co-author, Scott Wiltamuth.
Starting Scrum in one team is not always easy, you have to teach and involve the whole team to adopt new principles and a new way of working and communicating. Starting Scrum for 20+ teams in 4 countries is really not simple and involves some strategies that are not explained …
The :include and :joins options for the find method can be a little confusing because they are so similar. In this episode I show specifically when to use which option. http://railscasts.com/episodes/181-include-vs-joins