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The cowboy test

We all know about the Joel test but what's the reverse, I give you the cowboy test.

  • You like beans and moonshine (often mixed)
  • No source control.
  • No code design (that meets any notation) of any kind
  • No automated tests of any kind
  • No automated release mangement of any kind
  • No spec/stories/requirements of any kind

Anything I missed?

Posted: Jun 25 2007, 10:15 PM by andrewstopford | with 6 comment(s)
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hammett said:

And you often drive your motorcycle without a helmet.

# June 25, 2007 7:14 PM

Hans said:

- developing on the production server, especially heavy database queries

# June 26, 2007 7:18 AM

jrc said:

No explanations, no support

# June 26, 2007 8:27 AM

commenter said:

There should be at least something about unhappy customers - or is there no actual downside to cowboy behaviour?

# June 26, 2007 10:43 AM

Derik Whittaker said:

Unwillingness to listen to reason.

Unwillingness to be a team player

# June 26, 2007 11:44 AM

Antonio Ganci said:

Keep away customers until the software is released

# July 17, 2007 5:17 AM