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Do you have what it takes to be a Thycotic TDD Developer?
Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:43 AM

Thycotic is gearing up for a new product development cycle and we are looking to grow our team of passionate test-first developers. Our team is one of the best places to learn and improve your agile development skills. Can you solve the problem below? http://www.thycotic.com/codetest.txt Please submit your solution with your resume to tddjobs@thycotic.com You... Read More...

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Filed under: Extreme Programming, .NET, Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, ISV, General Software Development

Refactoring example in C# and VB.NET
Monday, March 26, 2007 7:57 PM

Our very own Bryant Smith has revamped his conversion of Martin Fowler's refactoring example (originally in Java) to now cover both C# and VB.NET. You can find the article here with the relevant downloads and walkthrough. Martin Fowler's example works nicely because it is a simple class structure that is easy to understand. It also has enough complexity to allow... Read More...

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Filed under: Extreme Programming, Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, TDD, General Software Development, Refactoring

Pair Programming improves your communication skills
Monday, March 19, 2007 11:50 PM

Many developers in our industry prefer a dark corner to the presentation podium. This is often explained away with references to introverted personalities and geekish tendencies. While this may be true for certain individuals, there are definitely many benefits to breaking away from this stereotype. One of the best ways to progress in the business world is to... Read More...

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Filed under: Extreme Programming, Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, Software Development, Code Camp, TDD, General Software Development

Code Review - Standing on the shoulders of smart people
Sunday, March 18, 2007 9:47 PM

A very intelligent person once said: "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." The person in question, is of course none other than Sir Isaac Newton . He was able to go further with his discoveries because others had solved some of the details already and provided a layer of abstraction for him to improve upon. When doing a code review... Read More...

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Filed under: Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, TDD, General Software Development

Will TDD become mainstream?
Sunday, February 25, 2007 12:26 PM

I have been asked a number of times in the last few years if I think TDD (Test Driven Development) will go mainstream. Firstly, we need to agree on what mainstream is – Wikipedia does not give any hard numbers ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream ) but it seems like 20% would be a good number for software development (I pulled this out of thin area... Read More...

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Filed under: Extreme Programming, .NET, Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, Software Development, TDD, General Software Development

Looking for the perfect job where you can do Test Driven Development and Pair Programming?
Sunday, January 21, 2007 7:50 PM

Thycotic is growing once again – we are looking for another top calibre developer to join our team - this is a great opportunity to practice agile techniques on the Microsoft .NET platform from an experienced team while working on great products and with interesting clients. We are looking for a highly skilled, motivated .NET software developer to join... Read More...

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Filed under: Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, ISV, General Software Development

New office with Pair Programming team room
Saturday, August 19, 2006 9:08 AM

We have just moved our offices from the Vienna, Virginia area to downtown Washington DC. We now have more space for our team room and have tried new strategies to minimize wiring and optimize communication across the team. Here is a picture of 2 pairing stations in the new team room. The desks are part of the GALANT series from IKEA and we used their new SIGNUM... Read More...

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Filed under: Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, Software Development, TDD, General Software Development

Pair Programming presentation tonight at NOVASQL
Monday, July 24, 2006 6:05 PM

I will be presenting on Pair Programming at the Northern Virginia SQL Server User Group tonight. I have done this presentation several times before but it is always fun to hear new perspectives – tonight should be interesting to hear DBA turned developer opinions (many people in this user group seem to fall into that category). Please stop by and share... Read More...

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Filed under: Extreme Programming, .NET User Groups, Pair Programming, General Software Development

Pair Programming at DC Extreme Programming User Group tonight!
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 8:11 AM

I will be presenting on Pair Programming (something we practice daily at Thycotic ) tonight at the Washington DC Extreme Programming User Group . The session involves an exercise (which I have blogged about before ) but it is always interesting to hear peoples opinions and past experiences. Pair Programming is definitely something that can have great effect in... Read More...

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Filed under: .NET User Groups, Fun, Pair Programming, Software Development, General Software Development

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