It’s that time once again. Get together with other software developers and discuss Agile and Lean software practices or just what’s going on this weekend.
This week we’re going to try a new location for us: On The Border. It’s on Texas near University next to the shopping center with Barnes & Noble and Best Buy. We’ll be there at 11:30.
The next evening meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, 29 September at the Larry J. Ringer Public Library in College Station. We are going to try meeting a littler earlier, starting at 6:30pm this time and our reservation goes to 9pm for those that want to stay that long.
Robert will be facilitating a second Code Dojo session.
Folks,
Our next meeting is scheduled for 7:30pm Tuesday August 25th at Village Café (http://brazosvillagecafe.com/) in downtown Bryan.
Robert and I will be facilitating a Code Dojo (http://codingdojo.org)
session. We’ll kick off with a description of what that means,
followed by running a session. So bring your programming hats, but
don’t worry about whether you know the language or not. What language?
Exactly. Come and find out.
-Mike
Presentation for next week’s meeting: “eXtreme Programming with and without Agile”
Agile software development is a set of processes and practices for
managing software development, and is aimed at managers, and encourages
disciplined approach to project management.
eXtreme Programming (aka XP) is also a set of practices and processes,
but it is designed for the engineers, engineering teams, and encourages
discipline in building software. Both XP and Agile were designed with
the same goal in mind - to build quality software for ever-changing
requirements.
Unlike Agile, many XP practices do not require organizational or
management support. Every software craftsman can (and should) improve the quality of their
work by following eXtreme Programming.
A big thanks to Improving Enterprises for sponsoring pizza for this event.
Please come out and join us at the Bryan Library on July 28th at 7:30pm.
Event listing on Inaggieland.com: http://inaggieland.com/main/showevent1.php?id=616
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Allen Hurst has been a software developer for Improving Enterprises for the past two years. Among his interests are dogs, Agile Software Development, Scrum, and team and personal productivity strategies. Allen is going to share with us some of the ways that he and his team get things done. He is a fan and a practioner of David Allen’s personal productivity strategy, Getting Things Done. He is also the leader of the local Dot Net Users’ Group.
Allen is a very insightful character with an eye for how to do things better. Whether you are a software developer, an office worker, or a student, this talk is sure to be one you won’t want to miss. So come out and join us Tuesday, June 30th at 7:30pm at Fuddrucker’s in College Station for a view of software development through the lens of productivity and a glimpse of how you can get things done in your own life.
Event listing on InAggieland.com: http://inaggieland.com/beta/showevent1.php?id=565
Event listing on upcoming.org: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2995121/?ps=5
As discussed on the mailing list, this Friday (19 June), we will be having our lunch meeting at J. Cody’s at 11:30am (map below). Lunch meetings are usually pretty informal. Topic of discussion is open, as long as it has something to do with Agile. Please feel free to come and exchange ideas with everyone on hand.
As discussed on the mailing list, this Friday (5 June), we will be having our lunch meeting at J. Cody’s at 11:30am (map below). If barbecue isn’t your thing, enough of us will be buying that you should be fine bringing in a packed lunch. If you feel guilty, you can buy a drink there.
Robert Stackhouse has been a student of leadership in its various forms for over 15 years. Through personal experience and observation he has learned what works versus what doesn’t, what inspires versus what demoralizes, and what builds a good working relationship versus what can damage trust beyond any chance of repair.
Come see what he has to say, and maybe you can save yourself and those that work with you the pain of some of the leadership mistakes he has made and some of the mistakes he has witnessed.
Event listing on upcoming: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2750825/
Event listing on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=75065679022
Lunch today will be at Pho John. We’ll start to arrive at 11:30am. Map below:
The next AgileBCS bi-weekly lunch will be this Friday, 8 May, at 11:30am at Fuddrucker’s on Harvey. The 11:30 time should make it easier to get the space we need (even given we are calling ahead).
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