Comments on: The #notagile Twitter Stream

By: Mark Levison

Mark Levison — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:25:20 +0000

Are you collecting all the #notagile submissions outside of twitter? I think they would make the kernel of some good agile/scrum smells.

By: Zac Thompson

Zac Thompson — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:49:34 +0000

@testobsessed — if not keeping tests versioned with prod code is #notagile, what do you do with FitNesse tests, which aren’t in subversion?

Elisabeth responds:

Uncle Bob created a video around that very topic: http://vimeo.com/2765514

By: Shrini

Shrini — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:25:18 +0000

If agile means all testers on the project “essentially” write code (unit tests) they’re doin’ it wrong. #notagile Right?

This is somewhat an offshoot of what QualityFrog (Ben Simo) mentioned in his #notagile contribution.

Here is another one

If every occurrence of word “test” is associated with word “code” (in thinking and practice) they’re doin’ it wrong. #notagile.

Shrini

By: Joe Harter

Joe Harter — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:13:31 +0000

Elizabeth,

I’ve never worked in an agile group, but I like to read about it because I have found that I can apply some of the ideas to my current job. This post helps me in a different kind of way, though. I wanted to share.

I have found it so difficult to explain to people what “good testing” is, because it is such an abstract thing. When I start going on my rant about “information service” and “customer orientation” I start to lose people. Perhaps it would help me to list some of the things that I think “good testing” isn’t. I could list what “good management”, “good requirements”, “readable defects”, etc. aren’t. In fact, this sounds like a fun group exercise. I’ll keep it in mind! Thanks for the inspiration!

Joe