Software Best Practices

[quote user="David Harper"]If your following scrum how about trying test driven development at the same time. So testing occurs before you implement any working code. That means writing tests and getting them to fail properly first. Then implement the code so that you start getting the tests...

Dave, I think that is right. We have functions and we have quality attributes of those functions. Often on a project, the "function" remains the same and only the quality attributes change. One client I have calls them System Characteristics. While I am tempted to move this whole thread to...

While I'll agree that Non-Functional is not a good term. I can't that I am very excited by Quality either. I have tried using it and people get a confused look on their faces. "Does he mean defect count?" Then, to break into 35 sub-groups, that doesn't help much either. "Program...

Yes, it has caused problems with customers. And, no, the term 'non-functional' is not a useful compliment to requirements about functions. As stated, requirements about 'objects' are in the set of all requirements that are not about functions, but to refer to them as "nonfunctional"...

[quote user="Earl Beede"] Hi Nick, Your process sounds close to Gilb's evo process. He scores designs instead of (or in addition to) practices but I bet he would really like your approach as well. You should share your stuff with him at tom@gilb.com . I had not thought deeply about how...

All, You may have noticed one short paragraph at the end of the call: using the term "non-functional." Although there is some precedent from many years ago when people didn't know any better, the adjective "non-functional" is abhorrently inappropriate. Nonfunctional is an actual...

Hi Nick, Your process sounds close to Gilb's evo process. He scores designs instead of (or in addition to) practices but I bet he would really like your approach as well. You should share your stuff with him at tom@gilb.com . I had not thought deeply about how the methodology itself emphasizes some...

Hello Stan, Welcome to the Conversation! You are right, my question is slightly different than the Call. I figured that before I put a tremendous amount of effort in trying to write an article, I would check to see if doing non-functionals early is one of those things that, while correct and a good idea...

[quote user="Earl Beede"] Hi Nick, Welcome to the Conversation! I fully agree with you. While I think this is right (and what I teach) does anybody do it? Do you do it regularly on your projects? If so, which methods do you use to get them? [/quote] Thank you, Earl, it's my pleasure to...

[quote user="Earl Beede"] Hi David, Welcome to the Conversation! Did you create those requirements ahead of time? That is, did you explicitly state them as goals at the beginning of the project or just experience them as quality requirements somewhere in the project, more interestingly, near...