chris clarke
software development that works…or something
Driving in to Trouble
May 2, 2007 on 9:47 pm | In Retrospectives, Cool Stuff |
Testing edge cases.
Every time I run in to something that gets in my way, slows me down or just annoys me I write it down on a card. If I run in to the same problem again - I add another notch to the card (like a tally).
A colleague has a principle of Three Strikes and You’re Out - that is, if you come across the same problem three times you have to fix it. I also find it useful to take these cards along to retrospectives or stand-up meetings. Fixing these things that get in the way has really had a positive effect on productivity and made the team more interested in fixing bad things rather than taking the extra time and effort to work around them.
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Driving in to Trouble
May 2, 2007 on 9:47 pm | In Retrospectives, Cool Stuff |
Testing edge cases.
Every time I run in to something that gets in my way, slows me down or just annoys me I write it down on a card. If I run in to the same problem again - I add another notch to the card (like a tally). A colleague has a principle of Three Strikes and You’re Out - that is, if you come across the same problem three times you have to fix it. I also find it useful to take these cards along to retrospectives or stand-up meetings. Fixing these things that get in the way has really had a positive effect on productivity and made the team more interested in fixing bad things rather than taking the extra time and effort to work around them.
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