[Chirb] ANN: Agile development talk

[Sergio Pereira]

I thought this might be interesting for at least some people in this  
group. Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin is giving a talk on Feb 11th. The  
talk is about Agile development.

Event page:
http://www.chicagoalt.net/event/February2009Meeting-XPAfter10yearswhyarewestilltalkingaboutit

Summary:

XP: After 10 years, why are we still talking about it?

It has been 10 years since Extreme Programming broke upon our  
industry. In that time we have seen the rise of the Agile movement,  
and the gold rush for Scrum certification. We have seen the concept of  
testing do a complete reversal in emphasis; and shift away from heavy  
planning. But what have we learned? Do we really all program in pairs?  
Do we really all write our tests first? Do Agile projects really fare  
better than others? Do we have enough data now to separate the truth  
from the myth? And why, after all this time, does it still dominate  
our conferences and conversations. Isn't there something new to talk  
about?

Sorry if this announcement is considered inadequate for this list.  
Just let me know and it will be the last.
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Sergio Pereira
sergio at sergiopereira.com