XP Day Paris 2008 (warning: as of March 22nd, the site still states the wrong date) was planned for May 12 & 13, but the organizers had to advance it by a week to May 5 & 6. It sounds unlikely, but I got the news (twice) directly from the source.
March 22, 2008
March 21, 2008
Valtech Sponsors CITCON Amsterdam
The Conference on Continuous Integration & Testing is taking place this year in Denver (April 4 & 5), Melbourne (June 27 & 28) and Amsterdam (October 3 & 4).
March 20, 2008
AgileOpen – Should Agilists Regroup?
At AgileOpen, A session I suggested was particularly lively: Should Agilists Regroup?
A couple of weeks ago, I had listened to the Naked Agilists podcast, where Brian Marick had expressed his view that the Agile population had been diluted in the Conservative group of the IT world.
My goal in this discussion was to see if this vision was shared by others, and if yes, what can be done about it.
March 18, 2008
GWT beta now compatible with JDK 1.5
Everybody seems to agree that GWT is great. However, one point that has long been considered a problem is its lack of compatibility with JDK 1.5 (though many people did not really understand that GWT actually still works fine in many cases).
Anyway, I just heard from the JavaPosse Boys that GWT 1.5 beta has finally been released, and is now compatible with JDK 1.5! Rejoice! If you are starting a project with GWT, this is a great time to deploy the beta version (otherwise, you might want to wait for a more stable version).
March 12, 2008
Paris JUG Rocks On
With its second installment yesterday evening, Paris JUG is confirmed as the de facto meeting place for Java enthusiasts in Paris.
March 11, 2008
Using Fitnesse with DoFixture From FitLibrary
I like FitLibrary and I like Fitnesse. However, there is really one thing to keep in mind when migrating from plain old ActionFixtures under Fitnesse to DoFixtures.
March 10, 2008
The Poignant Guide to Ruby
I love wacky things (not sure if I love wacky people, but that’s another problem). I love programming. Oh, and I love books, too. Put the three together and you get: “I love wacky books about programming”.
It’s true! I love them! So I loved Why’s (Poignant) Guide to Ruby. And so will you. Or maybe not.
Back from AgileOpen France 2008
I just returned from AgileOpen France, an Open Space Technology conference organized by Bernard Notarianni, Raphaël Pierquin and Emmanuel Gaillot, in the footsteps of AgileOpen Europe.
All in all, it has been a good conference.
