March 2007 - Posts

Refactoring Unit Tests
30 March 07 10:53 AM | jons | 1 Comments   
Because unit testing is important, we should be prepared to do a lot of it. The problem is that there are finite limits on time, money, and energy to devote to unit testing, not to mention that some folks (in positions of power) that just do not get the Read More...
Let the Coding Begin!
30 March 07 07:14 AM | jons | (Comments Off)   
I started doing some coding on this application. I have spent several days off and on thinking about what I wanted the application to do. I wrote a lot of stuff down, some of which has been presented in this blog and a fair amount more that is not ready Read More...
The Primary Use Cases
25 March 07 12:41 PM | jons | (Comments Off)   
These are the primary use cases for the application. [I really do need to think of a name for this application.] Creating a "to do" list from the possible tasks. I want to start with what I believe is the most important use case, which is creating a “to Read More...
An introduction to the use cases
25 March 07 12:34 PM | jons | (Comments Off)   
It’s time for some use cases. These are actually a bit more like stories that use cases. I want to focus in on the behavior of the system more than the data that is to be manipulated by the system. I'm going to present them in the first person because Read More...
In the Service of the Lady Technology
14 March 07 07:35 PM | jons | (Comments Off)   
I want to take a few minutes to chat about technology. The “pure” business analyst focuses on the requirements and ignores the technology. Technology is a seductive siren that can lead us down the path of error. We need to ignore technology until we fully Read More...
The First Step of the Journey
14 March 07 06:34 PM | jons | (Comments Off)   
The question now becomes, what kind of a project should I do? Actually I would like to create a project that might turn into something useful, at least for me personally and perhaps for others as well. To that end, I have been doing some remodeling down Read More...
The Quest Begins
13 March 07 03:24 PM | jons | (Comments Off)   
I'm casting about, looking for a project to try out some of the technologies that I work on. My hard drive is littered with dozens of little test projects that I have put together to figure out exactly how to use a particular technology or technique. Read More...
In Defense of Testability
02 March 07 03:28 PM | jons | (Comments Off)   
Three facts for your consideration: There is an ongoing conversation in the blogsphere about testing, specifically whether the design and code should be modified to support testing. See Roy Osherove , Eli Lopian , and Stop Designing for Testability . Read More...