David Vydra's Weblog http://www.artima.com/weblogs/index.jsp?blogger=dvydra Artima Weblogs is a community of bloggers posting on a wide range of topics of interest to software developers. Artima.com http://www.artima.com/images/artima88x33.gif http://www.artima.com/ Joel vs Bob and Kent. Different strokes for different folks. http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=250296 Recently you may have noticed noise about Joel Spolsky vs Bob Martin and Kent Beck. I came to a conclusion that may surprise those of you that know of my background in the Agile/TDD community. What first graders can teach us. http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=249374 Some of the skills taught to first graders appear to foreshadow modern development practices. You decide. Favoring artifacts and practices over principles http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=240864 David Kreth Allen reflects on the fact that in his experience "people seem to favor artifacts and practices over principles." My reply follows: Hiring coders http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=236409 You need coders to write software - its that simple. Scala steadily marches towards world domination! http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=232643 Report from the Bay Area Scala Enthusiasts meeting. Refactoring addicts and dynamic languages http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=227806 Developers who have relied heavily on refactoring support available for static languages are suspicious of the productivity gains promised by dynamic languages.