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Agile Development Tool Roundup One of the basic tenets of agile is to favor “individuals and interactions over processes and tools,” as stated in the Agile Manifesto. This, however, has not stopped the onslaught of vendors claiming that their tools are perfect for the different aspects of agile development. |
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Why Is the Configuration Management Database Both Praised and Reviled? For the novice the configuration management database (CMDB) can be a daunting task when considered in its entirety. To the seasoned pro and others, however, it might be viewed as a complete waste of resources. Joe Townsend looks at why the CMDB is praised—and yet reviled at the same time. |
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A Six Year Old's First Foreign Language Starts with http:// Schools worldwide are experiencing the amazing benefits of teaching software development, coding skills, agile, and testing to children as young as six years old. Learn how the arrival of the Raspberry Pi has brought new, and incredibly necessary, life skills to students of all ages. |
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Is Software Configuration Management Dead? Joe Townsend explores whether software configuration management (SCM) is dead or simply morphing into something else. The world of SCM is very different from what it once was, and SCM professionals need to be aware of this rapidly changing field. |
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What Is the Future of Configuration Management? Joe Townsend takes a look at the future of configuration management by looking back—way back—to see what others have said about CM's future and to check whether their predictions are still relevant. It's interesting to note that the problems of the past will probably still plague us in the future. |
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Creating a New Configuration Management Infrastructure CM is a lot like the space industry. But instead of Atlas, Delta, and whatever else is used to launch spacecraft, we have ClearCase, Perforce, and many other tools. Joe Farah explains that in order to advance CM, we need to know how to create a new CM infrastructure that goes beyond these tools. |
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Software CM: Thirty-Five Years Later Thirty-five years later and where are we in regards to software configuration management? Joe Farah takes us back to the late 1970s and compares the past with the present. If you look at a typical shop today, progress has actually gone backwards. |
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Should SCM Professionals Be Scripting Experts? Joe Farah explains to what degree should SCM professionals be scripting experts. While high-level scripting for SCM professionals is great, you might need to rethink your technology so your CM team can do real work. |