(Agile) Work Practices & Tools

Contents

● What are they?● Why use them?● Collaboration practices● Development practices● Conclusion● Extras● Questions

What are Agile methodologies?

● Buzz words● Tons of books on them... ● (Inspires|enForces) collaboration● Continuous enforcement of guidelines● Right tools for the right job● React to change / Innovation● Look for solutions - not using the blame tool● Thinking - over the "appearance of working"

Disclaimer

● No silver bullet● Requires teamwork● Depends on the company & company size● Depends on the client

● More communication● Constant "working knowledge" exchange● Momentum - "see the Cake baking"● Sustainable development● Move fast and React fast.● Less fail, more win

Why do I need agile practices?

Collaboration practices

● Daily standup meetings ( +2 people )● Live task list - know who needs help● Pair programming - on delicate matters● Code change notifications - use them with...● Code reviews - assign daily periods of time

Development practices

● Testing - TDD, BDD, Headless browser● DVCS - (not also) for international teams

○ Branching model○ Commit early and often○ Check out when possible○ Check in when tests are working

● Automation● (Continuous Integration)

○ Build code○ Run tests○ Code coverage○ Generate documentation○ Notify fails

More

● SOLID principles of OOP● Tracer Bullet Development● Monolithic code is off the table● Explain in one sentence = success = KISS● DRY● Document your code enough● Refactor code - paying your technical debt

Conclusion

● Buzz words + Guidelines = Dogma???● Separate what's useful from what's not● Might not suit a big giant Company● People have aversion to change● If nobody is on board, DIY● Not a substitute for experience● Better understanding of the big picture● Less bureaucracy & more transparency

Extra

Tools - DVCS

● Git, Mercurial● GitHub for public repositories● Bitbucket for private

Tools - Automation

● Bash scripts● Perl/Python scripts● Cloud-init● parallel-ssh● More SSH keys, less passwords● Code generation

○ PHP Project Wizard○ Yii○ Module::Starter○ Rails

Tools - Continuous Integration

● Hudson/Jenkins● PHPUndercontrol● TravisCI

Tools - Collaboration

● Pivotal Tracker● JIRA● Redmine● RT● Trello● Google Docs...

Books

● Practices of an Agile programmer● Ship It!● Pragmatic Guide to Git● Pragmatic Project Automation● Pragmatic Unit Testing w/ JUnit

Thank you!

Questions?

@dj_jorjinho