SPaMCAST 182 - Corey Haines, Software Journeyman, Code Retreats and More

Published: April 15, 2012, 9 p.m.

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 182!\nThe Software Process and Measurement Cast 182 features my interview with Corey Haines. \xa0We discussed the evolution of a software journeyman, coding, code retreats, a bit of philosophy and more.\nCorey's Bio: \xa0After 12 years of coding for money, Corey Haines said enough and went on a year-long, journeyman pair-programming tour. Traveling the world, pair-programming for room and board, he spent his time teaching, learning and just living as a knowledge-cross-pollinating, little, software craftsmanship bee. For the past three years, Corey has focused his attention on helping developers improve their fundamental software design skills through the use of focused-practice events, such as coderetreat. He currently specializes in training teams on fundamental development technical practices, as well as building projects and products when not on the road.\nContact Data:http://coreyhaines.com/Code Retreat: http://coderetreat.org/Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/coreyhainesEmail: coreyhaines@gmail.com\n\nA message from SPaMCAST's sponsor . . .\nThe SPaMCAST 182 is sponsored by . LeanKit Kanban is a software tool for kanban that is as simple to use as physical kanban. If you put it up on a touchscreen in your team area, it practically IS physical kanban. But your boards are available from anywhere, and updated in real-time. A slew of colors, icons, and avatars take your visual signaling to the next level. And the system tracks the metrics for you, providing analytics on bottlenecks, lead time, work distribution, process efficiency, and variability - for a single board or a whole company. It's kanban for the Lean enterprise. \xa0\nI am currently working on a book with three friends. \xa0We are using LeanKit Kanban as a mechanism to keep the project on track and organized. \xa0LeanKit allows us to share the Kanban board across the miles with ease!\n! \xa0(and say hello for the SPaMCAST!)\n\nInterested in becoming a radio star? \xa0If you are interested in reviewing tools or books? \xa0Drop me a note at spamcastinfo@gmail.com\nShameless Ad for my book!\xa0\n\xa0co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team."\nHave you bought your copy?\nContact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast\nEmail: \xa0spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail: \xa0+1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook: \xa0http://bit.ly/16fBWV\nNextThe Software Process and Measurement Cast 183 will feature my essay on release plans. Release plans are a critical tool in large agile projects.