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tion of change through the test code? How about the architecture’s ability to encapsulate change when the structure rests on the execution paths of the first release? Will our team succeed, or will it continue to learn its way out of these problems? Things have only begun to get interesting. In the December issue, we’ll come to the rest of the story in Chapter II: Into the Field. {end} Gertrud Bjørnvig is an independent consultant focusing on agile software development. During her twenty years in software development, she has been working at Scandinavian companies such as TietoEnator and Navision. As a use case expert, she has worked closely with test specialists and usability specialists to find a common ground in use cases that can support improved quality as well as improved usability in the final product. Gertrud has published “Patterns for the Role of Use Cases,” and she is a founder of the Danish Agile User Group. Email Gertrud at gertrud@gertrudandcope.com. Jim Coplien (http://users.rcn.com/jcoplien) has been a software professional for more than thirty years and is currently senior agile coach and systems architect at Nordija A/S in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is author of pioneering software design books including Advanced C++, Multiparadigm Design, and Organizational Patterns of Agile Software Development. His work established the foundations of modern C++ software design and the patterns that underlie effective software development organizations. He is a founding member and Member Emeritus of the Hillside Group, the group that launched the software pattern discipline. When he grows up, he wants to be an anthropologist. Email Jim at JOCoplien@cs.com. Neil Harrison is an assistant professor of computer science at Utah Valley State College in Orem, Utah. Before that, Neil developed software professionally for more than twenty years. He is the co-author of Organizational Patterns of Agile Software Development. Neil is acknowledged as the world's leading expert on pattern shepherding and the pattern conference (PLoP) shepherding award is named after him. Email Neil at harrisne@uvsc.edu. Sticky Notes For more on the following topics go to www.StickyMinds.com/bettersoftware. I I I I User stories References Kent Beck’s testing framework Jimmy Nilsson "A Story about User Stories and Test-driven Development" will continue in the December 2007 issue of Better Software magazine. Read "Chapter 2: Into the Field" to find out how the story ends. 40 BETTER SOFTWARE NOVEMBER 2007 www.StickyMinds.com http://users.rcn.com/jcoplien http://www.StickyMinds.com/bettersoftware http://www.blueprintsys.com http://www.blueprintsys.com http://www.StickyMinds.com

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Better Software - November 2007

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