Comments for Agile Coach Journal http://www.agilecoachjournal.com by Roger Brown Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:24:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Special SoCal CSM Next Week by Roger http://www.agilecoachjournal.com/index.php/2010-07-14/training/special-socal-csm-next-week/comment-page-1/#comment-4429 Roger Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:16:48 +0000 http://www.agilecoachjournal.com/?p=360#comment-4429 Thanks, Michael. It was a high-energy class and a lot of fun. Thanks, Michael. It was a high-energy class and a lot of fun.

]]> Comment on Special SoCal CSM Next Week by Michael Abugow http://www.agilecoachjournal.com/index.php/2010-07-14/training/special-socal-csm-next-week/comment-page-1/#comment-4424 Michael Abugow Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:39:48 +0000 http://www.agilecoachjournal.com/?p=360#comment-4424 I attended this class with a few co-workers, and had a great time. Roger is an excellent instructor, and I met some really great people from various industries. I attended this class with a few co-workers, and had a great time. Roger is an excellent instructor, and I met some really great people from various industries.

]]> Comment on Test Driven Development and Flow by Roger http://www.agilecoachjournal.com/index.php/2008-04-20/training/test-driven-development-and-flow/comment-page-1/#comment-4368 Roger Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:05:25 +0000 http://www.agilecoachjournal.com/?p=3#comment-4368 Around the same time, I had started work on a small TDD sample and got bogged down on a design puzzle. Working alone on an airplane, I had no one to bounce ideas off of. I abandoned that program until a year later when I was on another plane. Figuring it was going to take a while to remember where I left off, I fired up the unit tests and saw that the last one was failing. Looking at the failure, I was reminded of the design issue. Within 10 minutes I had two new tests and a new design that made me happy. The test suite had preserved my context for a year and I was able to pick up the flow again in a very short time. This was an unusual case of a small program done solo, but I offer it as evidence that TDD can help with focus, flow and preserving mental state. Around the same time, I had started work on a small TDD sample and got bogged down on a design puzzle. Working alone on an airplane, I had no one to bounce ideas off of. I abandoned that program until a year later when I was on another plane.

Figuring it was going to take a while to remember where I left off, I fired up the unit tests and saw that the last one was failing. Looking at the failure, I was reminded of the design issue. Within 10 minutes I had two new tests and a new design that made me happy. The test suite had preserved my context for a year and I was able to pick up the flow again in a very short time.

This was an unusual case of a small program done solo, but I offer it as evidence that TDD can help with focus, flow and preserving mental state.

]]> Comment on Adventures in Accelerated Learning by Roger http://www.agilecoachjournal.com/index.php/2010-06-28/training/adventures-in-accelerated-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-4358 Roger Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:55:32 +0000 http://www.agilecoachjournal.com/?p=306#comment-4358 Hi Sharon, Thanks for the kind words. I will be in touch and hope to see you at a ScrumAlliance training. Hi Sharon,

Thanks for the kind words. I will be in touch and hope to see you at a ScrumAlliance training.

]]> Comment on Adventures in Accelerated Learning by Sharon Bowman http://www.agilecoachjournal.com/index.php/2010-06-28/training/adventures-in-accelerated-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-4355 Sharon Bowman Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:02:10 +0000 http://www.agilecoachjournal.com/?p=306#comment-4355 Greetings, Roger! WOW! What an excellent summary of Accelerated Learning! I wish I had written your article - it was clear, succinct, interesting, informative, honest, and very practical! I am forwarding the link to many of my teaching and training colleagues, including my brother who teaches accounting classes and NEEDS to read your article :-) I would also like your permission to put the article link on the homepage of my website, with a short intro about you and what you do. Is that okay? It would be extremely valuable to those who check my website regularly for high-quality content. What would you like the intro to say? Please email me at SBowperson@gmail.com. Perhaps I will get to meet you at one of the Scrum Alliance training programs this fall. Cheers to you and the Scrum team! Sharon Bowman Greetings, Roger! WOW! What an excellent summary of Accelerated Learning! I wish I had written your article - it was clear, succinct, interesting, informative, honest, and very practical! I am forwarding the link to many of my teaching and training colleagues, including my brother who teaches accounting classes and NEEDS to read your article :-)

I would also like your permission to put the article link on the homepage of my website, with a short intro about you and what you do. Is that okay? It would be extremely valuable to those who check my website regularly for high-quality content. What would you like the intro to say? Please email me at SBowperson@gmail.com.

Perhaps I will get to meet you at one of the Scrum Alliance training programs this fall. Cheers to you and the Scrum team! Sharon Bowman

]]> Comment on Adventures in Accelerated Learning by Roger http://www.agilecoachjournal.com/index.php/2010-06-28/training/adventures-in-accelerated-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-4310 Roger Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:16:41 +0000 http://www.agilecoachjournal.com/?p=306#comment-4310 Hi Diana, I was introduced to WAYK at PSL and learned a few sentences in Korean. It was great! I am interested to see how it applies to other domains. I will have a listen to their podcasts. Thanks Hi Diana,

I was introduced to WAYK at PSL and learned a few sentences in Korean. It was great! I am interested to see how it applies to other domains. I will have a listen to their podcasts.

Thanks

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