Next week at the "Continuous Improvement in Software Development Conference" (KaizenConf), I will be giving a session called "Functional Programming - Is it a game changer?".  In this discussion, I'll cover the basics of functional programming, moving from an imperative style...

Thanks to everyone who came out to the DC ALT.NET meeting on "A Look at Kanban Software Development" with Linda Cook.  This was a great discussion about Kanban and continuous improvement with Lean Software Development techniques.  Linda shared her experiences while working with her...

UPDATE 1: Schedule is coming tonight. Each workshop is approximately three hours long. We're going with a longer form to get more knowledge transfer, interactivity, etc. UPDATE 2: Based on space and time constraints, there will be two sessions going on at once. No tracks (we don't do tracks)...

The next couple of months are pretty busy for me.  There are several items worth noting whether I'm speaking or just plain attending.  This is a great season for community events and chances for continuous improvement.   Richmond Code Camp - October 4, 2008 This weekend, I'm going...

One of the cool things about ALT.NET events and Open Spaces in general is that you encounter interesting hallway conversations at every turn. Take this video as a good example. We've got Udi Dahan , Chad Myers , and ScottGu discussing issues around Microsoft and Open Source from varying perspectives...

A ridiculous game that was created during the MVP Summit and ALT.NET Open Spaces, Seattle. Is Metastones the new Werewolf? Only you can decide. I captured a lot of video during my brief, 7-day time in Seattle/Redmond. I promise to be back with some serious stuff in a bit.

Things are loading up for 2008, so it's time for everyone's favorite "where I'll be over the next six months post." Tonight (yeah, tonight ) I'm going to be given a very early version of a new talk called Planned Agility?! at the Philly ALT.NET group . If you're in town...

I'm just back from Omaha, NE where I spoke at the Heartland Developers Conference . This was my 2nd time speaking at this conference, and I got to say, I really like the conference that Joe Olsen and Phil Wolfe have put together. It isn't your prototypical large conference (even though they had...