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Features

  • Pair Programming in a Flash
    by Jeff Langr, Tim Ottinger
    The rules of pairing, pairing smells, and what you can do when a pair isn’t available.
  • Practical Mock Advice
    by Zach Dennis
    Zach shows mocks some much-needed respect.
  • Language Lessons
    by Michael Swaine
    A guide to all the programming language articles published in PragPub to date.
  • When Did That Happen?
    by Dan Wohlbruck
    The author of the first book on computer programming was born in this month, nearly a century ago.

Departments

  • Up Front
    by Michael Swaine
    Something old, something new...
  • Choice Bits
    On a bus going to a secret location! Fueled by desperation! And a disturbing lack of pants.
  • Guru Meditation
    by Andy Hunt
    Learning curves are typically not uniformly steep, or we’d call them learning slopes. Andy tackles one of the steeper segments of the agile learning curve.
  • Way of the Agile Warrior
    by Jonathan Rasmusson
    Velocity is a powerful tool for planning. The trick is to get managers to use it correctly.
  • Calendar
    Author sightings, upcoming conferences, and all the coverage of the royal wedding that you will ever need.
  • Shady Illuminations
    by John Shade
    John can’t resist the temptation to make fun of dumb laws, short attention spans among technology marketers, and Mark Zuckerberg.

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