Introducing Atlassian Tech TV
Atlassian Tech TV is a new project that takes you inside Atlassian where you get to hear how we make software directly from members of Atlassian's software teams. We kick off with a series...
Chris Mountford
Make Your Code Agile: Refactoring
In this post I define and promote refactoring in productivity terms through controlling code complexity.
Pair Programming is Kryptonite!
Heroes, cowboys, incompetent introverts and egomanic wizards all resist pair programming. It's like their kryptonite.
Atlassian Agile Process Revisited
This is an update to a series on <a href="http://atlassianblog.wpengine.com/developer/2007/09/atlassian_agile_process_part_1.html">Atlassian's Agile Process</a> I did back in 2007.
Quantum Mechanics and Unit Testing
Does unit testing exhibit quantum behaviour? Of course it does!
General Law of Laptop Relativity
Just thought I’d document an important recent scientific finding of mine. Code about which somebody says “I’ve already got it...
Atlassian User Group Hits Sydney HQ
While the Atlassian User Groups have been popping up all around the globe, here at Atlassian Headquarters in Sydney we...
The Simpleton Pattern
If you do your own research you may be led to believe that Simpleton is an anti-pattern. It has also been noted that Simpleton is best suited to the <a href="http://www.laputan.org/mud/">BBM</a> architectural style. Some...
Conferences That Don't Suck and You
Atlassian and NFJS activate a fluff-free titillating partnership of unsuck for developers developers developers developers.
Atlassian Agile Process part 4
In this final part of my series on Atlassian Agile Process I wrap up and reveal XP’s fundamental weakness. Oh...
Atlassian Agile Process part 3
Last week I posted part 2 Atlassian’s Agile software development process. Part 1 was the week before. This week I...
Atlassian Agile Process part 2
XP Practices Automated Testing, The Planning Game, Pair Programming and Stand Up Meetings at Atlassian's Sydney development group.
Atlassian Agile Process part 1
Atlassian adopts a range of development process elements with a strong focus on Agile methods. In practice each product team...
Dreaming in Code – Book Review
Having just finished this book that somehow appeared in the Atlassian developer library, I thought I’d review it and comment...
Somebody Didn't Want Me To Func Test This
For much of this week I have been taken from my bug fixing work to drag a functional test kicking...