Software Craftsmanship North America Conference
This was the first ever Software Craftsmanship conference and it was put on by my company Obtiva and 8th Light (a company I have pretty strong ties to). It was a pretty big day for the Craftsmanship movement and our little companies. Software Craftsmanship Manifesto is: As aspiring Software Craftsmen we are raising the bar of professional software development by practicing it and helping others learn the craft. Through this work we have come to value: Not only working software, but also well-crafted software Not only responding to change, but also steadily adding value Not only individuals and interactions, but also a community of professionals Not only customer collaboration, but also productive partnerships That is, in pursuit of the items on the left we have found the items on the right to be indispensable. The idea is to build on the Agile Manifesto toward better software and the community that surrounds it. Swimming Upstream, Sprouting Legs, and Running Free -- Ken Auer This...