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    The Importance of Social Interaction on Software Projects

    Have you ever played the “Telephone Game”? The way it works is simple. Line everyone up, and say a phrase to the first person. That person (and each person in turn) repeats that phrase from memory to the next person in line. When the last person gets the phrase, he/she compares it to the original phrase. Almost every time, what comes out the other end is fairly mangled. Take the same group of people, and have them form a circle. Stand in the middle of the circle, and say the same phrase. Now have each of the people repeat the ...
    May 27, 2021 2 min read
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    According to an Old Saying, “There is an App for Everything”

    And the Telerik Windows Phone Showcase Gallery proves it right. We’ve just added 15 new customers’ apps using Telerik RadControls for Windows Phone. You are into swimming? FusionWare Swim Tracker will precisely monitor your progress. If you are feeling like partying with friends, Drinks is the correct choice for you. Providing a growing list of alcoholic drink recipes, it will turn you into a fun guru. Moreover, you can also create your own drinks and submit them to the database. The lie indicator, Pinocchio Lies or the excellent stock market monitor, Markets & Me are just a tiny bit of all the new apps featured on our...
    May 27, 2021 1 min read
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    Hear Jim Holmes talk Testing with Jesse Liberty

    Jesse Liberty, one of Telerik’s great evangelists, had me on his Yet Another Podcast show to talk about, wait for it, testing. Jesse and I cover a lot of things about testing at all levels. It’s a wandering conversation that I think you’ll find entertaining and useful, too. Yet Another Podcast Episode 70: Jim Holmes & Automated Testing. About the author Jim Holmes Jim Holmes has around 25 years IT experience. He is co-author of "Windows Developer Power Tools" and Chief Cat Herder of the CodeMash Conference. He's a blogger and evangelist for Telerik’s Test Studio, an awesome set ...
    May 27, 2021 1 min read
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    [Podcast] Transitioning to Agile with Ted Neward, Jessica Kerr, and Glenn Block

    In this episode we continue the discussion with Ted, Jessica, and Glenn while at the CodeMash conference in Sandusky, Ohio, and it’s all about transitioning to agile. How do you get organizational buy in? What are the agile anti-patterns that make agile projects fail? How does an individual get started with agile, including agile software engineering? Additional resources: Bug Tracking in TeamPulse Listen to our previous talk on TDD, BDD, And All of the other DD’s About the guests: Ted Neward Ted is an Architectural Consultant with Neudesic, LLC. He lives out of a suitcase, travels with four laptops, ...
    May 27, 2021 2 min read
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    Wake up call: How to Beat Entrenched, Dominant Competition

    This post has little to do with Kendo UI, but after reading another story about Microsoft’s inability to unseat Google’s search dominance, it has me thinking about a very core question that many companies face: how do you beat an entrenched, dominant competitor?This is a very specific...
    May 27, 2021 4 min read