Project retrospectives help teams examine what went right & what went wrong on a project But traditionally retrospectives (also known as post-mortems) are only help at the end of the project
- too late to help You need agile retrospectives that are iterative & incremental You need to accurately find & fix problems to help the team today Now Esther & Diana show you the tools tricks & tips you need to fix the problems you face on a software development project on an on-going basis You'll see how to architect retrospectives in general how to design them specifically for your team & organization how to run them effectively how to make the needed changes & how to scale these techniques up You'll learn how to deal with problems & implement solutions effectively throughout the project
- not just at the end With regular tune-ups your team will hum like a precise world-class orchestra

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Learn Rails the way the Rails core team recommends it along with the tens of thousands of developers who have used this broad far-reaching tutorial & reference If you're new to Rails you'll get step-by-step guidance If you're an experienced developer get the comprehensive insider information you need for the latest version of Ruby on Rails The new edition of this award-winning classic is completely updated for Rails 51 & Ruby 24 with information on system testing Webpack & advanced Java Script Ruby on Rails helps you produce high-quality beautiful-looking web applications quickly---you concentrate on creating the application & Rails takes care of the details Rails 51 brings many improvements & this edition is updated to cover the new features & changes in best practices We start with a step-by-step walkthrough of building a real application & in-depth chapters look at the built-in Rails features Follow along with an extended tutorial as you write a web-based store application Eliminate tedious configuration & housekeeping; seamlessly incorporate Ajax & Java Script; send emails & manage background jobs with Active Job; build real-time features using Web Sockets & Action Cable Test your applications as you write them using the built-in unit integration & system testing frameworks; internationalize your applications; & deploy your applications easily & securely New in this edition is support for Webpack & advanced Java Script as well as Rails' new browser-based system testing Rails 10 was released in December 2005 This book was there from the start & didn't just evolve alongside Rails it evolved with Rails It has been developed in consultation with the Rails core team In fact Rails itself is tested against the code in this book What You Need All you need is a Windows Mac OS X or Linux machine to do development on This book will take you through the steps to install Rails & its dependencies If you aren't familiar with the Ruby programming language this book contains a chapter that covers the basics necessary to understand the material in the book ...

Are you attracted by the promises of agile methods but put off by the fanaticism of many agile texts? Would you like to know which agile techniques work which ones do not matter much & which ones will harm your projects? Then you need Agile! the first exhaustive objective review of agile principles techniques & tools Agile methods are one of the most important developments in software over the past decades but also a surprising mix of the best & the worst Until now every project & developer had to sort out the good ideas from the bad by themselves This book spares you the pain It offers both a thorough descriptive presentation of agile techniques & a perceptive analysis of their benefits & limitations Agile! serves first as a primer on agile development one chapter each introduces agile principles roles managerial practices technical practices & artifacts A separate chapter analyzes the four major agile methods Extreme Programming Lean Software Scrum & Crystal The accompanying critical analysis explains what you should retain & discard from agile ideas It is based on Meyer's thorough understanding of software engineering & his extensive personal experience of programming & project management He highlights the limitations of agile methods as well as their truly brilliant contributions
- even those to which their own authors do not do full justice Three important chapters precede the core discussion of agile ideas an overview serving as a concentrate of the entire book; a dissection of the intellectual devices used by agile authors; & a review of classical software engineering techniques such as requirements analysis & lifecycle models which agile methods criticize The final chapters describe the precautions that a company should take during a transition to agile development & present an overall assessment of agile ideas This is the first book to discuss agile methods beyond the brouhaha in the general context of modern software engineering It is a key resource for projects that want to combine the best of established results & agile innovations
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The field of gerontology the study of aging has emerged as an area of increasing importance This book is an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of gerontology The text with its friendly narrative style assumes no prior knowledge of gerontology sociology or psychology ...

No field of study more completely integrates the mature person over the life course than does gerontology Understanding senior citizens-who represent a continually growing population-is becoming increasingly important AGING THE INDIVIDUAL & SOCIETY introduces readers to gerontology in a compassionate way that helps them understand older people & know how to work with them The book balances academic research & practical discussions integrating social & cultural perspectives with the story of the individual aging process Activities & enhance reader's understanding & skills by providing many opportunities for experiential learning ...

When her family becomes impoverished after a disastrous financial speculation Agnes Grey determines to find work as a governess in order to contribute to their meagre income & assert her independence But Agnes&s enthusiasm is swiftly extinguished as she struggles first with the unmanageable Bloomfield children & then with the painful disdain of the haughty Murray family; the only kindness she receives comes from Mr Weston the sober young curate Drawing on her own experience Anne Bronte&s first novel offers a compelling personal perspective on the desperate position of unmarried educated women for whom becoming a governess was the only respectable career open in Victorian society ...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SAMANTHA ELLIS When Agnes’s father loses the family savings young Agnes determines to make her own living – as a governess Working for the Bloomfields her enthusiasm is soon dampened by isolation & the cruelty of the children in her charge Agnes hopes for better in her second job but when the scheming elder daughter Rosalie makes designs on Agnes’s new friend the kind curate Mr Weston she feels herself silenced & sidelined Becoming a governess is one thing becoming invisible is quite another ...

Agnes Grey is a trenchant expose of the frequently isolated intellectually stagnant & emotionally starved conditions under which many governesses worked in the mid-nineteenth century This is a deeply personal novel written from the author&s own experience & as such Agnes Grey has a power & poignancy which mark it out as a landmark work of literature dealing with the social & moral evolution of English society during the last century ...

Set in the dramatic northern landscape made familiar by the author's more famous sisters this title tells the story of Helen Graham a mysterious single woman who rents the semi-ruinous Hall of the title 744 pages Bronte Anne ...

Agnes Martin Paintings Writings Remembrances by Arne Glimcher is a beautiful collection of the artist's most important art works illuminated by her own notes & writings Martin's writings are fascinatingly direct in explaining her philosophies on art & on the themes of life that inspire her paintings & drawings & facsimilies presenting her words in her own handwriting intimately convey her thoughts More than 150 of Martin's paintings present the full extent of her artistic career & her own words explain how they were inspired by ideas on love joy beauty humility solitude perfection 'freedom from the cares of this world' destiny & the nature of existence The artist's works & writings are here introduced by art dealer & film director Arne Glimcher who represented the artist for most of her career & was good friend He opens the book with reminiscences of working with Martin & how her art developed during her life & later in the book are notes on visits he made to Martin's studio & home in New Mexico With beautifully accurate reproductions of Martin's works & foldouts to show her series as groups as well as the comprehensive presentation of works & writings this luxurious book is unprecedented a uniquely full & intimate celebration of the artist ...