Interactive Workshops
Intro to programming with XP version 2
This workshop provides an overview of XP version 2 (released by Kent Beck earlier this year). You will learn how to program Test-First using JUnit and the art of Refactoring to support Incremental Design.
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Advanced Test-First with Mock Objects
This workshop moves onto more advanced topics in Test-First programming. The workshop will demonstrate how to keeping unit tests well isolated by the introduction of Mock Objects. A technique that supports incremental Responsibility-Driven Design.
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Putting XP into practice with RoboCode
Put together what you learned so far and have fun while you're doing it! Participants will form teams to program the ultimate robot. Teams work in iterative cycles, alternating between programming their robot and then watching their robots compete for points in a simulated arena. To win, you need to be disciplined and concentrate on the XP practices.
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Acceptance Testing with Fit and FitLibrary
Learn how to support tests that your business customer can define using Ward Cunningham's Fit and how to use the extensions provided in FitLibrary to write expressive acceptance tests.Hands-on exercises to create your own Fit tests with several different types of fixture. More...
Automation of Builds and Deployment
Continuous Integration and Automated Builds are an essential part of XP. In this workshop we will be covering scripting and automation in XP teams. Hands-on exercises will cover how to connect up sound and light indicators to communicate current build status.
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