Joe tries to do backflips for a good cause, so the haus will sponsor him. We're commiting to $15 USD each for the 3 back handsprings (for a total of $45 USD), and a whopping $55 USD if he can perform the hands-free back somersault.

So here I am, now 2 weeks into my 6 week task to learn to do a backflip. This backflip will take place unassisted on some flat grass. However, there was ambiguity in this challenge as there was disagreement about what a backflip actually is and it seems to vary from country to country.

OT Session Mock Objects: Driving top-down development. will be presented by Joe "Scrappy" Walnes and Nat "I don't know you well enough to come up with a nickname" Pryce at OT2004 on 29 March in the UK.

Mock objects are usually regarded as a programming technique that merely supports existing methods of unit testing. But this does not exploit the full potential of mock objects. Fundamentally, mock objects enable an iterative, top-down development process that drives the creation of well designed object-oriented software.

This tutorial will demonstrate the mock object development process in action. We will show how using mock objects to guide your design results in a more effective form of test driven development and more flexible code; how mock objects allow you to concentrate more on end-user requirements than on infrastructure; and how the objects in the resultant code are small and loosely coupled, with well-defined responsibilities.

This is not a regular course.

Tech Talk: Vincent Massol on Agile Offshore Methodologies

In this interview, Vincent discusses how agile methodologies can be used in offshore, collaborative development. He looks at various communication tools used between projects, how two teams apply continuous integration using Maven and plugins such as CheckStyle, DBunit, and Clover. He also looks at how Cactus and Mock Objects can be used for testing and integration.

Well all got together, someone submitted a proposal, and we voted to extend congratulations to Jonas Boner for being hired, presumably as Mr. AOP, by BEA Systems. Way to go Jonas!

dIon of maven fame is now blogging at The Codehaus.

Ben Walding, of Maven fame, is blogging now.

Vincent Massol and Jonas Boner have set up blogs here at the haus.

Vincent's Blog

Jonas' Blog