MRS 048: James Shore

Panel: Charles Max Wood

Guest: James Shore

This week on My Ruby Story, Charles talks to James Shore about his background, how he got into programming, pitfalls that happened along the way, and his Agile story. James Shore is a thought leader in the Agile software development community. He was an early adopter of Agile development and he continues to lead, teach, write, and consult on Agile development processes.

In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

James Shore’s background:

Consultant, practitioner, and coauthor of “The Art of Agile.”


How did you get into programming?

Began an interest at 15 years old.


How did you go from hobbyist to a professional?

Modem background.
FidoNet
Software and technical design to the agile field.


Agile field & development

Waterfall
Rational Rose
“UML Distilled” by Martin Fowler
“Java Modeling in Color with UML” by Peter Coad
WikiWikiWeb


A lot of time we don’t look for these solutions unless we go through the pain.

This is so true.
In many ways the best learning comes through failure.
Design standards.


JavaScript
If you see a different style – and you can’t get past X, Y, Z – that’s a real sign of immaturity.

See past the different styles and find what you could “steal.”
Intellectual laziness.
Human condition is to not feel inferior.
Of course, not every idea is good, but try and see what is the root. 


What do you feel like you’ve contributed to the programming industry?
And much more!

Links:

James Shore’s LinkedIn
James Shore’s Website
James Shore’s Twitter
James Shore’s GitHub
James Shore’s Book, “The Art of Agile Development...”
FreshBooks
FidoNet
Waterfall
Rational Rose
“UML Distilled” by Martin Fowler
“Java Modeling in Color with UML” by Peter Coad
WikiWikiWeb
Digital Ocean, LLC
JavaScript
CacheFly

Sponsor:

Digital Ocean, LLC

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