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Process, Process

trevor.conn — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 20:23:09 -0800

It's a great irony that we as developers spend so much time writing code that embodies and automates the business processes of our clients, yet we are so eager to overlook this same effort with regard to ourselves. I agree that having an adequate automation suite with regard to testing and deployment is a boon to any development shop -- and a threat to some people's job security.

Excellent Overview

Andy Tegethoff — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:43:51 -0800

Thanks, Tim. This is a great single-reading overview of the costs and benefits of automating many development processes. What I find interesting is that, in my experience, even the clear logic laid out here is frequently either not enough to persuade management, or is threatening to certain types of stakeholders. It can be very difficult to muster the political will in an organization to overcome the urge to code, code, code and not look at the big picture. Thanks for sharing your insights. I will definitely link my colleagues to this article!

Open Discussion Thread for "Automating Software Development Processes," by Tim Kitchens

Daniel Read — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:17:54 -0800

This an open discussion thread for the developer.* article "Automating Software Development Processes
," by Tim Kitchens. If you haven't already, you can read it here, then add your comments below. If the discussion hasn't already started, no need to fear posting first!