With the seemingly constant bombardment of .Net acronyms and technologies, few seem
to bother about how we plan, design and build software anymore. When starting my blog
such subjects were to be the main focus, but heck I’ll bow to the fashions and won’t
bore people too often about non-sexy buzzwords. This post is (of course) an exception.


Atlanta

’s Agile (ex eXtreme Programming) user group is highly enjoyable, and good opportunity
to hear from seasoned experts in software development. Attendees tend to be in their
late 30’s and 40’s but there is little stuffiness that you may encounter at other
expert-heavy groups in town.

The last meeting was a presentation by Jim Highsmith who wrote the book on ‘Agile
Project Management’ – I even won the book which is always a bonus. The presentation
was very enjoyable and informative; anyone not there missed a treat. Keep an eye on
this group’s agenda, they sometimes get geek superstars like
Martin Fowler to present.

Not to labor on, but if you currently work in a chaotic environment, try to attend
a meeting or two, it may bring a little more order to your dev life with little extra
effort. The next meeting should be an introduction to Agile Development: http://xp.thatatlantasite.com/index.html Meetings
are at the

ISS
Building

in Dunwoody – I know it is getting cold but don’t wear a Black Hat in their building, I hear security will march you out!