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Methods & Tools - Text Edition - November 2012

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Software Development Linkopedia November 2012

Web site: UML Design Patterns for Visual Studio

Blog: Why code reviews are good for you

Blog: How To Lead High-Performance Distributed Teams

Blog: Software Testing is a Game

Blog: What’s the Culture on Your Project?

Article: Rules to Successful Projects

Article: Who Should I Listen To? Prioritizing Organizational Stakeholders

Article: Logging Bugs on Mobile Applications Testing

Article: Agile Project Wall Estimation

Article: 21 Methods to Engage and Retain Your Product Owner in an Agile Project (PDF)

Tools: JSHint is a tool to detect errors in JavaScript

Tools: TFS Integration Platform

Video: Moving from Scrum to Kanban

Video: Deleting Code Is Hard And You Should Do It

Video: Unit Testing Patterns With Mocks and Fakes

Video: 7 Things How to Make Good Teams Great

Video: Java Continuous Delivery

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XP Days Benelux, November 29-30 2012, Heeze, The Netherlands

jDays, December 3-5 2012, Gothenburg, Sweden

Android DevCon IV, December 4-7 2012, San Francisco, USA

SPTechCon, March 3-6 2013, San Francisco, USA

STARCANADA, April 8–12 2013, Toronto, Canada

Big Data TechCon, April 8-10 2013, Boston, USA

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Android DevCon Spring, May 28-31 2013, Boston, USA

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Methods & Tools Article Pipeline

In our future quarterly PDF issues, you will find articles on:
* Mobile Apps Performance Testing
* Data Management Tools for Embedded Applications
* Test Driven Traps
* Facilitating Agile Meetings
* Distributed Software Testing Teams
* Portofino
* JsHint
* Concordion+
* NoSQL Unit