To build a domain specific language, you need a quick and effective prototyping process that can parse your language syntax and perform semantic checking.

User stories are a lightweight mechanism for gathering and verifying user requirements on Agile projects. Unfortunately, it is easy to lose the context of stories. Find out how techniques from user-centered design (UCD) can help avoid this problem.

Pay attention to the true goal of software to avoid over-engineering your software solutions.

When integrated, Agile software development and User-Centered Design (UCD) allow development teams to extract the right information from their users, to verify assumptions, and to validate design decisions.

Though Hudson is a Java project, it can easily build your .NET applications. You configure Hudson easily via the Web interface rather than tweaking XML. With plenty of plug-ins available to .NET projects, Hudson provides plenty of powerful features.

Walk through the development of a domain-specific language (DSL) using the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) and supporting components.

Building fluent programmatic interfaces lets users make calls in natural ways similar to speech.

After years of sharp debate about whether traditional or Agile software development is more effective, a recent keynote left me with the impression that the debate remains as religious as ever.

Domain specific languages have been around since Lisp, and abound in the Unix world of "little languages." A convergence of research has recently brought domain specific languages to the forefront of both language and API design.

Automate high-friction, unpredictable tasks in your environment to regain sanity and achieve a rapid, sustainable pace.

Using domain-specific languages (DSLs) and F# computation expressions will save you from writing UI code. Find out how.

Build loosely-coupled, maintainable WPF applications using the Composite Application Guidance patterns and practices.

"Getting Real" is an agile approach to web application development. This article explains how it can be successfully combined with the flexibility of semantic web technologies.

Both Extreme Programming and Scrum are more effective when practiced together—and even more effective when combined to form Behavior-Driven Development.

Getting your team to adopt a Continuous Integration mindset will simplilfy deployment and result in faster projects and better code.

Template engines have long been the de-facto standard for rendering views in Java web development. Learn why templates are far from ideal and how Groovy builders provide a literate solution for bringing view rendering back into your code.

Discover the factors that can cause an agile project to succeed--or fail.

Scrum teams use an empirical approach to adapt to changing requirements and priorities, with a focus on delivering working software to their customers frequently.

Open Space conferences aren't made up of your usual speaker-in-front, audience-take-notes sessions.

What's involved in building the next generation of software? Integrating the best of today's leading software development disciplines into a streamlined and fully actionable approach is all. Find out how.