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	<title>Software Development Musings from the Editor of Methods &#38; Tools &#187; Numbers</title>
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		<title>Software Requirements Free Format</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/software-requirements-free-format/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/software-requirements-free-format/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 07:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[requirements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UML]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The last Methods &#38; Tools asked the following question: &#8220;Which format is used to express requirements in your organization?&#8221; Free text 36% User Stories 23% UML Use Cases 20% Other format 7% Requirements are not formalized 14% Participants: 325 Ending date: April 2011 Source: Methods &#38; Tools Requirements Survey The positive result is that 86% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Load Testing Tools Usage</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/load-testing-tools-usage/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/load-testing-tools-usage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[load testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[software testing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The last Methods &#38; Tools survey wanted to determine the level of adoption of load testing tools in organizations. It asked the following question: &#8220;Do you use a tool for load / performance testing?&#8221; I use tools for load testing 48% My organization has tools, but my project or I do not use them 20% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Continuous Integration: Continuous Build or Continuous Quality Control?</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/continuous-integration-continuous-build-or-continuous-quality-control/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/continuous-integration-continuous-build-or-continuous-quality-control/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[agile]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[unit testing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.martinig.ch/?p=623</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The last Methods &#38; Tools poll wanted to determine the level of adoption of continuous integration tools  in organizations. We asked the following question: &#8220;Do you use a tool for continuous integration (automated build and unit testing)?&#8221; I use tools for continuous integration 66% My organization has tools, but my project or I do not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unified Modeling Language (UML) Still Widely Used</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/unified-modeling-language-uml-still-widely-used/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/unified-modeling-language-uml-still-widely-used/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 08:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UML]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.martinig.ch/?p=547</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1997, the Object Management Group (OMG) made the UML a standard modelling language for object-oriented applications. Has the Agile adoption changed the way organizations use UML? Methods &#38; Tools checked the current UML current usage with a poll asking the following question: What is the usage of UML modeling techniques at your location?: Not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Developers and Testers Love Each Other?</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/can-developers-and-testers-love-each-other/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/can-developers-and-testers-love-each-other/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[software testing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.martinig.ch/?p=513</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After the results of a previous poll focused on functional testing automation, I wondered if there was still a great divide between the worlds of development and functional testing. So I did this follow-up question to check who was performing the functional testing. This poll was trying to determine who perform functional testing in your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Procedures in Software Configuration Management</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/more-procedures-in-software-configuration-management/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/more-procedures-in-software-configuration-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[configuration management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[continuous integration]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.martinig.ch/?p=418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our last poll examined how software configuration management (change management / version control) is performed by organisations. Is it an informal activity or performed with formal procedures that are validated by an automated tool? 2009 2006 No formal procedure and no tool 13% 15% A formal procedure but no tool. 11% 10% A tool but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Functional Testing for the Dumb Developer ?</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/no-functional-testing-for-the-dumb-developer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/no-functional-testing-for-the-dumb-developer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[software testing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.martinig.ch/?p=345</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent Methods &#38; Tools survey tried to evaluate the usage of tools to automate execution of functional software tests. A similar poll was conducted in 2005 and it was interesting to compare the results.   2009 2005 My organisation has no tool for functional software tests 37% 38%; My organisation has tools, but my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Software Development Training Survey: Between Ugly and Good</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/software-development/software-development-training-survey-between-ugly-and-good/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/software-development/software-development-training-survey-between-ugly-and-good/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Software Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our question was: How many weeks of training have you followed on average the past 3 years?? None 23% Less than one week 19% One week (5 days) 15% One to two weeks 18% Two weeks to one month 8% More than one month 17% Number of participants: 258 Ending date: April 2009 Recent trends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CMMI: Less Hyped Than Agile but Equally Popular?</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/methods-tools/cmmi-less-hyped-than-agile-but-equally-popular/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/methods-tools/cmmi-less-hyped-than-agile-but-equally-popular/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Methods & Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scrum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[software process]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.martinig.ch/?p=219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent Methods &#38; Tools poll examined at what stage is the CMMI approach adoption in software development organizations. Not aware 13% Not using 29% Investigating 8% Analysed and rejected 4% Trying to reach Level 2 12% CMMI Level 2, 3 or 4 20% CMMI Level 5 14% Participants: 392 Ending date: January 2009 Many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do We Need Unit Testing?</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/do-we-need-unit-testing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/do-we-need-unit-testing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Numbers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[unit testing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.martinig.ch/?p=164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent Methods &#38; Tools poll examined how organizations perform unit testing. Is it an informal activity that is done before integration if there is some time left after programming or is it the key element of the development effort? The question was: How is unit testing performed at your location?   Proportion 2008 2006 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Third Annual State of Agile Survey Data Available</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/third-annual-state-of-agile-survey-data-available/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/numbers/third-annual-state-of-agile-survey-data-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agile]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.martinig.ch/?p=135</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This survey was conducted and sponsored by VersionOne in June and July 2008. It received answers from 3061 participants in 80 countries; most of them (70%) were participating to the survey for the first time. The majority of the respondents were agile team leaders, coach or consultants. This could lead to a bias towards a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Source Software Turned Industrial but Perceived Quality Don&#8217;t Change</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/methods-tools/open-source-software-turned-industrial-but-perceived-quality-dont-change/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/methods-tools/open-source-software-turned-industrial-but-perceived-quality-dont-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eclipse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jboss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mysql]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open source]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[php]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.martinig.ch/?p=126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Open source development tools like MySQL, Eclipse, PHP or JBoss are now adopted by many software development organizations. Our last poll examined how the quality of open source tools is perceived against their commercial competitors. We conducted a similar poll twice in the past and it is interesting to compare the results. Open source versus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Methods &amp; Tools Survey Confirms Increased Agile Adoption</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/methods-tools/methods-tools-survey-confirms-increased-agile-adoption/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/methods-tools/methods-tools-survey-confirms-increased-agile-adoption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agile]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.martinig.ch/?p=91</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At what stage is the agile approach (XP, Scrum, TDD, &#8230;) adoption at your location? (2005 results) Not aware 13% (26%) Not using 13% (16%) Investigating 14% (14%) Analysed and rejected 4% (3%) Pilot projects 8%(4%) Partial implementation (adoption of some agile practices) 17% (17%) Partial deployment (some projects are using this approach) 14% (12%) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low Software Maintenance Period?</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/methods-tools/low-maintenance-period/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/methods-tools/low-maintenance-period/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Methods & Tools]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Software maintenance is an important part of the software development activity, but it is also the less discussed. As an example of its relative importance, you could just compare the space occupied by &#8220;software maintenance&#8221; and &#8220;test driven development&#8221; in Wikipedia (and I have nothing against TDD). Furthermore, software maintenance is a topic that is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A View from the Top on Web 2.0</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/software-development/a-view-from-the-top-on-web-20/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/software-development/a-view-from-the-top-on-web-20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software Development]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.martinig.ch/?p=49</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent publications of surveys on Web 2.0 usage by McKinsey, The Economist or Forrester Research presents some interesting information on how managers and CIO see the new technologies that have conquered the Web these recent years. Let us look at their content before trying to analyse what they could mean. The McKinsey Quarterly In January [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And the Buyer is&#8230;. IBM</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/software-development/and-the-buyer-is-ibm/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/software-development/and-the-buyer-is-ibm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software Development]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.martinig.ch/?p=42</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Monday Telelogic issued a statement saying that it had received a conditional takeover proposal for all the issued and outstanding shares in the company. We asked then who the buyer could be. We did not have to wait for long as today Telelogic board announces that it accepts the offer from IBM. Bo Dimert, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Relative Importance of Web Development</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/methods-tools/the-relative-importance-of-web-development/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/methods-tools/the-relative-importance-of-web-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 08:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Methods & Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you follow the evolution of software development on Internet, you may have the impression that every new development is Web based and that the main areas of concern are whether you should develop new application with Ruby on Rail or if you should choose Flash rather than Ajax for the interface. However, if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slow Developer Growth in the USA?</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/software-development/slow-developer-growth-in-the-usa/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/software-development/slow-developer-growth-in-the-usa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Numbers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.martinig.ch/?p=26</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent Evans Data survey was discussed in an InfoWorld article &#8220;Software developer growth slows in North America&#8221;. It tells us that the worldwide software developer population is expected to grow from 14.5 million now to 19.5 million in 2010. North America will account for only 18 percent of those jobs in 2010, down from 23 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Offshoring than Outsourcing in Software Development</title>
		<link>http://blog.martinig.ch/methods-tools/more-offshoring-than-outsourcing-in-software-development/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.martinig.ch/methods-tools/more-offshoring-than-outsourcing-in-software-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outsourcing is often closely related to offshoring in software development, but you can outsource onshore and you can create offshore subsidiaries. This seems to be the current trend for large occidental organisation that want to profit for lower costs in countries like India, but maintain a high control on the process. However, developers in Europe [...]]]></description>
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