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		<title>Ep. 20 &#8211; Visual Studio 2010 Testing Tools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In an all-Microsoft show, Allen talks with Chris Tullier and Todd Girvin about Microsoft&#8217;s new innovations in the area of software test.
Topics Covered:

Visual Studio testing today
New Visual Studio SKUs
New Coded UI testing
Microsoft Test Manager QA Tools
IntelliTrace and Developer/QA Interaction
Recommended Tests/Test Impact
More on new SKUs
Lab Management
Licensing

Links

Ed Glas&#8217; Blog
Visual Studio 2010 Homepage
Visual Studio 2010 RC
@ChrisTullier
AgileDotNet Conference

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		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2010/03/ep-20-visual-studio-2010-testing-tools/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 19 &#8211; Bringing Order to Chaos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Agile is often viewed as a reaction to Waterfall. Chaotic projects may be more common than Waterfall. In this episode of Improving Podcasts, Allen and Mike are joined by Ed, Gary McCants, and Ken Howard to discuss how agile values and techniques can bring order from chaos.
Topics Covered:
What is chaos and what are some signs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2010/02/ep-19-bringing-order-to-chaos/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 18 &#8211; Spring 3 and Roo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Craig Walls, author of Spring in Action, joins Allen and Mike once again, this time to discuss the recently released Spring 3.0 and the brand new Roo 1.0. Topics include:
Spring 3:

REST support
Spring Expression Language
New annotations for wiring, validation, asynchronous methods, and scheduling

Roo:

Optional Rails/Grails-style scaffolding
Extensive use of AspectJ Intertype Declaration
Encapsulation of best practices from the Spring [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2010/02/ep-18-spring-3-and-roo/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 17 &#8211; RESTful Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In episode 17, Mike and Allen discuss RESTful services, tradeoffs, and tools.
Links:

Flickr API
REST on Wikipedia
MIX Conference Videos
PDC Videos
Amazon Web Services
Netflix REST API
Twitter API

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		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2010/01/ep-17-restful-services/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 16 &#8211; QA in Agile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ed Gannan joins Allen and Mike for a discussion of Quality Assurance in an Agile environment. Topics include:

Teams, not just testers provide for QA
Acceptance Test-Driven Development
Who should test the system?
It&#8217;s about transparency
Types of tests
Testers are failed developers. Not.

Links:

Dean Leffingwell&#8217;s in-progress Agile Requirements (chapter 10 on acceptance testing is available for download)
Agile Testing: A Practical Guide [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2010/01/ep-16-qa-in-agile/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 15 &#8211; Navel Gazing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A little year-end reflection from your hosts Mike Abney and Allen Hurst. In this episode we talk a little about how the podcast came about, the techniques and tools we use to record and produce the podcast, and a little bit about Improving Enterprises and Improving Rural Sourcing.
Links:

Skype
Audio Hijack Pro
WireTap Studio
GarageBand
Audacity
The Levelator
WordPress
Blubrry PowerPress
Feedburner
Ubercaster
Inc. 500
Dallas Morning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/12/ep-15-navel-gazing/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 14 &#8211; Getting Things Done</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mike and Allen are joined again by Ben Rady, this time we&#8217;re discussing personal productivity and Getting Things Done (GTD). Give it a listen, then get back to work!
Topics Covered:

Getting started with GTD
Stopping and starting
GTD overview
Common problems applying GTD
Benefits and best practices
Productivity tools
GTD and life goals
Contexts and pruning the process

Links:

Getting Things Done by David Allen
Quicksilver
OmniFocus
Evernote
Lifehacker
43 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/12/ep-14-getting-things-done/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 13 &#8211; Agile Games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to have a little educational fun in Episode 13. Allen and Mike are joined by Ed and TastyCupcakes.com founders Michael McCullough and Don McGreal for a discussion of games that can be used to learn Agile and Lean principles and techniques. We explore the mysterious origins of the term &#8220;tasty cupcakes&#8221;, review a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/12/ep-13-agile-games/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 12 &#8211; TDD and Technical Debt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Episode 12 finds Allen and Mike in discussion with Ed. The group cover a few web articles on Test-Driven Development (TDD) and technical debt. Send feedback and topic requests via e-mail to &#8220;feedback&#8221; at &#8220;improvingpodcasts.com&#8221;
Links to the articles discussed:
- Robert C. &#8220;Uncle Bob&#8221; Martin&#8217;s &#8220;TDD Triage&#8221; article: http://blog.objectmentor.com/articles/2009/10/08/tdd-triage
- Janie Chang&#8217;s &#8220;Exploding Software Development Myths&#8221;: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/nagappan-100609.aspx
- [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/11/ep-12-tdd-and-technical-debt/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 11 &#8211; Naked Planning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In episode 11, a fully clothed Mike and Allen talk Naked Planning with fellow Improver Ben Rady.
Topics covered:
- The value of value-based planning
- The what&#8217;s and why&#8217;s of Naked Planning
&#160;&#160; &#8211; Requirements waste
&#160;&#160; &#8211; Queues and flow
&#160;&#160; &#8211; Minimum marketable features
&#160;&#160; &#8211; The ultimate definition of done
- We don&#8217;t need no stinking iterations
- How to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/11/ep-11-naked-planning/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 10 &#8211; Windows 7 Experience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our intrepid hosts, Mike and Allen, reach double-digits via a revisit of Windows 7 with Microsoft MVP Todd Girvin who has been beta testing since early 2009. Todd provides us with experience reports on some of the features we covered in Episode 7 and fills us in on a few we missed as well.
Links:
- Virtual [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/10/ep-10-windows-7-experience/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 9 &#8211; TechFest, GTD, and Streamlined Modeling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Episode 9 finds our hosts reminiscing about the recent Houston TechFest. Allen and Mike discuss talks attended and given. Specifically, Allen reviews the content of his talk on using Getting Things Done (GTD) techniques in a development team environment. Hint: It starts to look a lot like Agile. Mike also gives an overview of Streamlined [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/10/ep-9-techfest-gtd-and-streamlined-modeling/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 8 &#8211; Real Estate and Agile Team Rooms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What should a development company look for in real estate? What makes for a good team room? In Episode 8, Allen, Mike and Ed Grannon discuss current and past searches for office space, what to expect when negotiating a lease, and some of the requirements for good team rooms.
An article on Joel Spolsky&#8217;s Fog Creek [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/09/ep-8-real-estate-and-agile-team-rooms/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 7 &#8211; Snow Leopard and Windows 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Episode 7 takes Allen and Mike on a bit of a detour. With Snow Leopard just released and the Windows 7 release available to partners, we take a tour of the new features of each with fellow Improver Leo Sakhvoruk. The feature lists are long and so is this episode.
Find it interesting? Have a topic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/09/ep-7-snow-leopard-and-windows-7/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 6 &#8211; Modular Java</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this episode we get a bit more technical as Mike talks modularity with Leo Sakhvoruk and Modular Java author Craig Walls. We cover OSGi and Spring-DM in some depth. Topics include:
- Defining modularity
- Publishing Modular Java
- Describing OSGi and Spring-DM
- Answering complaints about OSGi complexity
- Differences in OSGi containers
- Benefits and pitfalls of OSGi [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/08/ep-6-modular-java/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 5 &#8211; Improving Presentations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Episode 5, we&#8217;ve gathered some of Improving&#8217;s most seasoned presenters to share their experiences and advice on technical presentations. Mike and Allen are joined by three of Improving&#8217;s Microsoft MVPs: Improving co-founder Jef Newsom, Presenter Mentor founder David O&#8217;Hara, and INETA speaker Caleb Jenkins.
Topics:
- How to fail successfully
- Getting people involved and keeping their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/08/ep-5-improving-presentations/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 4 &#8211; AQuA &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Episode 4, we return to the AQuA series and tackle four more questions. Joining Allen Hurst and Mike Abney this week are Gary McCants, Brett Bim, Ed Grannan, and Mike Deck. Topics:

What Ron Jeffries says Agile is, is not, and may be. (http://xprogramming.com/xpmag/jatAgileIsIsNotMayBe)
My group doesn&#8217;t develop software. Can we be Agile?
Can you do Agile [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/07/ep-4-aqua-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 3 &#8211; Throw Away Your Unit Tests</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Episode 3, Allen Hurst and Mike Abney are joined by Brett Bim, Mike Deck, and Mike Doberenz to discuss unit testing. Alternate titles for this episode were &#8220;Tests? We don&#8217;t need no stinking tests!&#8221; and &#8220;A Fistful of Mikes.&#8221; Episode topics include:

Testing doesn&#8217;t give you what you think it does.
Throw away your unit tests!
Behavior-Driven [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/07/ep-3-throw-away-your-unit-tests/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 2 &#8211; Infinitest with Ben Rady</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Episode 2, Allen Hurst and Mike Abney discuss continuous testing in general and Infinitest in particular with Ben Rady. Ben is the original author of Infinitest. Topics:

What is continuous testing (CT)? What are the benefits?
Can&#8217;t you just run the tests manually? Do you still have to run tests manually?
The history and future of Infinitest.
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/06/ep-2-infinitest-with-ben-rady/</link>
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		<title>Ep. 1 &#8211; AQuA &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Agile Questions, our Answers. Discussed: user stories, Agile's success, and managing non-dedicated resources.]]></description>
		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/06/ep-1-aqua-part-1/</link>
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		<title>Improving in Progress&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Improving Podcast! site. We&#8217;re in process establishing infrastructure for this site. Our primary goal is to facilitate delivery of and listener participation in the Improving Podcast.
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		<link>http://improvingpodcasts.com/2009/05/improving-in-progress/</link>
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