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The archives for Software Engineering

  1. Developing problems with Bundler, RVM and Passenger

    I’ve grown to appreciate using Bundler to manage dependencies for all my Rails and Sinatra applications. I also combine it with RVM to generate a dedicated gemset for each application bundle and an associated .rvmrc file. Create the Gemset, an application Gemfile defining the dependencies and issue bundle install, simple.

  2. Working with Git and Subversion

    I’ve got a local copy of the Subversion repository under Git, so I thought I should talk about my workflow.

  3. When frameworks are too friendly

    High quality Content Management Systems and development frameworks are everywhere, but are they all trying to be too friendly and flexible?

  4. Why I like to be Agile

    I’ve practised traditional project management techniques in Heavy Engineering, studied their use in Software Engineering, and found problems throughout. Why am I so interested in Agile techniques?