Software Hygiene

What if your software project was like a commercial kitchen?

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1. Software Hygiene
   

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2. Commercial kitchen
   

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3. Commercial Kitchen
   Kitchen Work Cycle:
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   Start
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   Prep
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   Open
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   Service
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   Close
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   Clean down
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   End
   

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4. Definition of Done
   Happiness, efficiency, safety,
   quality?
   

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5. What if your software project was like a kitchen?
   Kitchen Work Cycle:
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   Start
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   Prep
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   Open
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   Service
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   Close
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   Clean down
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   End
   Project Work Cycle:
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   Start
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   Planning
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   Open
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   Develop & Release
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   Close
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   Refactor
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   End
   Mess?
   

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6. At end of Service / Release
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   Head Chef:
   – “Boss, we've delivered all our covers”
   – “We now need to clean our kitchen...”
   – “… before next service.”
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   Tech Lead:
   – “Boss, we've delivered all our features”
   – “We now need to clean our code…”
   – “… before next release.”
   Visibility of mess?
   Short term solutions?
   

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7. How can we be more Measurable?
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   Use static analysis?
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   Count bugs / failures.
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   Count yak holes.
   https://github.com/jamescooke/measurable-software
   

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8. Benefits?
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   Refactor becomes valuable.
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   Risk as a result of environment decreased.
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   Potential to measure “tech debt”?
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   “Definition of done” improves.
   

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9. Image credits
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   http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/wagamam
   a-launch-new-menu-open-10232237
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   http://cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/the-kitchen-table
   -at-bubbledogs.html
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   http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/Dirty--202036471.htm
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