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Gojko Adzic, Neuri Ltd
Gojko Adzic is a software craftsman with a passion for new technologies,
programming and writing. He runs Neuri Ltd, a UK-based consultancy that
helps companies build better software by introducing agile practices and
tools and improving communication between software teams, stakeholders
and clients.
Gojko is the author of two books on agile acceptance testing, Bridging
the Communication Gap and Test Driven .NET Development with Fitnesse,
and more than 200 articles about programming, operating systems, the
Internet and new technologies published in various online and print
magazines. He is a frequent speaker at agile and opensource related
conferences and the host of monthly "in the brain" sessions in London
focused on opensource .NET tools. He is the primary contributor to the
DbFIT opensource database testing library which is used by banks,
insurance companies and bookmakers worldwide. His blog is on
http://gojko.net.
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Presentation: "Slim - the future of FitNesse, Sponsored by Skillsmatter"
Time:
Friday 09:15 - 10:15
Location:
Rutherford Room
Abstract: FitNesse was the de facto standard tool for executable specifications
and agile acceptance testing but has suffered from several years of
relative stagnation. Work is finally underway to revamp and modernise
it. The recent release of Slim is the most important upgrade in years
and brings FitNesse back to the spotlight. Slim is the new test runner
which promises to bring platform interoperability, easier integration, a
much simpler programming model and lots of small helpers that will allow
us to write and maintain executable specifications and acceptance tests
easier. In this session, Gojko Adzic demonstrates Slim and other new
FitNesse features and talks about the future of this tool.
This is a session for .NET and Java developers. Some prior exposure to
FitNesse and FIT would be beneficial, but not required.
Presentation: "Messaging is not just for Investment Banks"
Time:
Friday 15:30 - 16:30
Location:
Fleming Room
Abstract: Today, we use web for content distribution, remoting, application partitioning and distribution. It seems that HTTP calls have become a preferred way to think about distributed systems in general. HTTP and Web services definitely have a lot to offer, but they are not the only way to do things and there are definitely cases where web is not the right choice. Unfortunately, lots of teams just stick with web services and hack on, trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. A different distribution paradigm can sometimes save us quite a lot of time and effort both in development and later in maintenance. In this talk, Gojko Adzic explains how even everyday Web projects can benefit from messaging and why architects and developers can't afford to ignore the benefits of that approach.
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