You say you can write a bitchin hello world application? Your operating system has recently come down with a kernel? You don't know what IDE stands for, but your computer has just developed one of those too? Hello there Mr. or Mrs. Rock$tar! It sounds like you are ready to tackle your first software project. But wait. Don't be like so many other clueless hacks out there. If you are going to do this, do it right. Have some pride. Distinguish yourself. "How?" you ask. Simple, make your first software project an Agile software project. C'mon... Everyone's doing it. And besides there is a new way to get started, and it is easier than power chords on a Fender Squire. So gas up the van, gather up your band, cinch up those leather pants, and prepare to make rock, er, software history.
I just downloaded Buildix which is a Debian based distro specifically for running agile projects. You can go from zero to a finished CruiseControl build in under five minutes! Not only is it an easy install, but Buildix is also a live CD which is nice for doubting thomases who want to try before they buy. Don't sweat the download either. It is pretty light, weighing in at just over 350 megs. All of this is great news for aspiring Agile Rock$tars everywhere. Even if you are faking it, at least you look good doing it. So go check out the Wikipedia page on Buildix I just created. Download the ISO, and turn the volume up to eleven. Rock on!
1 comment:
Reading here http://www.ebernie.net/blog/2006/08/13/agile-on-a-disk/ I want so second the notion that buildix is good for any software development team. Not just an agile team, and that includes teams of one person. If you aren't using version control when you write software, you are making things hard for yourself.
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