Category Archives: Events

This blog has moved

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock

My old blog and contents have been converted to wordpress. You can find this new blog at wirfs-brock.com/blog. I find that tagging and categorizing are a good way to organize my blog writings and like the features that wordpress offers. … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas….gambling on agile?

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Rebecca

OK, I want a catchy title… But I also want to tell you about the upcoming Better Software Conference and Agile Development Practices in Las Vegas June 6-11 where I’ll be presenting a one-day tutorial on Writing Effective Agile Use … Continue reading →

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Three in a Row

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock

I just got home from a 3-in-a-row conference marathon. First I went to the Patterns of Programming Language Conference, or PLoP in Nashville, where  our paper Dynamic Factory, co-authored with Leon Welicki and Joe Yoder, was shepherded in a writers’ … Continue reading →

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Round the world in 28 days

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock

I’ve just returned from four weeks travel to Athens, The Netherlands, Australia (Brisbane and Sydney), and Las Vegas. It is good to be home in Sherwood sleeping in my own bed. This trip was a combination of vacation, work, and … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned from Architecture Reviews

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock

Last year I talked about lessons learned from architecture reviews at JAOO 2007 and Markus Voelter from Software Engineering radio interviewed me. You can listen to our conversation. I’ve experienced both sides of reviewing. Early in my engineering career I … Continue reading →

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Agile Open Northwest 2008

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock

Last year we held an open space in Portland at the Kennedy School focused around the theme, “Agile for real.” The response was so positive that we’re picking up the conversation again at the Seattle convention center March 18 and … Continue reading →

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Challenges When Communicating Designs

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock

Tuesday evening I gave a talk about the challenges software developers face when communicating design ideas. I started by making the connection between telling others about designs and storytelling. Effective designers need to tell good stories. And the tone and … Continue reading →

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Notes from my Japan Book Tour

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock

Last week I was Japan speaking about responsibility-driven design as part of promoting the new Japanese translation of Object Design. I gave 5 talks in three days in Osaka and Tokyo. Before I started my speaking tour, I was treated … Continue reading →

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Agile Apologies

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock

I remember once wearing my mic to the bathroom. When I returned everyone knew where I had been. It was hard enough for my co-presenter to not fall on the floor laughing, let alone the 60 people attending the seminar. … Continue reading →

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Working–share your experience

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock

One of my all time favorite books is Studs Terkel’s Working. In it, he captured people talking about what they do and how they feel about it. People tell amazing stories about hard work. The book is about, “ulcers as … Continue reading →

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