Today marks the 5th Anniversary of the publication of the Manifesto for Software Craftsmanship. We are doing a couple of things to celebrate to mark the day.
Blog Link-up
I've asked a few people to blog on the following question:
Do you think that the bar of professionalism has been raised in the 5 years since the Software Craftsmanship Manifesto was published? Why or why not?
- First, my own Response: Five Years of Raising the Bar
- Markus Gaertner: Five Years of Fighting Crappy Code
- Laura Morillo-Velarde Rodriguez: Software Craftsmanship Manifesto
If you'd like your blog added here, hit me up on twitter.
New Features for the Manifesto Site
Several folks pitched in to add a couple of features to the manifesto site. Think of it as a birthday present! Thanks to the work of Li-Hsuan Lung, Kevin Liddle, Sandro Padin, Graham Brooks, and Nick Meccia You can now search for your name among the 12,000+ signatories. There is also a new "metrics" link to a chart that shows the growth of the signatures over time. It's amazingly linear. Check it out
8th Light University
I am speaking tomorrow (March 7th) at 8th Light University. My slides are available and the video will be available later on the 8LU site.