Agile Engineering Best Practices

• Continuous Integration (CI): Regular code integration to catch issues early.
• Continuous Delivery (CD): Automated deployment for rapid and reliable releases.
• Test-Driven Development (TDD): Writing tests before code to ensure quality.
• Automated Testing: Use of automated tests to quickly verify code functionality.

Before learning Agile Engineering Best Practices, you should have:

1. Basic Programming Skills: Understanding of coding principles and languages.
2. Project Management Knowledge: Familiarity with Agile methodologies and project workflows.
3. Testing Fundamentals: Basic knowledge of software testing concepts.
4. Version Control Experience: Familiarity with tools like Git for managing code changes.
5. Problem-Solving Abilities: Skills to address and resolve coding and development issues.

Understanding the foundation of XP principles

The cost of technical debt

Identifying non-functional foundational requirements

Identifying proof of concepts and spikes

Planning early for dependencies

Planning early for testing (data and environments)

Test Driven Development

User Centric Design

High level architectural designs

High level data designs – just enough

UML Diagrams – Just Enough

Designing Service Contract Interface

Testing with mock data

Unit Testing and Build Automation

Defining build stability rules and measurements

Refactoring

Automated Testing Tools

Define your Engineering Team Norms