How George Costanza, Frogger & a Craving For Sushi Help Explain Features & User Stories
In classes I teach, there is often confusion between what is a feature and what is a user story. This article is a simple analogy (a quest for sushi) that helps to explain:
- The difference between a feature and user story.
- How user stories can be broken into incremental chunks.
- Why George Costanza is not agile.
Phoenix “It’s a Numbers Game” Marathon – Mixing with UK’s Lunatic Running Fringe
[MARATHON #167 / UNIQUE MARATHON #85 / 7 OCTOBER 2017]
In my opinion, the best way to get a good night’s sleep on a long-haul transatlantic flight is to run a marathon: A marathon (combined with a few “nightcap” beers) is the perfect recipe for a blissful flight!
The first challenge was a logistical one – find a marathon close enough to my hotel in central London to get there, run, get back, shower and make my flight (plus have enough time to rehydrate with a beer or two before boarding).
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Clarendon Marathon (Salisbury to Winchester, England)
[marathon #166 / unique marathon #84 / 1 October 2017]
The best thing about work travel is hunting down obscure marathons to run. A short trip to London and the hunt was on… After whittling down the options, Clarendon Marathon was selected as the potential prey to be conquered.
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