Design Patterns overview

A good web site on this topic : http://www.dofactory.com
You can clic on any of the pattern below to have more details.
Here you can find a example of the 4 types of software architecture : http://dchaffiol.free.fr/info/architecture/art_archi_spheres_g.htm

Creational Patterns
Abstract Factory	Creates an instance of several families of classes
Builder	Separates object construction from its representation
Factory Method	Creates an instance of several derived classes
Prototype	A fully initialized instance to be copied or cloned
Singleton	A class of which only a single instance can exist

Structural Patterns
Adapter	Match interfaces of different classes
Bridge	Separates an object’s interface from its implementation
Composite	A tree structure of simple and composite objects
Decorator	Add responsibilities to objects dynamically
Facade	A single class that represents an entire subsystem
Flyweight	A fine-grained instance used for efficient sharing
Proxy	An object representing another object

Behavioral Patterns
Chain of Resp.	A way of passing a request between a chain of objects
Command	Encapsulate a command request as an object
Interpreter	A way to include language elements in a program
Iterator	Sequentially access the elements of a collection
Mediator	Defines simplified communication between classes
Memento	Capture and restore an object's internal state
Observer	A way of notifying change to a number of classes
State	Alter an object's behavior when its state changes
Strategy	Encapsulates an algorithm inside a class
Template Method	Defer the exact steps of an algorithm to a subclass
Visitor	Defines a new operation to a class without change

To celebrate our last Sprint

Good things always end... Here is the last time we are using those cards on our project since we are doing the 9th and last Sprint iteration. It'll be a hard one to finalize everything !

Good Webcast : A tutorial on Open Workbench (OWB) based on a comparison with Microsoft Project

Open Workbench is an open source application running under MS Windows ; I found 2 good tutorials about that, unfortunately only in French :

http://www.pointslash.info/dotclear/index.php/2007/06/17/25-tutorial-video-open-workbench-fr-2-10-fonctionnalites-de-base

http://www.pointslash.info/dotclear/index.php/2007/05/06/4-tutorial-open-workbench-fr-1-10-la-liste-des-taches

Open Workbench could be found here : http://www.openworkbench.org/.
Here is an example of the GANTT chart, from there Web site :

TFS 2010 : What we cannot copy a build definition !!

UPDATE : Yes we can ... now with the latest TFS PowerTools (Clone Build Definition) :
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2010/09/09/sept-2010-tfs-power-tools-release-available.aspx

What !!! After having spent many hours in configuring the best ever unbreakable build with the TFS's Gated Checkin, with lots of Unit tests, Code Coverage options, a nice deployments..., you're telling me that TFS 2010 does not provide any function to copy or backup my Build Definition ???
Because, a very basic modification of the Build Definition done by mistake can breakdown everything !

Well, sorry, there's no such option with Team Explorer. However, here is a way to overcome this missing feature : To copy a build definition, you have to create your own application via the TFS API :

TeamFoundationServer tfs = TeamFoundationServerFactory.GetServer("http://myTFSserver:8080");

as explained here :
http://www.brokenwire.net/bw/Programming/122/how-to-copy-tfs-builddefinitions

NB: Talking about automated Unit Test and Test impact, here is a nice post to explain whar Test impacts are :
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/phuene/archive/2009/12/09/test-impact-with-team-foundation-build-2010.aspx

A customer's testimonials on an AGILE methodology with TFS 2008's Software Factory

One year after the end of my last projet, here is the project's retrospectives of the French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports. I was the project manager of the Winwise team implementing AGILE methodology with TFS 2008's Software Factory.

As per today, the customer is highly delighted of this project (the public front end is accessible here), which success is entirely thanks to :

• the deep involvement of the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports' staff, that was led by Pascal ADAM and Michèle RUFFELAERE, together with Michaël LABORDE on the complicated Laws and Regulation's side, without counting any extra-hours working hand in hand with with us on this challenging project.

• the technical and management's skills of the Winwise's experts, the project's Director, the sales representative, and ALTEN's support.

Here is Pascal ADAM's testimonials (original link or the PDF here) :

Here is another one, when I first started agility with "Lyonnaise des eaux" in 2008