Peer code review can be one of the most effective ways to find defects – but is it Agile? Agile developers hate heavy process, and it’s easy to waste time when code review is done poorly. However, lightweight peer code review aligns well with the central tenets of Agile including keeping feedback close to the point of creation, increasing team velocity by finding defects faster, and improving collective code ownership through frequent collaboration. Gregg Sporar shares some of the research on code review and describes best practices for an agile approach – how much time to spend, how much code to review at a time, the value of annotation, which code to review, how to set goals, and more. Gregg compares four common styles of review – over-the-shoulder, email, pair programming, and tool-assisted, and gives specific advice for building checklists and dealing with the social effects of code review in an agile environment.

Speaker: Gregg Sporar

Gregg Sporar has been a software developer for over twenty years, working on projects ranging from control software for a burglar alarm to 3D graphical user interfaces. His interests include development tools and processes, user interfaces, and performance profiling. Gregg has worked on teams that range from mostly Agile to hideously rigid and is currently Senior Product Manager at Smart Bear Software. He has published several articles, contributed to a couple of books, and has spoken at software developer conferences around the world, including Agile Development Practices, SD West, OSCON, FISL, JavaOne, Jazoon, and The ServerSide Symposium. 

Meeting Location: PROS Pricing

3100 Main
10th floor
Houston, TX 77002

Suggested Parking:

Park across the street in the parking garage on Elgin on the 3rd or 4th floor in the Visitor designated spots. Walk across the skybridge on the 3rd floor and take the elevators on the right side of the elevator lobby to the 10th floor.

Meeting Sponsor: SmartBear Software

Sponsor Website: http://www.smartbear.com/

Company Overview

Smart Bear® is the first and most successful provider of commercial software for agile and lightweight source code reviews. Our flagship product Code Collaborator simplifies peer review by supporting workflows, integrating with incumbent development tools, and automating audit trails, metrics, and reporting 
Smart Bear is based in Austin, Texas and is privately held. Smart Bear has been profitable and cash-flow positive since Q4 '03. To get to know us better, check out our blog or read our company history.

Door Prizes and Giveaways!

• JetBrains has donated one IntelliJ license to be raffled off at this HJUG meeting
• ZeroTurnaround has donated a license of JavaRebel to be raffled off this month