<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rocky Mountain Programmers Guild]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helping developers and developer teams reach a higher level of excellence]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:49:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.rmprogrammers.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[An overdue review]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I was approached by a couple of authors to review their book, Java by Comparison.  Once I had gotten over being...]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2019/06/28/an-overdue-review</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae83f2bbe00171f5757</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:20:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fb59c_8c1f844c29044f34bba44c03c6a7980d~mv2_d_2250_2700_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turns Out, Agile Doesn't Need a Process]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you truly embrace Agile, process is meaningless]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2019/05/13/turns-out-agile-doesnt-need-a-process</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae83f2bbe00171f5756</guid><category><![CDATA[software development]]></category><category><![CDATA[agile]]></category><category><![CDATA[craftsmanship]]></category><category><![CDATA[modern agile]]></category><category><![CDATA[programming]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2019 16:43:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fb59c_dd4cd1c5749c42d09f92eee37566d2fe~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_819,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we forgetting our history?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to talk about where we are in the Agile world in general, and software development in particular. I have been watching many organizat]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2019/03/27/are-we-forgetting-our-history</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae83f2bbe00171f5755</guid><category><![CDATA[software development]]></category><category><![CDATA[agile]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 18:10:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fb59c_3ac11490bce745e88e555b82d7e80e1e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_462,h_646,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Craftsman Looks at the Agile Manifesto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some people think that Agile is yesterday's news.  By taking a look at the Manifesto through a Craftsman's eyes, we see it is as val]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2018/10/17/a-craftsman-looks-at-the-agile-manifesto</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae89d14c3001777f9a1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 22:29:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fb59c_2e9bb6fce7fc46ea9edd0066e7d8430a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_512,h_384,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open Floorplans Aren't the Field of Dreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have seen a lot of talk recently that open floor plans kill collaboration. That is true, it can. I'm an introverted programmer. I like...]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2018/10/02/open-floorplans-arent-the-field-of-dreams</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae89d14c3001777f9a0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2018 19:30:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fe3ad_f699177eef73462580264fd6b9dcf9df~mv2_d_4320_3240_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denver Startup Week Voting]]></title><description><![CDATA[We submitted 4 sessions to Denver Startup Week. Check them out, maybe give them the thumbs up. https://www.denverstartupweek.org/panel-pi...]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2018/05/04/denver-startup-week-voting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae89d14c3001777f99f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 16:11:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fe3ad_8675ac8ab6864a8f941b8f3dbd36c432~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_600,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Challenge of Learning Alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transcript: Hi everybody, I wanted to talk today about something that I saw on the Internet. There was a post that went out that said the...]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2018/04/23/the-challenge-of-learning-alone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae89d14c3001777f99e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:42:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://vimeo.com/266201506" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Software Apprenticeship: Looking Back to Move Forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[If developing software is all about skills (and it is), then how do we most quickly and effectively learn them? That is not a new tech...]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2018/01/24/software-apprenticeship-looking-back-to-move-forward</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae89d14c3001777f99d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 18:06:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fe3ad_d52e13cf7341485b905d3d5b82d82463~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defining Software Craftsmanship]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the things I've noticed since adopting craftsmanship as a software development metaphor is, the definitions are largely lacking....]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2017/12/12/defining-software-craftsmanship</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae89d14c3001777f99c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:41:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fe3ad_c0817d5007cf40a58c01c95c2435dad7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_426,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Dreyfus View of Leading with Metrics]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the Guild's training and mentoring, we look at individual skills that make professionals successful, and we use the Dreyfus Model of...]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2017/11/30/a-dreyfus-view-of-leading-with-metrics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae89d14c3001777f99b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 20:24:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fe3ad_c423090e96024fe6a4bbb81bda09a0e6.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is the Value of a Programmer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We looked at what a programmer does based on the names we use. What happens if we turn the question around and ask a more direct question?...]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2017/11/01/what-is-the-value-of-a-programmer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae89d14c3001777f99a</guid><category><![CDATA[software development]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2017 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fe3ad_a1b8a9c3fed440429d793edd071a7962~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_837,h_619,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Programmer By Any Other Name]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an industry, we have a lot of names and titles we use for programmers, and most of them speak something important about the field. It...]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2017/10/26/a-programmer-by-any-other-name</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae89d14c3001777f999</guid><category><![CDATA[software development]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fe3ad_c884d5750523497cb7501de568844ba1.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fourth Horseman of Test Automation - Isolation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of time and thought has been spent on the subject of why applications dies. This is the last in our series on why test automation...]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2017/10/06/the-fourth-horseman-of-test-automation-isolation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae89d14c3001777f998</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2017 19:23:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fe3ad_be764f3597c14582bcf141c7ff3800ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_319,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[DRY vs The World]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do you know where a reason to change will come from?]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2017/09/29/dry-vs-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae895558d0017f75576</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2017 19:34:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b1da3076093b404ea90f5996c18540df.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Training Matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Training is important, and shouldn't be relegated to the back burner in any organization.]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2017/08/23/training-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae895558d0017f75575</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 15:58:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fb59c_ff84a342b1754fdda9f259866395f7ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_945,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make Programmers Better. Make Better Programmers.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great projects are built by great programmers. The quality of your development team is your biggest indicator of success. We need to make...]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2017/08/24/make-programmers-better-make-better-programmers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae895558d0017f75574</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 18:28:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fe3ad_f6a7fe1aef0e47deae30fd28d486cb8e.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Ropa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third Horseman of your Test Automation Apocalypse - Noise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expensive employees burn long hours building out automation infrastructure. Here is the third sign that investment will not be valued. In...]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2017/08/23/third-horseman-of-your-test-automation-apocalypse-noise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae895558d0017f75572</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:28:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fe3ad_2c35faec917f40fa8115e45e59dcb0c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_685,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Professional Programming Workshops]]></title><description><![CDATA[How are you growing professionally? To move towards programming mastery, we think you can do better than stack overflow and the...]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2017/08/22/professional-programming-workshops</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae895558d0017f75573</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fe3ad_0ea09a9d70964959bfa82e90d8506135~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_900,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Ropa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Death of Automation Part 2 - Doubt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why do so many automation projects get discarded in the face of challenges?  Trust is the only currency that spends in Test Automation....]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2017/08/08/the-death-of-automation-part-2-doubt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae895558d0017f75571</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 19:57:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fe3ad_0708c0f6d3e944f8aadcedd75cee1690~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_512,h_384,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[DevOps Without Test....Isn't DevOps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Without automated test. even the most carefully planned DevOps pipeline becomes unsafe]]></description><link>https://www.rmprogrammers.com/single-post/2017/08/01/devops-without-testisnt-devops</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb3dae895558d0017f75570</guid><category><![CDATA[software development]]></category><category><![CDATA[testing]]></category><category><![CDATA[test automation]]></category><category><![CDATA[agile]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 22:46:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fb59c_1a06f5b462eb49d6a1dc75d96862c7f5~mv2_d_2100_1575_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>