Software. Agile and Extreme.

Digiati is an IT services company based in Cheltenham, UK. We specialise in designing and developing software around Service Oriented Architectures using Agile and Extreme Programming techniques.
Digiati is a signatory to the
Agile Manifesto


Recent Posts

Jul 14 2011

XP Teams and Lamborghinis

Extreme programming is not just about cool tools and practices. To succeed, XP requires great teams with attitude.

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May 17 2011

Extreme Programming - Projects With A Body Count

Extreme programming ironically is anything but extreme. The bad old days of oversell, late nights and take-aways define extreme for most developers.

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May 3 2011

Acceptance Tests: Prove Your Worth

Acceptance Tests are arguably the most important type of testing since they validate the business value your software creates.

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Apr 11 2011

TDD: Write the right code right

A Test Driven Development approach to building software ensures code works at a technical level and also that it performs the right business function.

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Mar 27 2011

REST service injection

The first step to building a max-strength service for SOA is creating a rock solid foundation. Loose coupling and high cohesion are your friends.

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Mar 21 2011

Code Lockdown

Using code analysis tools combined with strict build settings will produce better code and help you breathe more easily.

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Mar 15 2011

A service is as good as it's word

Service contracts define what a service does to the outside world. This post describes how to define a simple REST service contract.

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Mar 8 2011

A picture is worth a thousand dollars

Sequence diagrams provide a huge amount of clear, high quality information at a very low cost.

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Mar 4 2011

Microsoft .Net - Weapon of Choice

Microsoft.Net is a hugely productive development platform enabling developers to think more about business problems and less in terms of the machine.

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Feb 22 2011

Hi-Vis Projects: Whiteboards and Post-it notes

Be safe. Be seen. Knowing what's happening at all times means your Sprint is more likely to succeed. Whiteboards are your team's focal point.

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Feb 12 2011

Sit by the fire, grab a cocoa, I want to tell you a story...

How defining user stories in Agile helps to break down complexity and give Sprint teams manageable workloads.

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Feb 4 2011

It is not about bits, bytes and protocols, but profits, losses and margins

An introduction to Digiati, the services we offer and equally as important, our philosophy behind building great software.

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