My name is Sven Gorts.

So far most of my programming experience is Java.
However, on the road I did a bit of C++ too.

Interests

• ExtremeProgramming
  

  So far I haven't had the luck to work on a full XP project but in day to day work I've adopted many of its practices, the most important being ReFactoring, TestDrivenDevelopment and regular PairProgramming.

• TestDrivenDevelopment
  

  One of my favorite practices. After reading Kent's book TestDrivenDevelopmentByExample? I adopted TestDrivenDevelopment in my working environment. It worked out great and I've been test driving ever since.

• PairProgramming
  

  Early 2003 PhilippeTSeyen and I spent a couple of sunday afternoons PairProgramming just for fun. We found ourselves amazed about how fast one goes when two brains collaborate to tackle a programming challenge.

  I regulary visit the PairProgrammingParties where I've collaborated on various projects, the most important being Connect4J and Wiki2Go.

• ReFactoring
  

  Fowler's Refactoring Improving the Desing of Existing Code and beyond. Other refactoring books I like in particular are Refactoring To Patterns (JoshuaKerievsky?)and Working Effectively With Legacy Code (MichaelFeathers?)

Talks & Presentations

• Refactoring Thumbnails presented at XP Day Benelux 2004

• Refactoring:trimming your design for agile development presented at the TI-KVIV Study Day on Agile Development and Testing 2005

• From Legacy To Agility: introducing unit tests presented at XP Day Benelux 2005

• Agile Planning: approaching a moving target presented at XP Day Benelux 2006

• Continous Integration: Evolving to the Next Release presented at XP Day Benelux 2006