jfkelley's definitions

Agilista

A practitioner of Agile Software Development who is fanatical about hewing to the Agile Manifesto.

Coined by J.F. Kelley for a Keynote Address given to the World Usability Day conference in Dayton, OH, November 2007.

(But was possibly also in use prior to that.)

Hey, if they can call their mission statement a "manifesto", I can call them "Agilistas"!

by jfkelley September 8, 2010

boondongle

A device you must plug into your computer to verify that you bought -- and are entitled to operate -- an over-priced and under-performing software application.

I found and plugged in the boondongle, but the software application turned out to be useless.

by jfkelley May 1, 2009

e-spoke

To have communicated with someone via chat. Can also be used in the present tense (though less effectively) as e-speek.

I e-spoke with the client yesterday and he gave the go-ahead.

by jfkelley February 28, 2009

e-speak

To communicate with someone via instant message. (See e-spoke)

I will e-speak with the vendors about this in the AM.

by jfkelley March 5, 2009

magpie navigation

A method by which some users choose their path through websites, i.e., by clicking on the "shiny" buttons and links, with little regard for the information architecture or existing navigation hierarchy.

We made the happy path buttons larger and bright blue to facilitate magpie navigation.

by jfkelley March 20, 2013

certificant

A person who has been certified or has received a certification.

We will notify all certificants 30 days before their certifications expire.

by jfkelley May 13, 2013

notificant

a person who has been notified

Notificants who do not respond to our first notifications will be sent a second reminder.

by jfkelley April 8, 2015