4 days agoSpecification by Example Is Not a Test FrameworkPreviously published on DZone. In this article, I will look at Specification by Example (SBE) as explained in Gojko Adzic’s book of the same name. It’s a collaborative effort between developers and non-developers to arrive at textual specifications that are coupled to automatic tests. You may also have heard of it…Specification By Example7 min readSpecification By Example7 min read
May 9Let’s Use AI To Fix Bugs and Write DocumentationPreviously published on DZone. Last month I shared my first experience using ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot. I was impressed, but not overwhelmed. AI suggestions can be accurate, but only to the extent that your question is specific and to the point. It can’t read your mind, but it can find…ChatGPT5 min readChatGPT5 min read
Mar 10When Scrum Feels Like Dressing for DinnerPreviously published on DZone. In a recent article titled Why Do Many Developers Consider Scrum to Be an Evil Scam, Scrum consultant Willem-Jan Ageling bemoaned the clear impression that people outside his professional circle didn’t share the same devotion to the framework, “I am a Scrum enthusiast. When I’m in my…Scrum5 min readScrum5 min read
Feb 13When Scrum Feels Like Dressing for DinnerPreviously published on DZone In a recent article titled Why Do Many Developers Consider Scrum to Be an Evil Scam, Scrum consultant Willem-Jan Ageling bemoaned the clear impression that people outside his professional circle didn’t share the same devotion to the framework, “I am a Scrum enthusiast. When I’m in…Scrum5 min readScrum5 min read
Jan 27What Was the Question Again, ChatGPT?ChatGPT is taking the world by storm and redefining the definition of hype in the process. Dutch high school students use it for their homework and instantly give themselves away by handing in essays with perfect spelling and grammar. Everybody’s talking about it; I’m already late to the party. Comments…ChatGPT6 min readChatGPT6 min read
Dec 21, 2022The Agile Compromise Calls for Courage(Previously published on DZone) Life means dealing with bad things that may or may not happen. We call them risks. We assess, evaluate, mitigate, accept, and sometimes blithely ignore them. Building complex and original software are inherently risky and the Agile way of working does not fix that. That’s why we…Agile Methodology6 min readAgile Methodology6 min read
Dec 5, 2022Agile 2 — More Than an UpgradeThe seventeen participants could not have predicted the success of their collective weekend brainstorm in February of 2001 that resulted in the Agile Manifesto. Their recommendations have held sway over common thinking about software development since then. Scrum saw the light in 1995, but cleverly hitched a ride on Agile’s…Agile Methodology3 min readAgile Methodology3 min read
Nov 28, 2022Testing the Untestable and Other Anti-PatternsPreviously published on DZone. Books on bad programming habits take up a fraction of the shelf space dedicated to best practices. We know what good habits are — or we pay convincing lip service to them — but we lack the discipline to prevent falling into bad habits. Especially when…8 min read8 min read
Nov 20, 2022How To Stay Happy and Relevant as a Java Developer Over Decades(published previously on DZone) At this year’s Antwerp edition of the Devox Java conference, I attended some talks that managed to really inspire me, which is a rare gift. It made me think of my own 20+ year career as a developer and how I want/expect to spend the remainder…Craftsmanship6 min readCraftsmanship6 min read
Nov 12, 2022The Memorable Power of Agile StorytellingPreviously published on DZone I like reading books about corporate dysfunction when they come in the shape of a compelling (fictional) narrative. Business writers know how storytelling can spice up dry theory and support their argument. Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and Gene Kim’s Unicorn and Phoenix…Agile Methodology5 min readAgile Methodology5 min read
