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Notes on extreme programming, testing, software design and the teams that build software, written between 2014 and 2025.

2024

Evolutionary Design and Lightweight ArchitectureAug 15

2023

SPOT and Coincidental DuplicationAug 2

2022

Adopting a Shared Test Double VocabularySep 12
Code Kata WebsitesMay 5
Roman Numeral TDD Kata Screencast in KotlinApr 20
Refactoring - The Gilded Rose KataMar 3
Writing Better User Stories?Feb 26

2021

Programming By CoincidenceNov 17
Refactoring - The Parrot KataAug 27
The Bolden Rule and Software Development TeamsAug 19
Collective Code Ownership and Conway's LawApr 7

2020

2019

Avoiding Automated Testing PitfallsOct 20
The Continuous Value of Learning TestsAug 22
The Code Smell Scavenger Hunt KataMay 27
The Cost of Cost Center Software DevelopmentMar 23
Speculative RefactoringJan 13

2018

An Agile Adoption Conversation - A Cautionary TaleDec 9
Standardization, Review Boards, and the Death of InnovationNov 11
The Delivery TrapSep 3
The DRY Principle and Incidental DuplicationJul 28
Practices for Effective Mob ProgrammingJun 29
Data Classes and Feature EnvyMay 27
Safety, Accuracy, Efficiency, then ScaleApr 29
Too Simple to Test?Mar 25
SOS - To Save Sinking Test SuitesJan 30

2017

Benefits of Pair ProgrammingDec 31
Misconceptions of Pair ProgrammingNov 30
Delivery, Feedback, and IterationOct 22
Stuck at ShuAug 31
NDepend 2017 - Measuring the Cost of Low Quality CodeJul 23
TDD Is Not a Testing PracticeJun 18
Heart of Agile Pittsburgh 2017May 2
Remove Cross-Team DependenciesMar 5
Avoid Technical Improvement BacklogsJan 29
Improving Developer InterviewsJan 1

2016

The Code Quality vs. Speed FallacyNov 27
The Clean Code KataOct 30
Pair Programming and Code ReviewsSep 18
Tools are not PracticesAug 6
The Problem with Software MetricsJun 26
Extracting Methods in Unit TestsMay 22
Follow Consistent Test PatternsApr 24
Unit Test Refactoring and Avoiding ComplexityMar 22
The Better Code BookMar 10
Should Private Methods Be Tested?Feb 14

2015

Regions are Code Smell IndicatorsDec 31
The Vicious Circle of Rewriting SoftwareNov 27
Use TDD to Teach Testable DesignOct 25
Finding and Replacing Text in VimSep 27
The Importance of Static Code AnalysisAug 30
Coding ConventionsJul 18
The Changing Roles of Agile TeamsJun 21
Project Teams and Poor Code QualityMay 17
Ping Pong Pair ProgrammingApr 18
Creating a Great Development Culture - Part 2Mar 21
Creating a Great Development Culture - Part 1Mar 13
The Dangers of Development ToolsFeb 21
A Better Bug TrackerJan 17

2014

xUnit is not Unit TestingDec 6
The Appropriate Size for a TestOct 11
Remove Refactoring BarriersSep 6
Use Mock Objects WiselyAug 2
Getting Started with Animations in AngularJSJun 28
Bloom FiltersMay 10
Self Documenting Code and Meaningful CommentsApr 5