Don’t write code that guesses the future
Avoid over-anticipating: don’t lay the groundwork for future features; they remain hypothetical. Instead, write code that can evolve.
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IT service providers: parasites of the IT industry
Few digital services companies possess true expertise. The majority sell precarious employment conditions to end clients, which suits them just fine.
IT Darwin Awards
8 ideas that are frankly ridiculous—and yet so widespread—when it comes to software development… Do yourself a favor: read this!
On its own, Agility makes no sense
Agility is the art of “how,” Product Management that of “what.” One without the other is pointless: they are two sides of the same coin.
"User" is not a Bounded Context—and yet, the user matters
You don’t address all users in the same way. Each persona has its own language—and therefore its own context—and its own BFF (Backend For Frontend).
Is your code universalizable?
Ecology and software quality share Kant’s principle of universality: my action can only be good if everyone can act as I do.
You build it, you run it
This phrase, a DevOps mantra, is rooted in common sense. Yet the organization sometimes resists its implementation. CEOs, lay the groundwork.
Lean Culture
“Lean is not a production system; it’s a learning system”: that line gave me the foothold I needed to grok Lean.
Refactoring: Avoiding the Tunnel Effect
Until everything is done, it’s as if nothing has been done. To avoid a refactoring’s tunnel effect: the Strangler Fig pattern, which lets the old and the new coexist.
Courage for 2024
Beyond technology and methodology, it’s our values that drive us. For 2024, I wish you courage: to aim high, to question, to ask for help.
A coach must be supervised
There is always a risk of doing harm while trying to do good. A coach, like other support professionals, should be supervised.
Modular Monolith is the new Microservices
You probably don’t need these microservices, which are so difficult to deploy. The monolith—provided it’s modular—is right for you.
Walking Skeleton
The Walking Skeleton aims to lay a solid foundation for reaching the MVP while minimizing technical debt. It’s a step worth formalizing.
Freelancing: Is it all about the big bucks?
Going freelance is an opportunity to double your income… or not. It all depends on your life plan. An account of a personal experience.
Example Mapping, the Most Underestimated Agile Practice
It would be a mistake to believe that functional design is the sole responsibility of the PM: we think more clearly when working together and using concrete examples.
Trunk-Based Development, a radical solution to “merge hell”
Trunk-Based Development, which stems directly from Extreme Programming, is an excellent alternative to GitFlow, but be sure to thoroughly review the prerequisites.
POC vs. MVP: We Won’t Agree
A POC validates a marketing or technical idea, while an MVP aims to acquire your first users.
Project vs. Product: Words Matter
A project exists because we envision a goal to be achieved. A product has no end and evolves based on user feedback.
Scrum: A Framework for Agility Experts?
My main criticism of Scrum is that it says nothing about functional design. If you want it to work, it’s up to you to fill in the gaps.
Bounded Contexts 101
2 common mistakes in dividing into Bounded Contexts: dividing by technical layers and dividing by entities. Think action verbs!