Refactoring: The Golden Master Technique
The Golden Master method aims to prevent regressions during refactoring and relies on the prior creation of a set of functional logs.
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Architectures endure; technologies come and go
Technologies are fleeting: invest in mastering architectures, paradigms, and methodologies, which will serve you throughout your life.
I love Kubernetes
Technology is beautiful and fascinating, but it is not an end in itself. Information technology is there to solve problems in a pragmatic way.
You can’t make a donkey drink if it isn’t thirsty
Trying to support a company or an individual who doesn’t want to change is counterproductive. It’s better to rely on the corporate culture.
Make mistakes!
Error as a pedagogical principle: it is necessary for a deep understanding of problems and gives meaning to best practices.
Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Refactoring
Refactoring comes with two challenges: avoiding regressions and overcoming tunnel vision. To help you: Golden Master, the Mikado Method, and the Strangler Fig pattern.
The debt wall
Technical debt is dangerous because it accumulates silently, until the day the company hits a wall. CEOs, take the lead.
Why is software so expensive?
Writing code isn’t that hard; evolving it is. Readability, testability, modularity: the three pillars of software craftsmanship.
2 days of training, 6 months of doubts
Training is, at best, a spark. Without ongoing support, putting what you’ve learned into practice is often difficult.
Technical Coach: My Job Doesn’t Exist
When the organization is dysfunctional, you call in an agile coach. When the codebase stops evolving, you call in a code doctor: a technical coach.