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Let’s talk about what makes us better.  

How do we as a community drive ourselves to become better, more knowledgeable, and write high-quality code in a more rapid manner?

No “Time to Learn”

November 11, 2025 • 4 min read

No “Time to Learn”

The real waste isn’t time spent learning, it’s time spent not learning.

Learning • Teams • Culture

Mocking Frameworks are Code Smells

October 31, 2025 • 10 min read

Mocking Frameworks are Code Smells

If you need a mocking framework, your design is broken.

Quality • SOLID • Design

Compound Interest Works Both Ways

October 16, 2025 • 16 min read

Compound Interest Works Both Ways

Every shortcut is a loan against your future velocity, and the interest rate is brutal.

Quality • Design • Architecture

Stop Naming Everything `Impl`

October 13, 2025 • 4 min read

Stop Naming Everything Impl

Create interfaces that separate concerns and organize our domain around 'Why'.

Quality • SOLID • Design

Code Coverage as a Metric

December 4, 2024 • 3 min read

Code Coverage as a Metric

Code Coverage is a terrible metric and gives a false sense of security.

Quality • Testing • Metrics

Someone Wants To Hear You Speak

November 12, 2024 • 3 min read

Someone Wants To Hear You Speak

What you have to say is important and others will listen.

Conferences • Speaking • Knowledge

Fluid Scaling Technology and Open Space

November 26, 2023 • 2 min read

Fluid Scaling Technology and Open Space

Open Space conferences inspire Fluid Scaling Technology (FaST), a software development approach that encourages self-organization, promotes best practices, and eliminates knowledge silos.

Fluid Scaling Technology • Open Space • Agility

FaST in 5 Sentences

October 3, 2023 • 3 min read

FaST in 5 Sentences

The 5 easy steps of Fluid Scaling Technology

Fluid Scaling Technology • Open Space • Agility

Shifting Gears

June 27, 2023 • 3 min read

Shifting Gears

Shifting gears in a car can be a metaphor for process change in software teams; pushing them without change risks burnout, while letting them adjust their processes and take responsibility for improvement leads to sustainable, faster progress.

Agility • Process Improvement • Productivity

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