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Software As Craft

Thoughts how we build software, and the effects on our industry.

Applying our craft...

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

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

We Want A Doing, Not A Meeting

June 21, 2023 •3 min read

We Want A Doing, Not A Meeting

Instead of a meeting, lets just collaborate to get work done!

Agility • Fluid Scaling Technology • Process Improvement

Thoughts on Interviewing: II

April 13, 2023 •10 min read

Thoughts on Interviewing: II

Our interview process is broken. Here's the second in a two-part series on my observations and ideas to fix the process.

Interviewing • Hiring • Software as Craft

Thoughts on Interviewing: I

April 12, 2023 •5 min read

Thoughts on Interviewing: I

Our interview process is broken. Here's the first in a two-part series on my observations and ideas to fix the process.

Interviewing • Hiring • Software as Craft

Developing with ADHD

ADHD and Software Development: A Bug or a Feature?

March 27, 2025 •3 min read

ADHD and Software Development: A Bug or a Feature?

Having ADHD has made me a better developer by guiding me to amazing practices.

ADHD • Neurodiversity • Software Development

The ADHD Developer’s Struggles (and How They Show Up at Work)

April 2, 2025 •7 min read

The ADHD Developer’s Struggles (and How They Show Up at Work)

My ADHD shows up at work in a number of ways, some good, some... not so good.

ADHD • Neurodiversity • Software Development

Talks I give...

Focus, Flow, and Cold Coffee

March 25, 2025 •1 min read • Quality Code

Focus, Flow, and Cold Coffee

How my ADHD made me a better programmer

Refactoring Legacy Code

July 9, 2024 •1 min read • Quality Code

Refactoring Legacy Code

Legacy code can be a beast. Fragile, complex, and often lacking the necessary tests to ensure changes don’t introduce defects.

Deliberate Practice

May 16, 2024 •2 min read • Learning

Deliberate Practice

The ROI of effectively learning as a team

The Secret Sauce fo Quality Software

April 22, 2024 •1 min read • XP

The Secret Sauce fo Quality Software

A dissection of the practices that constitute XP and explore why they are instrumental in more rapidly delivering superior software.

Team Programming - Conference Workshop

July 19, 2023 •2 min read • Continuous Improvement

Team Programming - Conference Workshop

Learn to effectively collaborate with your team to create quality software.

Working The Way We Want

June 27, 2023 •2 min read • Fluid Scaling Agile

Working The Way We Want

A case-study talk on how we used a modified Open Space marketplace to dynamically reteam around work.

Workshops available...

Whole Team Programming Workshop

April 9, 2023 •2 min read • Continuous Improvement

Whole Team Programming Workshop

Learn to effectively collaborate with your team to create quality software.

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