Software As Craft

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

Applying our craft...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 4, 2025 •6 min read

TDD: The Ultimate ADHD-Friendly Development Practice

How Test-Driven Development helps with cognitive overload, decision paralysis, and debugging distractions.

ADHD • Neurodiversity • Software Development

April 8, 2025 •5 min read

Collaborative Programming: Body Doubling for Developers

Collaborative work sessions help ADHD developers stay engaged, avoid distractions, and manage complex tasks more effectively

ADHD • Neurodiversity • Software Development

April 12, 2025 •4 min read

Discovery Trees: Visible Tasks Tracking for ADHD developers

How Test-Driven Development helps with cognitive overload, decision paralysis, and debugging distractions.

ADHD • Neurodiversity • Software Development

April 23, 2025 •5 min read

ADHD as a Software Development Superpower

Instead of fighting against our natural way of thinking, we can work with it to become amazing developers.

ADHD • Neurodiversity • Software Development

Talks I give...

March 25, 2025 •1 min read • Quality Code

Focus, Flow, and Cold Coffee

How my ADHD made me a better programmer

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.

May 16, 2024 •2 min read • Learning

Deliberate Practice

The ROI of effectively learning as a team

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.

July 19, 2023 •2 min read • Continuous Improvement

Team Programming - Conference Workshop

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

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...

April 9, 2023 •2 min read • Continuous Improvement

Whole Team Programming Workshop

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