It’s been four years since – sadly – Gerald M. “Jerry” Weinberg passed away. Ever since then, I struggled with some public mourning about him, until recently I had just the right idea. On a weekly basis, I will publish a review of a book I read that Jerry either wrote himself or is about … Continue reading Remembering Jerry Weinberg: Weinberg on Writing – The Fieldstone Method
My team uses Dependabot to keep software dependencies up to date. The tool submits PRs against our repositories and we use a checklist/decision tree to help us judge how deeply to review and provide an audit trail of the decision.Patch-level updates of…
Today has been the last day of work for me in 2022. I will be on vacation for the next couple of weeks. That said, I will cut back my publishing pace a bit. I intend to post a weekly review of Jerry’s books for a while, but can’t promise to write much more in … Continue reading Some housekeeping
I’ve been quiet here – my life has taken a turn for the better with a new job that keeps me challenged and learning. I’ve been quietly thankful for many things this year. And with all the changes that have happened, it’s time to share them.
This will …
Sometimes while reading along song lyrics, I get some silly inspiration. One of these days, recently I listened to Breaking the Law from Judas Priest and got the following idea for an Agile version of the lyrics. (original lyrics) There I was yak-shaving, during code and mergeAll inside it’s so frustrating as I drift from … Continue reading Agile Songs – Breaking the Build
Being back at Agile Testing Days was a blast. I had some energy-draining weeks and months before, and this event did require me to prepare quite a bit as well – two brand-new sessions, both paired. In hindsight, it’s been worth it and I wouldn’t h…
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