In this video, we discuss with Diana about her experience when starting as a Scrum Master. Before becoming a Scrum Master, Diana was working in HR and was studying psychology as a second specialization. Although coming from outside IT, her inclination and her training in psychology helped her bind the team together and be appreciated... Read more
Diana shares her biggest challenge as a new Scrum Master. This conversation is part of the Agile Challenges series. Diana Istrate is a Scrum Master working in Bucharest, Romania. You can find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diistrate/. Visit the channel and subscribe
After discussing about Behavior Driven Development (BDD) history, scenario automation and unit testing, we go way beyond that. We discuss about Complexity, Cynefin Framework https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynefin_framework then about management and the biggest problems we now have in software development. We also discuss about the origins of the Three Amigos: one who has the problem, one who... Read more
In a recent series of tweets, I expressed my disappointment with the software development industry. One of the tweets has generated more conversations than I expected, so I decided to explain it in more detail. In this video, I’m presenting 3 reasons why programming is a deeply humanistic activity, and how this statement does not... Read more
One of the oldest software development communities is also one you’ve probably not heard too much about. We’ve had the pleasure to discuss the reach history of PLoP, design patterns, architecture, microservices, and many others with Joe Yoder. Joe Yoder has been involved for 25 years in the design patterns community (so-called Patterns Language of... Read more
One of the oldest software development communities is also one you’ve probably not heard too much about. We’ve had the pleasure to discuss the reach history of PLoP, design patterns, architecture, microservices, and many others with Joe Yoder. Joe Yoder has been involved for 25 years in the design patterns community (so-called Patterns Language of... Read more
Before the CppEurope 2020 conference, Alex Bolboaca had the chance to discuss about the state of cross-platform C++ tools with Augustin Popa, Program Manager at Microsoft C++, and with Elizabeth Morrow, Software Engineer on the C++ Cross Platform IDE Experience team. We looked at debugging support, at introducing various OS and container targets for your... Read more
Liz Keogh tells the story of how Behavior Driven Development (BDD) started, its history and some more interesting details. This interview is part of the BDD challenges series. Liz Keogh is an independent Lean and Agile consultant based in London. She is a well-known blogger and international speaker, a core member of the BDD community... Read more
Behavior Driven Development (BDD) is a core technique for analysis and refinement of software requirements. In this conversation, we deep dive into the practical aspects of BDD usage, including a few examples of the core techniques. This interview is part of the BDD challenges series. Alex Bolboaca is a programmer, CTO, author, trainer and coach... Read more
As discussed in the past videos, we are proposing a new method for refactoring legacy code: first, refactor through safe mechanics towards pure functions then, write automated tests for pure functions using data-driven and property-based tests finally, refactor the pure functions to classes (or something else). This is part 1 of the codecast in which... Read more
This is a brief part of a longer conversation with Thomas Sundberg on Behavior Driven Development (BDD). While BDD is a very useful technique, are there times when it doesn’t apply? Turns out that, like any tool, it has its limitations. This interview is part of the BDD challenges series. Alex Bolboaca is a programmer,... Read more
This is a brief part of a longer conversation with Thomas Sundberg on Behavior Driven Development (BDD). One of the main techniques in Behavior Driven Development (BDD) is Example Mapping. Watch a brief example of example mapping in practice. This interview is part of the BDD challenges series. Alex Bolboaca is a programmer, CTO, author,... Read more
When we transform a data format into another, we often pass through an intermediary, nominal format. The question is: is there a nominal format for software design? During a longer conversation about refactoring legacy code through pure functions, Alex Bolboaca advances the idea that a good candidate for a nominal format for software design is... Read more
We had the chance to discuss with David Schmüdde, artist and programmer, passionate about functional programming, and tuned to the humanistic aspects of software development and computers’ role in society. This conversation is part of the Agile Challenges series. Alex Bolboaca is a programmer, CTO, author, trainer and coach at Mozaic Works. David Schmüdde is... Read more
How do we deliver fast? How do we adapt to a fast changing world? How do we innovate? How do we learn and how others are coping with change and every day challenges? If you are looking for inspiration and a new source of practical knowledge, we are welcoming you to the Mozaic Works video... Read more
In this video, Alex Bolboaca is answering a few common questions about functional programming in C++ and about his latest book on the topic. Enjoy! You can find the book on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Hands-Functional-Programming-Practical-Production/dp/1789807336/ and at Packt Publishing https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/hands-functional-programming-c. If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to contact Alex on twitter @alexboly.
Guest post by Ralph van Roosmalen Imagine this: You are working as a manager at a company, you work there already for years and things are not going bad but you know there is room for improvement. You heard about Scrum, Agile, the Agile Manifesto… and you decide to learn more about it. You visit a few conferences, attend... Read more
In the next video, I’m introducing the idea that a software development team is a knowledge refinery. It takes crude knowledge in the form of vague needs and wants, and refines it through successive processes into precise, executable knowledge – otherwise known as computer code. This video continues on the ideas presented in the previous... Read more
I recently started writing my fourth book, “Mastering Software Engineering in C++”. This led me into asking a fundamental question: what is really software engineering? You may find the answer surprising. Here’s the video: If you have any questions on comments, please don’t hesitate to post them below.