Øredev, the largest technical conference in Sweden, has left a profound impression on me. I’ve never felt such a sense of community and purpose in an event of these proportions before. The constant exchange of ideas and points of view was incredible. I loved seeing attendees and exhibitors taking as much of an active role [...]
While people are still debating about the reasons behind Oslo, the forthcoming modeling platform officially disclosed at PDC a couple of weeks ago, I thought it would be useful to share with you how, this weekend, I used MGrammar to parse plain text stories and scenarios using the Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) language originally devised by [...]
I’m just back from the Professional Developer Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles. I feel so jet-lagged that I don’t even know what time it is anymore. It’s dark and surely I should sleep, but my fingers keep typing on the keyboard as if they were taking on a life of their own. Thanks to “Oslo“, [...]
It is a cold winter day in Dublin. A good friend of mine, an excellent software architect and entrepreneur, is finally ready to deploy his application. The last few months had been the toughest. He had spent almost 3 years building his dream. Being a perfectionist is not easy. Dealing with those new damned servers [...]
As I have started doing some serious work on refining the structure of my Agile tales of creative customer collaboration presentation, I thought it would be a good idea to create a 1-minute movie trailer to break the ice and remind you of the Øredev 2008 conference in Sweden in November. So here it is! [...]
I have an embarrassing confession to make. I can easily shed a tear while watching a well-crafted movie. I really do. Someone in my family once teased me, saying that I’m so oversensitive that I would probably cry watching Daffy Duck. There, I said it. Join my close friends and make fun of me. I’m [...]
I have really enjoyed doing some public speaking this year. I’m just back from the DDD Community Event in Galway and, once again, the feedback on my talk has been very positive. I always feel the responsibility of fulfilling people’s expectations, so hopefully I didn’t disappoint anybody. I must be doing something right though: 2 [...]
I’m just back from Stockholm, where I presented a session titled “Passionate Teams and Cooperative Customers: Agile tales of creative customer communication”. Based on my direct experience, I offered some concrete suggestions of how to revert seemingly impossible (but common) situations in IT projects using a combination of agility, effective communication and deliberate creativity. All [...]
I get a lot of ideas on my way to the office, while on my motorbike. Perhaps Dublin’s traffic and pollution is good for my brain. Or maybe not. At one of our daily standup meetings this week, someone suggested that I should try wearing gloves and helmet at my desk
As software developers, we love to delve deep into technical matters and write code that delivers value. It’s not a big secret, however, that many problems in software originate with people and not technology. In my experience, the biggest issues arise mostly due to corporate politics, lack of shared values, poor attitude, inadequate communication skills, [...]
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