When I first learned about XP in 2000, the values of Communication, Feedback and Simplicity were easy to grasp. The 4th value of Courage, though, wasn’t as clear. My recent experiences using LLMs to work with legacy code have helped me understand what Courage actually means! tiny.cc/m025101
I think AI is the best opening we've ever had to bring our engineering values to the mainstream, instead of the top single-digit-percent of teams it's always been.
But nondeterminism will take more engineering discipline. Not less.
charitydotwtf.substack.com/p/ai-demands...
Using an AI agent to speed up tests. Dropping Mockito helps, but is it a good idea? Nice insights in this article larseckart.com/2026/06/09/t...
This was a really good read. A lot of people are going to focus on specific numbers mentioned in the blog post like "we estimate these 800 API fixes would have taken 4 years", but I recommend reading the whole thing holistically as a write up of how software development processes are changing.
Well, here we are finally - the sound of one door closing and the end of a 17-year journey.
codemanship.wordpress.com/2026/06/04/a...
I like the concrete measures Ms Lagarde is using at the ECB to help women and others in their careers, described in this article.
WELCOME TO THE MODERN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CHANNEL | Gojko Adzic
We are extremely excited to welcome Gojko to the channel, and we are looking forward to presenting his first video in MSE colours tonight. At 7pm (UK).
Join us in welcoming and celebrating Gojko 🎉💬
i wrote a post about the growing divide between AI skeptics and AI enthusiasts.
wins and costs are both real, but too often fall on different groups of people. when you're only experiencing half the story, it's too easy to write each other off.
charitydotwtf.substack.com/p/ai-enthusi...
Fragments: Dodgy metrics for AI usage, history of tech removing jobs, benchmarking closed and open models, LLMs multiply existing cruft, AI slop driving us crazy, I am the Global Interpreter Lock for agents
martinfowler.com/fragments/20...
Announcing new training dates for "Deliver Learning Hours" - Samman Coaching training on 15th September. sammancoaching.org/training/del...
It only took 25 years to figure it out!
open.substack.com
If you lived through the shift from handcrafted server pets to immutable infrastructure, you should sense something oddly familiar about what's happening now.
Our progress toward recursive self-improvement, and its implications.
www.anthropic.com
Since I’m among friends, I hope I can be open with you. I started Codemanship 17 years ago in my late 30s, as a response to being asked by a recruiter for the gazillionth time “Why are …
Both sides are grappling with a real existential threat, and both sides feel like they are screaming into the void. Here's how to close the gap and get everyone pulling in the same direction.
Technical coaches will find useful materials for teaching skills like TDD on this site. The Samman Technical Coaching Society publishes code katas, learning hours and hosts networking events.
When we talk about women who have gone far up in their careers, our focus is on their achievements rather than on the barriers that made the climb so steep.
We need to change how we measure commitment and how we share opportunity.
Read my speech www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/da...
