Thoughts on software development, UX, agility and the best practices of our craft.
Multiple screens, chronic pain, extended keyboards, quiet environment: developer workstation ergonomics is not a luxury. It's a direct investment in work quality, long-term health and the pleasure of coding.
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The SOLID principles are 30 years old but remain absolutely relevant. Revisited through the lens of modern architectures — microservices, functional programming, AI — they reveal their depth.
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Documentation that is not maintained is worse than no documentation. The docs-as-code approach aligns documentation with the same workflows as code, so it stays alive.
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A poorly designed CI/CD pipeline creates more friction than it solves. Flaky tests, unversioned artifacts, abrupt deployments: here's how to build a trustworthy pipeline.
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Software Craftsmanship is more than a set of technical practices. It's a posture, an ethic of work well done that guides every line of code written.
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In 2000, Joel Spolsky published 12 simple questions to measure the maturity of a software team. A quarter century later, this test remains one of the most effective diagnostic tools in the industry.
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25 minutes of work, 5 minutes of break — then repeat. The Pomodoro Technique is one of the most effective and easiest time management methods to put into practice. Here's how to use it, which tools to choose, and why consistency is the real key.
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A well-configured linter is the first level of automated code review. It frees human reviewers from style discussions so they can focus on architecture and logic.
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Continuous integration is not just a DevOps practice. It is a technical safety net that catches regressions as early as possible. Here's how to get started with GitHub Actions.
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Automated tests seem expensive to set up. They are — but infinitely less than the absence of tests. A bug found in development costs 1x. In production, it costs 100x.
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Keep It Simple, Stupid. Four words that sum up one of the hardest virtues to practise in software development: don't over-engineer, don't anticipate, don't complicate what can stay simple.
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David Allen's GTD method is a personal organisation reference. Applied to a developer's daily work, it helps manage information overload, maintain a clear overview, and never let anything fall through the cracks.
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