For a long time, the feeling was that the architecture wasn’t something that teams should worry about. This happened a lot at the beginning of considering the importance of architecture in a product’s lifecycle. Once the agile way of doing things gained popularity, so did the way we shaped the…

Every time I have a busy period with lots of deadlines I also “happen” to stumble upon some intriguing book, an event that is not going very well with my schedule, but oh well, I work in software development so I’ll be agile or something. …

Software architecture might not be for everyone but every developer should have basic knowledge about it. Well, as a software developer, I didn’t really consider the architecture of the system I was working on for a long time. Even though I was able to build my side of functionality or…

the mindset switch we all need. — There is this silently accepted idea that back-end and front-end are two separate facets of software development, often referred to as server-side and client-side. While this split leads us to create more specialized teams with a focus on specific areas it often comforts us into avoiding things we don’t really…

…And some thoughts on the return of investment. Here to discover the secret about how to get away with the fear of public speaking? Well, sorry to break it for you but there is no secret. It's simply about being aware of the fact that having a presentation in front of an audience is not about you. Quit…

Forget about the BEST, go for what you NEED At the end of February, I had a workshop about APIs for dotnetdays conference. This was not my first time speaking at this conference and because I had a very good time at last year’s edition, I happily prepared a half-day workshop for the community this year also. The subject…

Over the course of the years, I’ve been a big promoter of the Clean Code “philosophy” as a result of its amazing influence on my daily work. As I still believe in this philosophy and promote its benefits, I came to realize that, as everything we interact with, it can…