Hi, Ever Heard of Tautological Tests? In recent months, I’ve delved back into test architecture and design. (I can’t quite remember how it all started… probably the YouTube algorithm suggesting interesting talks again 😉) Anyway, I wrote back in early December that a few years ago, in a blog, I propagated practices quite different from what I recommend today. The topic keeps gripping me, so today, it’s about tests again.
Hi, When was the last major change in your life? For me, it was becoming self-employed in 2023. What an adventure! The year is now over, and I enjoyed the holidays to unwind and spend time with my family. Believe me, in the first year of self-employment, it’s leisure time that suffers the most 😉 So much happened last year. There were so many highlights. And there were so many interesting topics. Today, I want to share three of my many highlights from last year with you. Buckle up. Here we go!
Hi, The Paradox of Freedom: The more options we have, the more anxious we become that we chose the wrong thing. ~ Mark Manson Mark Manson is not a software developer. He is an author. His bestseller: “THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F*CK” He provides self-help for people who hate self-help books. In this paradox, he refers to life decisions. For example, many people find it hard to enter into a love relationship via Tinder. The options are so vast that with each date, you think you might have something better.
Hi, In the team of one of my clients, I earned the nickname “Quickdraw Hero” (My surname “Held” translates to hero in english 😉) Because I shoot so fast. I gained this reputation from the team rather quickly. At that time, it was meant somewhat derogatorily. The team was not accustomed to my pace. They had gotten comfortable. The software has been in development for more than 10 years. And over time, substantial technical debt had accumulated. It was a creeping process.
Hi, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” I heard this proverb early on, probably for the first time during my school days. It’s a wisdom that we have carried forward for a long time. Perhaps you associate this proverb more with areas like marketing, statistics, politics, or you think, like me, of the wisdoms of our teachers back then. Something I’ve realized repeatedly in recent years is: It’s also relevant for us in software development.
Marcus Held