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Entwicklungspraxis January 15, 2024

I Commited to Main

Hi, I committed to main. Just like that 🫢 , you’re likely to have one of two reactions: “So what? Don’t bore me with that!” or “WTF? YOU CAN’T DO THAT!” If you belong to the first category: Cool! Either you’re not live yet and have the freedom to develop trunk-based, or your organization is so advanced with automation and the DevOps mindset that you can develop trunk-based too. Everything’s cool! Nothing to see here. See you in the next newsletter!

Marcus Held

Entwicklungspraxis January 12, 2024

Unnecessary Unit Tests

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.

Marcus Held

Entwicklungspraxis January 4, 2024

3 Highlights From 2023

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!

Marcus Held

Softwareentwicklung im Mittelstand December 20, 2023

The Paradox of Freedom

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.

Marcus Held

Softwareentwicklung im Mittelstand December 14, 2023

Quickdraw Hero

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.

Marcus Held