Otto Rask6d ago

I've been writing this piece on and off for around five years now. I've rewritten it a bunch of times. I think it is okay to publish now.

https://www.ottorask.com/blog/pull-requests-quality-theater-with-questionable-results

#PullRequest #ContinuousIntegration #ContinuousDelivery #Software #SoftwareDevelopment #ProductDevelopment #ExtremeProgramming #PairProgramming #MobProgramming #Quality #QualityControl #QualityAssurance

Pull requests: quality theater with questionable results — ottorask.com

Does your organization prefer or maybe even force pull requests for reviewing and validating changes before integrating to a mainline? I have news for you: you’re engaged in quality theater and the only thing the PRs are doing for you is add cognitive load and delays while preventing you from finding better ways to ensure you’re shipping a quality product without delays.

Jan Van RyswyckMar 3

On 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 27, I’ll be presenting "𝐞𝐗𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭” at 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟 2026. This talk is a deep dive into the origins and core practices of XP, and why these ideas are still very relevant today. Let’s reconnect with the principles that shaped modern technical practices.

🔗 More info & registration: https://devconf.nl/

Looking forward to seeing you there!
#XP #ExtremeProgramming #Agile

Jan Van RyswyckJan 27

The following excerpt comes from “All I Really Need to Know About Pair Programming I Learned in Kindergarten”, an article written by Laurie Williams and Robert Kessler. This article got published in May 2000, but is still highly relevant today.

https://cacm.acm.org/research/all-i-really-need-to-know-about-pair-programming-i-learned-in-kindergarten/

#xp #ensemble #cocreation #extremeprogramming

Solo ingenieríaJan 14

El mejor código no es el más complejo, sino el que cualquier compañero puede leer y mejorar. Eso es Extreme Programming en esencia. 💡

#ExtremeProgramming #MetodologíaXP #DesarrolloÁgil #IngenieríaDeSistemas #ProgramaciónExtrema

Amitai SchleierDec 11
It’s hard to fix something because it’s easy to break something else?

That’s your clue: refactor first.

(Special case of the general KFB wisdom “First make the change easy, then make the easy change.”)

#Refactoring #ExtremeProgramming #XPLives
Jan Van RyswyckDec 9

Scientific research discovered that human brains “sync up” when we collaborate. Co-creation patterns in software development do really work. These new findings add to the existing pile of research that others like Laurie Williams have already done regarding pair / ensemble programming.

Collaborative rule learning promotes interbrain information alignment:
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003479

#extremeprogramming #xp #pairprogramming #ensembleprogramming

kaeffDec 5

It's funny how #ExtremeProgramming is having a comeback with AI.

Practises like TDD, baby steps, feedback loops, CI, iterative planning takes AI from slop to workable.

When I'm most effective with Copilots resembles how I was working a decade ago, when I was practising XP the most.

Amitai SchleierNov 21
Periodic reminder: if you’re intrigued by a job posting touting #ExtremeProgramming, maybe it’s what it claims to be. I hope so. But maybe not.

Hit up your network before applying. If you’re reading this, I’m in your network.
Amitai SchleierNov 18
If #EngineeringLeadership doesn’t believe neurospicy folks can strengthen a team, they’re simply wrong. Maybe they’ll learn.

But if a supposed #ExtremeProgramming expert doesn’t grok this, such remarkably deep failure of understanding indicates ignorance AND profound obstinacy.
Amitai SchleierNov 13
If you don’t know how to care for people and don’t care to learn, by definition — no matter how convincingly you write, speak, and code — you are not an #ExtremeProgramming expert. And when you take a power position and try to enact XP among humans, we can see you’re a charlatan.