Trunk-Based Thierry

@tdpauw
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most outspoken shy and introverted engineer 🙌 💪
former electromechanical engineer ⚙️
consulting CTO 🤵
founder https://thinkinglabs.io
I writehttps://thinkinglabs.io/
I codehttps://github.com/tdpauw
pronounsthey/them
Trunk-Based ThierryMar 9
Show threadJan Van RyswyckMar 9
@tdpauw Indeed. Even a talk about an AI driven can opener would be accepted at tech conferences these days.
Trunk-Based ThierryMar 8

Apparently, according to tech conferences, IT delivery is no longer a topic.

From my humble experience, screening orgs for due diligence and through consulting activities, delivery is like the exact number one problem orgs have.

But I guess, attendees do not want to be confronted with this harsh truth 🤔 🤷

Anyway, let's continue burning money on AI to fix the non-bottlenecks ... 🙄

Trunk-Based ThierryMar 8
Alice StollmeyerMar 8

"Never forget that a political, economical or religious crisis is enough to cast doubt on women's rights. These rights will never be vested. You have to stay vigilant your whole life."

Simone de Beauvoir, 1949

#WomensDay #IWD2026 #8M

Trunk-Based ThierryFeb 10
12yr old son: when a game offers an update, did they have to program for that?
me: mwell, yes 🤷
son: but they have updates every week, that's a lot of work ⁉️ 😳
me: myes, some update every day
son: what⁉️
Trunk-Based ThierryJan 26
Show threadMarkus DeckeJan 25
@tdpauw Both :)
I agree, compliance never asked for hand offs or going slow.
From what I understood about compliance is:
Compliance wants to have a documented process you follow and how you fix errors according to your process.
Looking forward to your full text.
Show threadTrunk-Based ThierryJan 25
That would be the intro for an upcoming article.
Acceptable, or am I again making friends?
Trunk-Based ThierryJan 25
But, compliance! Somehow, a welcome justification for all the superfluous gates in our software delivery process, and to embarrassingly uphold the unreasonable delays. Contrary to common belief, compliance is not a good reason to go slow. Going slow for safety is a mistake. It introduces all sorts of disorders, drives down quality, and decelerates even more till a grinding halt. No! Compliance is an excellent ground for better quality and thus to go fast, and accelerate feedback.
Trunk-Based ThierryJan 25
The US is such a violent culture! It’s incredible. No words 😶
except for fuck this!
Trunk-Based ThierryJan 25

I will be speaking at @fosdem in the Testing and Continuous Delivery dev room next weekend.

Non-Blocking Continuous Code Reviews at 12:05 on Sunday

First time speaking at FOSDEM

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/WYHDQZ-non-blocking_continuous_code_reviews/

FOSDEM 2026 - Non-Blocking Continuous Code Reviews

Trunk-Based ThierryJan 16

Published: Coping Mechanisms for Introverts

https://thinkinglabs.io/articles/2026/01/15/coping-mechanisms-for-introverts.html

Coping Mechanisms for Introverts

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