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The minefield of software development

More often than not, we build software based on hope.

Nov 9, 2021

The minefield of software development

Nov 9, 2021

Marginal gains: In favor of continuous improvement

We overestimate what we can achieve in a short period. At the same time, we underestimate a long-term improvement process.

Sep 23, 2021

Marginal gains: In favor of continuous improvement

Sep 23, 2021

Embracing unknown unknowns

Once upon a time in 1869, a Russian scientist named Mendeleev was obsessed with ordering all elements present in nature. The typical…

Jul 22, 2021

Embracing unknown unknowns

Jul 22, 2021

Be predictable, my friend

There are many virtues a team can show. But I’ve come to realize that it boils down to this:

Jan 13, 2021

Be predictable, my friend

Jan 13, 2021

You say slow

I’ve been told I was going slow in every project I ever participated in.

Jul 24, 2020

You say slow

Jul 24, 2020

The goal of software development

Why would anyone give money to me to type weird stuff on a computer?

May 14, 2020

The goal of software development

May 14, 2020

Back to Basics

Sometimes we face hard choices, where there’s no clear path or direction. Actually, we might not even have a clear goal.

Mar 18, 2020

Back to Basics

Mar 18, 2020

A small increment

Someone was pleased with us last week (“us” as in “my team”).

Feb 20, 2020

A small increment

Feb 20, 2020

All power to the Teams

Some random thoughts about software development teams

Feb 5, 2020

All power to the Teams

Feb 5, 2020

“But, wait. So you don’t write unit tests?”

Recently I’ve been asked how I approach the unit vs. integration vs. e2e debate. I’ve answered it twice below

Dec 17, 2019

“But, wait. So you don’t write unit tests?”

Dec 17, 2019

I know testing is important, but

But but but.

Sep 30, 2019

I know testing is important, but

Sep 30, 2019

It’s all about feedback loops

What if everything in software development was about creating feedback loops?

Sep 16, 2019

It’s all about feedback loops

Sep 16, 2019

I became interested in something. This is how I learned about it.

I’ve been focusing on testing for the last few months. Here’s a non-compelling list of tools to learn about it.

Aug 13, 2019

I became interested in something. This is how I learned about it.

Aug 13, 2019

Front-end Testing and a tale of three users

How should we think about UI components when testing them?

Aug 2, 2019

Aug 2, 2019

JSCamp 2019 was not about JavaScript

A year ago, in my JSCamp 2018 recap, I listed some of the best talks. You might notice that most of them were “technical”. That’s totally…

Jul 22, 2019

JSCamp 2019 was not about JavaScript

Jul 22, 2019

Your company is not your family

And that’s a good thing.

Apr 11, 2019

Your company is not your family

Apr 11, 2019

t3chfest 2019

t3chfest is one of a kind. It is a tech conference, obviously, but some thinks make it different from the others.

Mar 25, 2019

t3chfest 2019

Mar 25, 2019

What are some myths that you believed prior to becoming a software engineer?

So, here’s the list of myths that I believed a long time ago.

Mar 12, 2019

What are some myths that you believed prior to becoming a software engineer?

Mar 12, 2019

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Neural networks: The (apocalypse) is almost here

AlphaZero has become the ultimate King of the gaming Artificial Intelligences. The algorithm, developed by DeepMind (a.k.a. Google), beat…

Feb 18, 2019

Neural networks: The (apocalypse) is almost here

Feb 18, 2019

Are you a frontend developer or a frontend developer?

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Feb 4, 2019

Are you a frontend developer or a frontend developer?

Feb 4, 2019

Adrià Fontcuberta

Adrià Fontcuberta

Words matter – Software product development, Front-end, UX, design, lean, agile and everything in between. https://afontcu.dev

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