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YouTube video by Modern Software Engineering Does Extreme Programming Still Work in Modern Software Development?

Does Extreme Programming Still Work in Modern Software Development? Does Extreme Programming Still Work in Modern Software Development?

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YouTube video by Modern Software Engineering Has This Report EXPOSED THE TRUTH About AI Assisted Software Development?

What does the latest DORA report reveal about AI-assisted software development?

In this video, I react to some of the findings and explore the impact of AI, AI coding assistants and tools on software development.

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Successful AI adoption takes discipline. If we abdicate our responsibility to accurately specify and verify what we’re building, it is "unlikely to end well".

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YouTube video by Modern Software Engineering Has This Report EXPOSED THE TRUTH About AI Assisted Software Development?

I go into more detail about the findings and my thoughts on them in my latest video.

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The core principles of software engineering are now MORE important, not less:

1. Work in small steps: actively constrain the AI.
2. Verify everything: after every small change, verify that the system is still working as expected.

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That trust is simply not supported by the facts. External research shows AI systems routinely make unsupported or fabricated claims, with failure rates ranging from 30% to 95%.

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AI programming’s worrying stat: 70% of developers trust the output. We need an intervention.

New research from DORA confirms AI is ubiquitous. 95% of developers rely on it, and 80% report productivity gains. But there is a massive and dangerous disconnect.

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YouTube video by Modern Software Engineering Has This Report EXPOSED THE TRUTH About AI Assisted Software Development?

What does the latest DORA report reveal about AI-assisted software development?

In this video, I react to some of the findings and explore the impact of AI, AI coding assistants and tools on software development.

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Tonight Dave is sharing his take on the latest findings in the DORA state of AI assisted software development report 2025 | @davefarley77.bsky.social

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Learning TDD is a SKILL and takes TIME.

I've put together some FREE advice on how to get started, and how to succeed with TDD.

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Does functional programming SOLVE complexity, or is it just another style we’ve all decided to argue about?

I'm recommending a bunch of people to follow to get a balanced view from all sides (@emollick.bsky.social, Llewellyn Falco, @kentbeck.com, @jessitron, @emilybache, @birgitta410.bsky.social, @davefarley77.bsky.social, @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com, @charity.wtf ,@robbowley.net , @lizthegrey.com

YouTube video by Modern Software Engineering Why Are Software Engineers Quitting Microservices?

Why Are Developers Quitting Microservices? |
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Enjoyed a talk with Abby Bangser today at @gotocon.com in Copenhagen. Continuous Delivery in a world of constant change...

There were a lot of questions we didn't get around to answering, so if you see me around this week, please feel free to stop me for a chat.

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Ever looked at a legacy codebase and felt overwhelmed? Time to change that.

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YouTube video by Modern Software Engineering Should Developers Care About Software Architecture?

Should Developers Care About Software Architecture? |
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Please join us in celebrating a new presenter joining us on Modern Software Engineering, Sam Newman

Technologist, independent consultant, speaker, and author of Building Microservices and Monolith To Microservices.

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This Mental Model Changed How I Design Software FOREVER |
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Be On Your Best Behavior Test-Driven Development - How to create tests; Behavior-Driven Development - What tests to create

Thanks for the conversation with Dan and your BDD reference. I've added them both of them to the references section of my BDD blog entry.

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Too often, developers get caught up in the code, but software isn’t just for us it’s for the people who will use it.

Done right, it reduces waste, avoids painful misunderstandings, and lets us focus on the parts of software development that are genuinely difficult.

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At its heart, BDD is about collaboration and shared understanding. It’s about ensuring that what we’re building truly aligns with what’s needed and giving ourselves a language to explore that together.

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I've been thinking about my chat with Dan North, we revisited the roots of Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD). What struck me again is how easily we can misunderstand BDD as just another testing tool or automation framework, when it’s something deeper than that.

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YouTube video by Modern Software Engineering The TRUTH About Cucumber & Behavior Driven Development (BDD)

The TRUTH About Cucumber & Behavior Driven Development (BDD) | Dan North & @davefarley77.bsky.social

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Refactoring is one of the most misunderstood, and most feared, practices in software engineering.

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YouTube video by Modern Software Engineering You Build It, You Run It: BUSTING Developer Excuses | PART 3

You Build It, You Run It: BUSTING Developer Excuses | PART 3 |
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