XP should be taught
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About text automation
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My new bookshelf is ready
Yes! My bookshelf is ready!!
My first python package
Last year I did learn a new programming language: Python. I wanted to try the JetBrains Academy (JBA) while looking for new ways to learn, and it did work. I...
Brian Okken, “Python Testing with Pytest“ (★★☆☆☆)
It has been a long time since I do not understand programming without testing. When I did learn Python using the JetBrains Academy, I was missing my TDD app...
Software as specification
In my 20+ years of career, I did work with many companies, and almost everyone had different ways to handle specifications.
Kim, Behr and Spafford “The Phoenix Project“ (★★★★★)
Another possible approach is to create a story that mimics reality so that the reader can experiment with what happened to reach a given status. Instead of...
David Thomas Andrew Hunt, The pragmatic Programmer 20th edition
If you are a software developer, just read it and enjoy it. This kind of books reminds you of how cool is our profession.
Rene Cacheaux, Advanced iOS App Architecture
The book is “advance” in the way that is written. It is complex to follow, and some of the chapters look out of place. Throughout the book, they base their e...
Erin Macdonald, The Science of Sci-Fi
Erin Macdonald, “The Science of Sci-Fi” This is a cool book. Despite that I like physics, I am far from being an expert or having deep knowledge of the subje...
An indispensable book for software developers
In the last years, I read a lot of books about software development, programming, and techniques to improve. All of them were great, but none was so useful a...