I've been teaching this course at several different companies over the past couple of years. Feedback from past attendees has been unanimously positive, and I’m thrilled to open this experience to a wider audience. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 19 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲-𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭! Spots are limited, so visit my website to learn more and secure your spot.
🔗 Secure your spot now: https://principal-it.eu/training/well-balanced-test-driven-development.html
I’m happy to announce my workshop, ‘𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭’ on 21 𝐚𝐧𝐝 22 𝐌𝐚𝐲 2025 at 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐩. This two-day, hands-on workshop blends theory with practice in a real-world codebase. You'll be collaborating together with fellow attendees to master the art of writing loosely coupled and highly maintainable automated developer tests.
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#programming #programminglanguage #C #Cpp #Cplusplus #Perl #PHP #Python #JavaScript #scripting #compiler #gcc #gdb #OS #networks #POSIX #IETF #DNS #TCP #IP #lua #R #Java #stack #OOP #HTML #CSS #webdesign #fullstack #backend #MVC #MVT #MVP #softwaredesign #softwaredevelopment #dev #softwaredev #github #versioncontrol #softwareArchitecture #gamedev #networkdev #automation #graphana
©️ Nicolas Mouart, 2026
Blogged: Perspectives On Software Quality
https://principal-it.eu/2026/02/quality-perspectives/
How do you go from plain functions to a distributed conversation? This piece on StateGraphs digs into how that transformation actually works.
Read More: https://zalt.me/blog/2026/01/stategraphs-distributed-conversations
New post in our blog! Part of our "Women in tech" series.
Discover the legacy of Rebecca Wirfs-Brock, pioneer of Responsibility-Driven Design, and her profound impact on modern software development and design.
https://blog.codeminer42.com/women-in-tech-rebecca-wirfs-brock/
An Introduction to Residuality Theory
Most “architecture” conversations start with boxes and arrows.
The systems that survive start with invariants.
What must never happen? What must always be true? What can be eventually true?
If you cannot answer those without drawing a diagram, the diagram is premature.
I’ve seen beautiful designs fail because nobody wrote down the invariants.
And I’ve seen ugly systems run for a decade because someone did.
#SoftwareEngineering #SoftwareDesign #Maintainability #Architecture #ByernNotes
When keybindings become a language, config stops being random shortcuts and starts acting like a small, programmable system you can actually reason about.
Read More: https://zalt.me/blog/2026/01/keybindings-language
Maybe the future isn't "all-in-one platforms." Maybe it's "best-of-breed tools with great APIs."
Let each tool excel at its core purpose. Connect them simply.
Thoughts?
#SoftwareDesign #UserExperience #FeatureCreep
Most agent setups focus on bigger models, not better communication. This post dives into the translation layer that makes agents actually feel smart 🤖
Read More: https://zalt.me/blog/2026/01/agent-translation-layer
We keep saying our systems are complex because the world is complex.
That’s only half the truth.
Systems Thinking helps us understand complexity.
It doesn’t always stop us from creating more of it.
Simplicity-First does.
In my latest post, I explain why Simplicity-First must lead, and how Systems Thinking works best as a supporting discipline.
Read the full post https://www.woodruff.dev/systems-thinking-meets-simplicity-first-a-decision-framework-for-software-architects/
#systemsthinking #simplicityfirst #softwarearchitecture #softwaredesign
Most front controllers become god objects. “The Front Controller That Stays Out Of Your Way” explores how to keep one central entry point without cluttering your code.
Read More: https://zalt.me/blog/2026/01/front-controller-stealth
Thiết kế Phần mềm, Kiến trúc và Sự tường minh ở quy mô lớn
Nội dung thảo luận giữa các chuyên gia Sam Newman, Jacqui Read và Simon Rohrer về cách duy trì sự rõ ràng trong kiến trúc phần mềm khi hệ thống mở rộng:
- Tầm quan trọng của việc giao lưu và thống nhất ngôn ngữ giữa các bên.
- Cách tiếp cận thiết kế hệ thống phức tạp mà vẫn giữ được tính linh hoạt.
- Giải quyết rào cản kỹ thuật và con người khi mở rộng quy mô.
#SoftwareArchitecture #SoftwareDesign #KiếnTrúcPhầnMềm #ThiếtKếHệThống #Pro
Turning type hints from passive comments into active guardrails sounds wild. Curious how a single metaclass can reshape your whole data model? 🤔
Read More: https://zalt.me/blog/2026/01/metaclass-guardrails
Mô hình hóa ERD giúp nhận diện các mẫu lặp lại: BaseAnalyzer, BaseStore, BaseDialect có cấu trúc tương tự. Hôm nay tập trung vào API: định nghĩa, endpoint, kiểm soát truy cập – cũng là "định nghĩa, lưu trữ và truy cập dữ liệu". Ứng dụng cấu trúc ERD giúp tối ưu trừu tượng hóa. Vấn đề lớn nhất: khiến Claude Code tuân theo mẫu này một cách nhất quán.
#Abstraction #ERD #API #SoftwareDesign #LậpTrình #ThiếtKếHệThống #MãNguồn #DevPattern
https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1qizzzr/day_38_noprom
Before concluding, I am curious: what do you think works best today for this kind of AI-assisted, exploratory coding? Are you seeing... #AI #ProgrammingLanguages #VibeCoding #DeclarativeProgramming #LLMs #HumanComputerInteraction #SoftwareDesign #FutureOfCoding #PWL 🧵 14/14
This book was published in 2003, which is also the year that I read it. The sentence “A developer is a tester is a developer” has always stuck with me. Unfortunately, in 2026, not much has changed. There is certainly a correlation between quality and ownership of testing. Software teams that adopt a holistic approach, where everyone is responsible for quality, will always outperform those that don’t. (2/2)
#tdd #testdrivendevelopment #unittests #unittesting #softwaredesign
One of the books that had a profound impact during my early years as a software developer was “Debugging Applications for Microsoft .NET and Microsoft Windows” by John Robbins. I fondly remember the following paragraph from one of the first chapters of the book. (1/2)
#tdd #testdrivendevelopment #unittests #unittesting #softwaredesign
When does graph orchestration stop being glue code and start feeling like a real power tool? This explores that shift and why it matters for your systems.
Read More: https://zalt.me/blog/2026/01/graph-orchestration-power
