David Van CouveringSo busy, so much to do, and nothing gets doneIn my last post I talked about value streams and how we can use this concept to change how we think about building software.Feb 4, 2023Feb 4, 2023
David Van CouveringValue streams and getting things doneIt’s one of the biggest questions in software development: why on earth does it take so many people so long to get something done?Jan 20, 2023Jan 20, 2023
David Van CouveringThe Cost of DelayI recently posted a video explaining the cost of delayMay 16, 2022May 16, 2022
David Van CouveringApplying acceptance criteria to your careerOne of the things that happens as you become a senior developer is you start mentoring younger engineers. And a common topic I hear is…Apr 8, 2022Apr 8, 2022
David Van CouveringApplying SOLID principles to servicesA question came in over the wire today about how one might apply the SOLID principles to services when they were originally intended to be…Apr 5, 2022Apr 5, 2022
David Van CouveringThe power of good acceptance criteriaHey, all. I created a short video talking about how to use acceptance criteria to avoid confusion and rework, a common problem I hear from…Apr 1, 2022Apr 1, 2022
David Van CouveringHow jam makes you toast — the danger of being busyYou’re driving smoothly down the freeway, and suddenly, you’re in stop-and-go traffic. After half an hour, you creep by an accident on the…Jun 13, 2021Jun 13, 2021
David Van CouveringBraking on ice — handling slippery software delivery issuesI grew up in Colorado, where the roads get dangerously icy during the winter. When you hit an icy patch and your car starts losing control…May 17, 2021May 17, 2021
David Van CouveringWhat are the odds — how mammals survived a mass extinction eventVerbatim from my Pa (Dr. John Van Couvering, geologist and all-around Scientist), who wrote this up for a his local neighborhood…Dec 16, 2019Dec 16, 2019
David Van CouveringMy testing principles and recommended strategyTraditionally we have been taught that we should strive for high coverage on unit tests, and build some integration tests for end-to-end…Nov 20, 2019Nov 20, 2019
