Author Archives: davef

Women in Computing

Posted on March 7, 2021 by davef

March 8th is International Women’s Day, which got me thinking again about why we have so few women programmers (well, in Europe and the USA anyway). Things didn’t start out this way. Many of the first programmers and pioneers of computing were … Continue reading →

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Is SAFe safe?

Posted on January 19, 2021 by davef

I recently made a passing comment in one of my videos about SAFe, it was a bit of a cheap-shot on my part if I am honest and I got picked-up on it, appropriately, by a viewer. It is too … Continue reading →

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Are we ‘Deploying’, ‘Releasing’ or ‘Delivering’?

Posted on December 17, 2020 by davef

This year I started a YouTube channel in which, every week, I discuss ideas related to Continuous Delivery. I have been very pleased with its success. As part of that, but also because of working from home more as a … Continue reading →

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101 Pieces of Advice for New Developers

Posted on November 18, 2020 by davef

Welcome! First, I’d like to say welcome. You’ve chosen a great industry and profession in which to pursue a career. We software developers are changing the world. We are changing the world with a unique form of creativity, and that … Continue reading →

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The Impact of Continuous Delivery

Posted on August 17, 2020 by davef

When Jez and I wrote our book, we knew that we were describing a powerful approach. We were very nervous of claiming a “Methodology” though. Instead we saw the Continuous Delivery book as describing, in some detail, an approach to … Continue reading →

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10 Years of “Continuous Delivery”

Posted on July 10, 2020 by davef

10 Years Since My Book Was Published My book, “Continuous Delivery” was launched on 10th August 2010, so in a few weeks time it will be the 10th anniversary of its publication. Jez and I spent 4 years writing the … Continue reading →

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Welcome to My YouTube Channel

Posted on April 30, 2020 by davef

I have recently decided to launch a YouTube Channel to complement this Blog. My aim for the channel is to provide some insight into the techniques and practice of Continuous Delivery, explain some of my ideas on Software Engineering, and … Continue reading →

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Q&A from GOTO Copenhagen Session on Reactive Systems

Posted on November 19, 2019 by davef

I recently spoke at GOTO Copenhagen on the topic of Reactive Systems. I will post a link to the video of my talk here when it is published. I didn’t have time to answer all of the questions, so here … Continue reading →

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Continuous Compliance

Posted on September 3, 2019 by davef

I work as an independent consultant advising organizations on how to improve their software development practice. This is a very broad theme. It touches on every aspect of software development from design, coding and testing, to organizational structure, leadership and … Continue reading →

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Autonomy != Anarchy

Posted on August 30, 2019 by davef

I am a long-standing believer in the principles of Agile development. I have been working this way for several decades, before it was referred to as “Agile”. I am friends with several signatories to the original “Agile Manifesto” and with … Continue reading →

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