6 publication(s), engineering notes, and curated picks tagged with #engineering-culture.
Examining the persistent divide between architectural ideals (Rich Domain Models, DDD, Clean Architecture) and real-world procedural production code.
An architectural critique of how modern Scrum mechanics stifle creative engineering, weaponize velocity, and fail to account for technical uncertainty.
Agent pipelines, architecture boundaries, and timeless craftsmanship
Uncle Bob delivers a masterclass on how AI agents accelerate coding speed while proving that clean code, deep modules, deterministic verification, and fundamental engineering disciplines matter more than ever.
Behavior Before Function & Demystifying BDD vs. Acceptance Testing
Exploring why defining observable behavior must precede function implementation, while clarifying the distinction between writing .feature files as automated acceptance tests and practicing full collaborative BDD.
Goodhart’s Law, language idioms, and the pitfalls of software metrics
Kevlin Henney explores the language, terms, and mental models programmers use, explaining Goodhart’s Law and why software engineering metrics collapse when treated as control targets.
Why programming is thrilling
Nice article from the author of The Pragmatic Programmer, about how and why AI made programming more fun.
