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AI Coding Test-first Vs Test-after: pros & cons
Test-First is a clear winner in manual coding. But how does AI-assisted development shift the pros and cons and change the balance between Test-First and Test-After?
Coding with AI: 2 alternative philosophies
Broadly speaking, AI-coding techniques fall into two distinct and alternative philosophies, you don’t want to confuse or mix.
AI-assisted coding: how to ensure real productivity gains?
Recent studies show that the productivity impact of AI-assisted coding can even be negative. A “perception gap” can make developers feel more productive when their output drops. Here, I explore ways to pursue real positive productivity gains.
2025 digest: Agile the ugly, the bad and the good
For all companies that are now sustaining or gradually restarting their investments in Agile – here is a summary of decades of lessons learned by companies adopting Agile
Complexity-thinking: selection of sources
Selection of sources worth following from the book: The forgotten new philosophy of work, management & leadership
Agile: How practitioners have changed from the pioneers to today
Many have already explored the trajectory of Agile adoption, the changes in sentiment toward Agile, and the recent challenges.
This is a new look at how the population of Agile practitioners changed over time.
When/How to move effectively tasks/responsibilities outside the team (2-part)
Whether it is to a Subject Matter Expert, an external contractor, an Agency, a Global/shared Function, a Team Topologies’ Platform team or a Complicated subsystem team, when and how can some tasks and/or responsibilities be effectively moved outside the team?
Transcending Agile cross-team collaboration with Shared work (3-part)
Is there a valid alternative to Agile cross-team collaboration, one of the most consequential topics for successfully adopting Agile beyond one team? Should we tackle Agile cross-team collaboration challenges or transcend them?
Agile cross-team collaboration HOW-TOs (4-part)
This post is a four-part deep dive into the How-Tos of making Agile cross-team collaboration frictionless and enjoyable, in one word: effective. That is one of the most consequential topics for successfully adopting Agile beyond one team. Ironically, none of the current “scaled” solutions cut it.