Category Archives: Programming

The essence of software development in which code or instructional metadata is manipulated.

Are You Really Looking for a SENIOR Software Engineer?

Posted on November 29, 2023 by claforet

What exactly is meant when a company is looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer? Is it really what a Senior Software Engineer would imagine it to be or is it something else? Continue reading →

Posted in Creative writing, General Computing, Philosophical ramblings, Process, Programming, Software architecture and development, Uncategorized | Tagged Job Search, Seeking employment, Senior software engineer, Software engineer | Leave a comment

Don’t “Go Your Own Way”

Posted on August 16, 2022 by claforet

What does the 1988 Clapham Junction railway accident have to teach software developers and testers? Continue reading →

Posted in General Computing, Philosophical ramblings, Process, Programming, Software architecture and development | Tagged BDD, clapham junction, developer burnout, railway accident, software testing, TDD | Leave a comment

Poor Engineering Decision-Making

Posted on June 9, 2022 by claforet

On June 3, 1998 a Deutsche Bahn high-speed train derailed and caused the worst high-speed train accident to date. What can we software engineers learn from the mistakes made by the engineering team that designed that train? Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophical ramblings, Programming, Software architecture and development | Tagged Careful engineering, Engineering Decision Making, Eschede train wreck, Shortcuts can kill, Software choices | 1 Comment

Engineers Must Learn From History

Posted on November 26, 2021 by claforet

In my recent encounters with newly minted software developers (and by “recent,” I mean within the last decade or so), I have been shocked by the fact that most do not have a solid grounding in the work of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophical ramblings, Programming, Software architecture and development | Tagged Engineering, Learning from history, Mentoring, new developers | Leave a comment

The Pragmatic Programmer, Rebooted!

Posted on October 14, 2021 by claforet

It is a true statement that one of the influential books in my personal software development journey is “The Pragmatic Programmer.” My copy has been well-read and substantially highlighted in the almost 20 years it has been in my possession … Continue reading →

Posted in General Computing, Process, Programming, Software architecture and development | Tagged Software Development, Software Engineering Library, Software Good Reads, The Pragmatic Programmer 20th Edition | Leave a comment

Cultivating Learning Habits as a Software Engineer

Posted on August 29, 2021 by claforet

You and I are software engineers which is absolutely great. Let’s take a brief moment to pop open a bottle of champagne and celebrate. Cheers! Hopefully we are both in productive jobs that seek to advance our chosen career path. … Continue reading →