I’m always amazed by the disconnect between what we see in the news and the reality of the world around us. As my late friend Hans Rosling would say, we must fight the fear instinct that distorts our perspective: b-gat.es/2WvUqqp

Are you interested in how we do agile software development in the Cloud Foundry community? I will talk about this: andrena.de/event/objektfo…

1 I have a friend at the pool where I swim who has been quietly inspiring me for 1.5 years now, and I’d like to share her story. Bev is 74 years old. When I first met her, I thought she was in her late 50s. Thread >>

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Agile is not a way to go fast. It is a way to know where you are going. Agile is does not increase productivity. Agile increases manageability. Agile does not guarantee you’ll get there on time. Agile destroys the hope that you might, when you won’t.

The true value of pair (or mob) programming is that it allows knowledge to spread quickly through the team. This shared knowledge is what makes the team a team. In a team, when a player goes down, the others cover the hole and keep moving towards the goal.

Convenience, not quality, is the driver of technology adoption. Engineers are often baffled why their “better” product fails in the marketplace. It’s because users will always pick the choice that is _most convenient_ for them, not the one that is “best.”

post: We do a lot of Pair Programming at ThoughtWorks. My colleagues Birgitta B. and Nina Siessegger have written a comprehensive article on what we've learned: how to it well, benefits, and challenges martinfowler.com/articles/on-pa…

reminder: it costs you NOTHING to be nice in this industry and is overall better for your mental health

Even #Alexa is confused today. After two years she said today, that she doesn't recognise my voice and would be happy to get to know me :-)

Historian and writer Yuval Noah Harari: Humankind is now facing what is perhaps the biggest crisis of our generation. The decisions people and governments take in the next few weeks will probably shape the world for years to come ft.trib.al/nvsdIDb

I've read a couple of things recently about testing pyramids, trophies, and honeycombs. Here are my thoughts, with a nod to Tim Bray and Justin Searls martinfowler.com/articles/2021-…

Is it related or not having Wi-Fi connection issues with Huawei phones when facebook services were down? :-) reddit.com/r/Huawei/comme…

We're excited to join the Cloud Foundry Foundation (Cloud Foundry), where we'll have the opportunity to strengthen the health of the Paketo Buildpacks ecosystem, which our engineers use when building high quality #cloudnative applications on #K8s bloom.bg/3SZQsXS #opensource

So happy to announce Cloud Foundry Day NA in New York City! events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-…

We believe that the Cloud Foundry Day NA 2024 agenda has a lot to offer to those who are new and experienced with Cloud Foundry. Check out the full agenda here: hubs.la/Q02t8k4C0

There's 30 days to go for the upcoming Cloud Foundry Day event in NYC, and we figured we'd give you 30 reasons why you should attend! Full post here: hubs.la/Q02t8nz70

Happy Cloud Foundry Day! 🗽

In his new blog post, Beyhan Veli (Beyhan Veli) unveils some of the latest developments of #CloudFoundry, spearheaded by SAP and other key contributors. Check out this exciting update from the community: 📖 sap.to/6017QDDF7 #CloudNative #SAPOpenSource #CloudFoundryDay