In this episode, we talk about why software projects in regular jobs are delivered much slower compared to side projects, and what you can do about it.

Last week, I gave a talk about growing a fast flow socio-technical architecture at the excellent SAG 2025 conference in Berlin. Abstract Achieving fast flow—the rapid and reliable delivery of change—requires picking the right socio-technical architecture:…

Last week I gave a presentation about Microservices Rules at a Berlin meetup. Abstract The microservice architecture has become increasingly popular over the past decade. Its key benefits include significantly improving the developer experience and accelerating…

A well-crafted system prompt will increase the quality of code produced by your coding assistant. It does make a difference. If you provide guidelines in your system prompt for writing code and tests, coding assistants will follow the guidelines. Although…

Did you know that you can build an event store in one hour? I even did it a few times on the conference stage. Actually, it took me usually around 25 minutes; the rest was mistyping, lame jokes and a bit of explanation. See: Yet, my final thought was: Kids…

You have to read and maintain test code, too. I don't think I've previously published an article with the following simple message, which is clearly an omission on my part. Better late than never, though. Treat test code like production code. You should apply…

Architecture Weekly Issue #188. Articles, books, and playlists on architecture and related topics. Split by sections, highlighted with complexity: 🤟 means hardcore, 👷‍♂️ is technically applicable right away, 🍼 - is an introduction to the topic or an overview.…