tdpauw

matthewskelton, 5 days ago to random

"Surprisingly, our results show that women's contributions tend to be accepted more often than men's. However, when a woman's gender is identifiable, they are rejected more often. Our results suggest that although women on GitHub may be more competent overall, bias against them exists nonetheless."

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308716997_Gender_bias_in_open_source_Pull_request_acceptance_of_women_versus_men

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tdpauw, 6 days ago to random

Pull Requests are a power structure and it is not pretty ...

But shht 🤫 ... don't say that too loud. People will feel uncomfortable and therefore disagree 😔

There has been a research paper that touches on this:
Gender bias in open source: Pull request acceptance of women versus men

#NewCrafts

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308716997_Gender_bias_in_open_source_Pull_request_acceptance_of_women_versus_men

tdpauw, 17 days ago to random

Published: A Cost-Savings Case for Team Topologies

Recently, I was involved in an unusual technology due diligence. We were asked how the technology organisation can save on costs. After some analysis and many interviews, we suggested a Team Topologies approach to organising teams that came with an impressive estimated cost reduction.

#teamtopologies #conwayslaw

https://thinkinglabs.io/articles/2024/05/06/a-cost-savings-case-for-team-topologies.html

tdpauw, 1 month ago to random

Published: What Works For Me as a Speaker

I was asked to share tips and tricks on becoming a speaker. So, I wrote down what works for me as a speaker.

#publicspeaking

https://thinkinglabs.io/articles/2024/04/01/what-works-for-me-as-a-speaker.html

tdpauw, 4 months ago to random

For the second time in a row, I will be speaking at @cfgmgmtcamp in my home town Ghent 🎈 🎉

I will share how in 2012 a novice team found a more efficient, lean way to run code reviews over pull requests.

#codereviews #lean #cfgmgmtcamp

https://cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/2024/talk/VMUYJC/

tdpauw, 4 months ago to random

After 3 years I finally came to publish the last part of On the Evilness of Feature Branching ...

Where is the Evilness of Feature Branching?

the evilness surprisingly hides behind the use of feature branches

#continuousintegration #lean

https://thinkinglabs.io/articles/2024/01/06/on-the-evilness-of-feature-branching-where-is-the-evilness.html

tdpauw, 4 months ago to random

X: So you are saying feature branching is bad?
Me: Yup!
X: But why? It is the most commonly accepted practice in the IT industry. Does that mean that all these people are doing it wrong?
X: Yup! Definitely.

If you'd like to know why, please come to the online Agile Alliance Tech Talk where I'll explain in long and large what is problematic about feature branching, what different approaches we can take, and how we can get there.

https://www.agilealliance.org/event/feature-branching-is-evil/

tdpauw, 4 months ago to random

One more time 😉

Feature Branching is Evil 💪

Where: online at the Agile Alliance Tech Talks
When: next week, Wednesday, Jan 10th at 10 am ET (that should be 4 pm CET according to my calendar 🤷‍♂️ )

https://www.agilealliance.org/event/feature-branching-is-evil/

tdpauw, 5 months ago to random

Published: On the Evilness of Feature Branching - What about Code Reviews?

How do we do code reviews when there are no version control branches?

We have 4 options at our disposal. And the first one might be surprising. What about no code reviews? Heuh 😳 It might work, you know. Maybe not for regulated industries.

#lean

https://thinkinglabs.io/articles/2023/12/14/on-the-evilness-of-feature-branching-what-about-code-reviews.html

tdpauw, 7 months ago to random

Someone I look up to gave me this lovely pin at #agilecam 😊

I’m proudly wearing it now on my favourite worn out jacket.

tdpauw, 7 months ago to random

How does mature look like as an org? #agilecam

I guess there is no such thing as a mature finished state.

IMHO when an org is continuously improving, going from one messy state into another messy state, the org will mostly do well. It is continuously adapting and learning. As such it is high performing. But from the inside this feels very messy and absolutely not mature.

On the other hand, any org seeking a mature end state will probably be in a constant under performing state.

tdpauw, 7 months ago to random

A game of patterns, @tianijones jones #agilecam

(I arrived late 🙈, so missed the start 😞)

Every org picks up practices hoping that would solve some problems …

realn2s, 8 months ago to random

The live posting of @tdpauw makes me want to go to #lascot very hard

tdpauw, 8 months ago to random

Why your ‘Brilliant’ technology fails to have impact, Tom Adeyoola #lascot

We need an idea to solve a real customer issue

Customers always want:

• Quality
• Convenience
• Price