Felix Blechschmitt

Software engineer. Interested in software architecture and design.

[Felix Blechschmitt @felixble]

I can't wait reading the book new SaaS book https://t.co/3p5Ive4vxb

@danmartell @mattverlaque @johnnypage13 and Marcel thanks for your work, I'm excited about what you have created :-)

[Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis]

10 must-know Japanese concepts that will improve your life:

[Sergio Pereira @SergioRocks]

Meetings are the worst!

They burn people out and nothing gets done.

My tweet on meetings and burn out last week hit a nerve. It resonated with a lot of folks.

These are 7 steps I follow to aggressively reduce meetings.

A short 🧵

[Felix Blechschmitt @felixble]

@mmartin_joo I'll give it a try, too. Thanks for your work!

[Jack Ellis @JackEllis]

✅ You have a Laravel app
✅ You need to monitor your scheduled tasks
✅ Fast install is required

Why is nobody talking about https://t.co/2r7jjzyJNG?

Let's get more awareness about this incredible product. I'll buy a year Pro subscription to a random person who RTs this tweet.

[Felix Blechschmitt @felixble]

@methodpark @OliverKnittel @github Wer beim Coden etwas Abwechslung braucht, kann beim #fit4christmas Adventskalender mitmachen: https://t.co/t4ViERmhhk ;-)

[Felix Blechschmitt @felixble]

@johncutlefish Can you explain what the numbers mean?

[Vaughn Vernon @VaughnVernon]

My new book co-authored with @tjaskula will be published soon and is now available for pre-order for a 45% discount through US Labor Day using this coupon: BACKTOLEARN

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[Michael Feathers @mfeathers]

How long should a software system live before it is replaced/rewritten?

[Andre Albuquerque | albqrq.eth @albuquerquing]

What books helped me become a better product manager? Or, in other words, what books should you read if you want to be a PM (or grow as one)?

- “Escaping the build trap” by @lissijean - perfect to learn the basics of being a PM.
- “Inspired” by @cagan -…https://t.co/yWzcvAr5FP

[Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub @allenholub]

I’ve heard people justify keeping around legacy systems by saying "there’s a lot of domain knowledge in that code that nobody remembers." Frankly, if nobody remembers it, I don’t see the value. 1/2

[Felix Blechschmitt @felixble]

Great article! I like the statement "You are testing if and only if you are increasing confidence for stakeholders through evidence."

[Philipp Hauer @philipp_hauer]

Heuristics for Effective Software Development by @allenholub
https://t.co/xroGnY4Vrt

[Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub @allenholub]

There are many good questions that you can use in an interview to try to uncover agility. Here are a few. Can you suggest others?

• How long will it take for me to hear back from you?

• Can I meet the team? How about right now? 1/5

[Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub @allenholub]

Agile in a nutshell:

• Welcome change.
• Deliver things your customers actually want as often as possible.
• It’s okay if they change their mind.

[Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub @allenholub]

Agile projects are finished when the cost of change is greater then the revenue created by those changes. It’s not like a waterfall project, which has a well-defined end, and could go on indefinitely if revenue is increasing because of the changes.

[Felix Blechschmitt @felixble]

@BuildItBusk @allenholub Net promoter score. It determines how likely a product will be recommended.

[Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub @allenholub]

Something to try: Date every item you put on your backlog. If it’s been there >6 months, it will never be implemented. Trash it. If it’s important it will come back.

After that’s had some time to percolate, do the same thing again, but >3 months, then >1 month.

[Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub @allenholub]

@vitor_q @christianhujer PRs are a red flag, though. If they're in place, then there's definitely room for improvement right there. Lots of good things happen as you figure out how to get rid of them without losing quality.

[Felix Blechschmitt @felixble]

@allenholub I totally agree that quality is everybody's concern. In my opinion a QA role should care about a common understanding about quality inside the team.