Saleem Siddiqui

Software developer, agileer, meme-collector, husband, father, muslim, foodie, book-reader, traveler

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

Thanks, @GOTOcon. I enjoyed sharing my thoughts and, more importantly, the audience's feedback indicated they liked hearing them

[GOTO @GOTOcon]

Over time, #software rots. Unanticipated changes in directions not originally foreseen or obsolescence of dependencies can cause software to rot. What can we do?

@S2IL explores ways to gradually improve the technical hygiene of the software you create

https://t.co/dDdQkYmF7T

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

@KentBeck I suspect when some folks say "I'm not a #TDD person", well-meaning, zealous practitioners respond with something opposite.
I addressed this at the end of my book, emphasizing the "means to an end" narrative.

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

@KentBeck Thanks! I'm now ready to deploy this argument against #TDD skeptics: "you shouldn't use appeal-to-authority ... @KentBeck told me that!"

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

Happy to see other @GOTOcon speakers in this video. @zhamakd 's work is pioneering. I've learned a lot from her.

[GOTO @GOTOcon]

As the calendar winds down, it's fitting we take a good look at all the innovations of 2022 and what could disrupt the #software industry in the coming years!

Here’s our #HolidaySpecial featuring @hannes_lowette @S2IL, @holly_cummins & @lucamaraschi

https://t.co/5CZSM5SXOB

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

Getting ready for my @jconfdev talk.
Curious though: all talks are 60 minutes ... why was mine bestowed with the most real estate?! #java #generics

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

Looking forward to speaking at @jconfdev Chicago next month on "Generics in adulthood".

Use the code SEEMESPEAK to get a big discount on the conference/workshops!
https://t.co/A5YEj5M3b2

[GOTO @GOTOcon]

Catch the latest #GOTOpodcast with @S2IL & @davefarley77 as they review the multiple ways test-driven development can yield more effective results and produce higher quality code.

🎙️ Tune in
https://t.co/De2ByiFpUY

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

Had a blast talking with @davefarley on the @GOTOcon book club.

[GOTO @GOTOcon]

"By making computers and software more accessible, and improving the quality of technology, we lowered the bar. You don't need to be a genius to write software anymore."

#GOTObookclub strikes again with another episode featuring @S2IL & @davefarley77

https://t.co/bEPWV3J8Le

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

This is a chicken-seller in #Pakistan. Seems he has more political sense than most. ❤ the T-shirt.

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

Yes, that is a key takeaway from not just my book, but #tdd itself. Many thanks, @mmarino92

[Michael Marino @mmarino92]

One of my biggest takeaways from @S2IL's book on TDD is that TDD is really about driving the *design* of our code, and not its correctness. "If TDD were only about testing, we couldn’t really mount an effective case for writing tests before [...] the business code is written."

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

Want to decipher a T-shirt while watching two #tdd gearheads talk about software, brooms, and restaurants? Watch this #GOTObookclub episode.

[GOTO @GOTOcon]

Tune in for the latest #GOTObookclub ep. with @S2IL and @davefarley77 as they review the multiple ways test-driven development can yield more effective results and produce higher quality code 📚

https://t.co/bEPWV3J8Le

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

No one "wants to give up the two hours a day they gain by not commuting for a coffee mug"
https://t.co/vbd0pcZw73

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

For a #SAAS team/company, it's painful to see your services' status page like this.
However, it's *much* more painful if you can't see your services' status at all.
Lots of lessons here, including "build #observability and #telemetry in your services".
https://t.co/hkNs5wRdY3

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

@KentBeck I've often used this blog from the @thoughtworks Mingle team as a reminder of why we estimate. Mingle is long gone, but the lessons from that team remain valid. https://t.co/7H5eBRx8tC

[GOTO @GOTOcon]

You may think test-driven development wouldn't work in your preferred programming language, or that it would disrupt your code writing...this #GOTObookclub ep. based on "Learning Test-Driven Development" book proves otherwise...

Full ep. with @S2IL & @davefarley77 live on Apr 14

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

With #TDD, we move in the same direction but not necessarily at the same pace.

@PaulB5g makes a good point about chap 3 of my book; even though any non-0 value fails the existing test.
The goal of TDD isn't to force us to go slow or fast; rather at a pace we find comfortable.

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

Thanks, @PaulB5g. Look forward to more reflections from you on the book as you go through it

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

Stoked & humbled to get this letter of recognition from @ISBEnews.

Volunteering at Flossmoor School District 161 has been phenomenal. Thanks, @D161Supe, @principalAH, @gina_isabelli, Amabel Crawford, Haley Marti, Elizabeth Reich, & all teaching/non-teaching staff. You rock!

[Loyola Comp Sci @LoyolaChicagoCS]

New book on Learning Test-Driven Development (in Go, JavaScript, and Python) by Loyola Univ. Chicago alum Saleem Siddiqui @s2il (MS CS ‘98), O’Reilly 2022, with foreword by CS faculty member Konstantin Läufer @klaeufer. https://t.co/aXx86zJ0LH

[Saleem Siddiqui @S2IL]

Excellent review of my @OReillyMedia book on #tdd by @hamvocke - balanced, detailed, personal, and critical. https://t.co/BLcW94LRTd