Celebrating 1000 Newsletter Subscribers!

A thousand thanks: the Craft Better Software newsletter hits a major milestone

Appreciation

I am thrilled to announce that our community of passionate software crafters has grown to 1000 newsletter subscribers, within 5 weeks!

It's truly inspiring to witness so many people interested in Test-Driven Development and the powerful practices of Extreme Programming.

Huge thanks to everyone for joining this journey to build high-quality software that transforms our industry!

Although some of you initially miscategorized the topic of this newsletter:

Craft Beer Software. Almost! And it wasn't a sole incident of its kind. I have a feeling that for some of you, it might be time to visit an alcohol therapist.

Just kidding! 😁

Craft beers are good in moderation.

5 weeks - 5 posts Summary:

In case you may have missed any of the five posts from the last five weeks, I have prepared a summary of their contents for your review:

1. Why TDD is a non-negotiable

Discover why Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a necessity in today's software industry.

2. You can't add quality after the fact

Learn about the pitfalls of testing and refactoring later, and why quality needs to be built in from day one.

3. Debugging: the biggest waste

Find out how companies are wasting money on debugging and how to avoid it.

4. Why most software teams are inefficient

Uncover the main reason for inefficiency in software teams and how to boost productivity significantly.

5. The most elegant programming language

Explore a technology that transforms code into art.

Future

Get ready for the next phase of Craft Better Software! In the future, I'll be diving deep into topics like design characteristics of Test-Driven Development, Extreme Programming practices such as CI/CD, and several hot takes about our industry. But that's not all – we'll also be exploring the importance of developer sanity and other crucial topics related to software crafting. So stay tuned!

Take care my friend, and have a great weekend there!