Coding Is Like Cooking
A blog by Emily Bache
Autobiographical
I very rarely go to the cinema, but this weekend I took my two teenage daughters to see Barbie. Mostly it was fun and silly but several scenes had me in tears. Now I want to go see it with my mother, actually. What really got me was the depictions of the different...
After three years of close collaboration with ProAgile I felt it was time to strike out alone as an independent Technical Coach. I continue to recommend my former colleagues at ProAgile - if you're looking for an agile coach or some training in agile methods...
Photo by Designecologist from Pexels I am convinced that the world needs more technical coaches. Practices like Refactoring and Test-Driven Development don’t just happen by themselves. It takes quite an investment in time and effort for most developers...
Note: this article was first published on ProAgile's blog. I’ve just joined ProAgile, and it feels great. I’ve known many of the other coaches for some years, and admire their work. My background is as a software developer, and I specialize in the technical side of...
Note: this was originally posted on Praqma's blog The life of a consultant has drawn me back, but perhaps surprisingly, this time it’s not a return to my one-person firm. Rather than reinvigorating Bache Consulting, I’ve decided to join Praqma, the Continuous Delivery...
I'm very pleased to announce I've just published my first Pluralsight course - "Coding Dojo: Test Driven Development"! It's based on the material in my book, converted to a video-friendly format along with audio commentary. If you purchase a subscription to the...
This week I published my first book! I've been writing "The Coding Dojo Handbook" since last September, and publishing it as a work-in-progress on Leanpub.com. This week I decided it was time to declare it completed, since I think it hangs together as a whole book,...
I'm pleased to announce a new home for my blog: henceforth I will be blogging on the url "coding-is-like-cooking.info". Please update your RSS feeds to point at the new site! At some point I plan to delete my blogger account, since all the articles have been...
I’m very excited to announce the launch of my company website, at http://bacheconsulting.com. The site has information about the coaching and training I offer, links to this blog, my videos on YouTube, and my twitter feed. My hope is that it gives an indication of my...
I had fun for a few months programming Ruby at eLabs, but now I'm moving on*. What exactly I'll be doing next is not entirely clear. My plan, at least initially, is to work as an independent consultant specializing in automated testing and agile coaching. I'd also...
Hi – I´m Emily!
I am an independent consultant with Bache Consulting and chair of the Samman Technical Coaching Society. As a technical coach I work with software development organizations who want to get better at the technical practices needed to be agile, including Test-Driven Development, Refactoring and Incremental Design. I live in Gothenburg, Sweden, although I am originally from the UK. I’ve written two books: “Technical Agile Coaching with the Samman method” and “The Coding Dojo Handbook”. I teach for both O’Reilly and Pluralsight. I’m married to Geoff Bache, creator of TextTest. I am also on Mastodon as emilybache@sw-development-is.social.
If you’d like to know a bit more about me, my work, and the talks and workshops I offer, please visit my main website: EmilyBache.com. There, you’ll find information about my background, upcoming events, and the services I provide as a technical coach and consultant. It’s a good place to start if you’re curious about how I can support your team in improving coding skills and agile practices.
Blog categories