by Emily Bache | Apr 19, 2017 | Opinion
As a woman programmer, I have noticed there is something of a gender imbalance in my profession. It’s an issue that’s interested me for a while, not least because people often ask me about what we can do to improve the situation. For myself, I enjoy...
by Emily Bache | Mar 16, 2017 | Autobiographical
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...
by Emily Bache | Sep 19, 2016 | Coding Skills, Experience Report
Last week I met Woody Zuill when he came to Göteborg to give a workshop about Mob Programming. At first glance mobbing seems really innefficient. You have a whole team of maybe 6-7 people sitting together all day, every day, programming at one computer. How could...
by Emily Bache | Jun 2, 2015 | Code Kata
I’ve been interested for a while in the relationship between TDD and good design for a while, and the SOLID principles of Object Oriented Design in particular. I’ve got this set of 4 “Racing Car” exercises that I originally got from Luca...
by Emily Bache | Nov 4, 2013 | Experience Report
I was recently at the Software Craftsmanship Conference at Bletchley Park in the UK. This is a one-day conference for software developers, attended by around 150 programmers. All proceeds from the event go to support Bletchley Park, which is of historical interest to...