· Lars de Ridder · Engineering
Full stack is too full and not full enough
"Full stack" sets expectations nobody can meet. The real gap isn't technical range, it's everything around the code.
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- · Lars de Ridder · Engineering
Integration tests on GitLab CI with Docker
Using docker:dind plus docker compose in GitLab CI makes full integration tests feel local and repeatable.
- · Lars de Ridder · Engineering
Ambition should be about what you want to do, not what you want to be
Ambition gets healthier when you focus on the work you want to do, not the title you want to carry.
· Lars de Ridder · EngineeringEmpathy is the most undervalued skill in software engineering
The hard part of building software has never been the building, but understanding why, for whom, and what happens if you get it wrong.
· Lars de Ridder · EngineeringBuilding trust after a failed project
When a client has been burned by a previous team, no amount of technical skill will save you. You need rhythm.
· Lars de Ridder · EngineeringAgile is no excuse to start without a plan
Agile is fun. Failing early is great. But failing all the time isn't.
· Lars de Ridder · EngineeringEfficient development with Docker and docker-compose
Let's set up a development environment for a Python and Java service in Docker, featuring code watching, Gitlab CI, and other good stuff.
· Lars de Ridder · EngineeringProcess-driven REST API design
REST is a heavily oversimplified and massively misunderstood (but very widely used) concept for designing API's. Just look for any forum...
· Lars de Ridder · EngineeringGoing on a Date with Java
A satirical commentary on Java's date/time libraries.
· Lars de Ridder · EngineeringHow programmers get disqualified from doing everything else
Being able to program is one of the few skills that can make you be seen as less than what you are.
· Lars de Ridder · IoTThe importance of simulation and visualization in IoT systems development
Improving the efficiency of IoT systems development through better tooling.
· Lars de Ridder · EngineeringThe case for Semantic Programming
The journey to improve software development by orders of magnitude.
· Lars de Ridder · EngineeringContinuous Scrum - A more efficient way to work agile
Scrum is great, but it has some disadvantages. Let's discuss a potentially even better way of doing Scrum!
· Lars de Ridder · EngineeringLessons learned using SCRUM
My experiences after a few years of applying SCRUM for a software development process.
· Lars de Ridder · EngineeringStop tech-driven problem-solving
Don't let new and shiny tech lure you into finding a problem for it. First identify the problem, then find the tech to solve it.
· Lars de Ridder · EngineeringOn the immaturity of Software Engineering
We're still developing!
· Lars de Ridder · EngineeringManagement for introverts: Influencing people with positivity and intellect
How I've found a positive approach to management.
· Lars de Ridder · EngineeringSoft skills for Software Engineers
Speaking up, disagreeing with intellect instead of emotions, and don't be an ass.
· Lars de Ridder · IoTIoT isn't about smart things. It's about smart interactions.
Smart things are stupid. Smart systems are smart.
· Lars de Ridder · EngineeringSimple continuous deployment with docker compose, docker machine and Gitlab CI
Let's be lazy and deploy simple docker-based architectures directly through docker compose, using only free tooling.
