Ben Linders

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InfoQ Culture and Methods Trends Report - 2025

6 days ago | infoq.com | Shane Hastie |Ben Linders |Rafiq Gemmail |Craig Smith

AI tools dramatically increase development speed but come with quality concerns, creating a need for new testing and quality approaches. Team collaboration remains essential despite AI advancement; there's a risk of engineers turning to AI rather than colleagues for solutions, potentially undermining the collaborative culture that drives high performance.
InfoQ Culture & Methods Trends in 2025

6 days ago | infoq.com | Shane Hastie |Ben Linders |Rafiq Gemmail |Craig Smith

The panel discussion in this episode is one half of the annual InfoQ Culture and Methods Trends Report. The other half is the written report. This is the Engineering Culture Trends Report for 2025.
シニアソフトウェアエンジニアがジュニアエンジニアから学ぶ方法

1 week ago | infoq.com | Ben Linders

InfoQ ホームページニュースシニアソフトウェアエンジニアがジュニアエンジニアから学ぶ方法
How Developers Can Eliminate Software Waste and Reduce Climate Impact

2 weeks ago | infoq.com | Ben Linders

High performance and sustainability correlate; making software go faster by improving the efficiency of algorithms can reduce energy requirements, Holly Cummins said at QCon London. She suggested switching systems off when not in use to reduce the environmental footprint. Developers can achieve more by doing less, improving productivity, she said. A high performance sustainable system should have a low memory footprint, high throughput, avoid excessive networking, and support elastic scaling.
ソフトウェア開発者が影響力を高めるためにパーソナルブランドを構築する方法

2 weeks ago | infoq.com | Ben Linders

原文リンク(2025-04-03) 強力なパブリックブランドは、ソフトウェアエンジニアの転職を支援し、チャンスを生み出す。QCon San Franciscoでのソフトウェアエンジニアとしてのパーソナルブランドの構築についての講演で、Pablo Fredrikson氏は、サービスの問題で悩んでいたチームを助け、最終的に人間関係の改善に役立ったというエピソードを披露した。自分のブランドを築くには、目標を明確にし、目に見えるプロジェクトを引き受け、役に立つことだ。それがあなたと会社の両方に利益をもたらす。...
Inflection Points in Engineering Productivity for Improving Productivity and Operational Excellence

3 weeks ago | infoq.com | Ben Linders

As a company grows, investing in custom developer tools may become necessary. Initially, standard tools suffice, but as the company scales in engineers, maturity, and complexity, industry tools may no longer meet needs, Carlos Arguelles said at QCon San Francisco. Inflection points, such as a crisis, hyper-growth, or reaching a new market, often trigger these investments, providing opportunities for improving productivity and operational excellence.
How Senior Software Engineers Can Learn from Junior Engineers

1 month ago | infoq.com | Ben Linders

A rigid hierarchical dynamic between senior and junior software engineers can stifle innovation, discourage fresh perspectives, and create barriers to collaboration. According to Beth Anderson, senior engineers can actively learn from their junior counterparts. She suggests creating an environment of mutual growth, psychological safety, and continuous learning. Beth Anderson spoke about how senior software engineers can learn from juniors at QCon London.
Using Artificial Intelligence in Software Testing

1 month ago | infoq.com | Ben Linders

Quality Assurance Engineers can evolve into artificial intelligence (AI) strategists, guiding AI-driven test execution while focusing on strategic decisions. According to Victor Ionascu, rather than replacing testing roles, AI can enhance them by predicting defects, automating test maintenance, and refining risk-based testing. This human-AI collaboration is crucial for maintaining quality in increasingly complex software systems.
Lessons Learned from Growing an Engineering Organization

1 month ago | infoq.com | Ben Linders

As their organization grew, Thiago Ghisi’s work as director of engineering shifted from being hands-on in emergencies to designing frameworks and delegating decisions. He suggested treating changes as experiments, documenting reorganizations, and using a wave-based communication approach to gather feedback, ensuring people feel heard and invested. This iterative process helps create sustainable growth and fosters buy-in from the team.
コーディングの規約とガイドラインで得られた学び

1 month ago | infoq.com | Ben Linders

原文リンク(2025-03-13) コーディングの規約とガイドラインに従うことでコードの一貫性が向上するが、運用を誤ると残念な結果につながることがある。 Arne Mertz氏は、規約やガイドラインの採用範囲をソフトウェア開発者で選択し、逸脱箇所を明確に文書化しておくことを提案している。こうすることで、開発者同士がコミュニティや日々の仕事の中でエクスペリアンスを議論でき、不必要で煩雑な書類作業に煩わされることなく、コラボレーションの促進やコード品質の向上を目指すことができる。 Arne Mertz氏が、NDC Tech Townでコーディングの規約とガイドラインをテーマに講演した。コーディングの規約とガイドラインは開発者の共同作業を促進し、より一貫性のある質の高いコード生成を可能にする。しかしながら、運用を誤ると真逆の結果に陥ることがある。コードの可読性や最適性に問題が生じるほか、ときには間違った対処法になりかねない。詳細は、Mertz氏がInfoQの記事『 how to use programming rules and...