Kent Beck

Programmer, artist, coach coach, singer/guitarist, peripatetic. Learning to be me. Chief Scientist at Mechanical Orchard. I'd be glad to teach you poker.

Software Design: Tidy First?

Software design is an exercise in human relationships. We start with our relationship with ourselves. We have to change some janky code. Do we tidy first? If so, how? Why?

Geek Incentives

Kent Beck Poker

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