🎥 The Modern Software Engineering Channel: https://xitter.cf/t.co/gpRwEybsSZ

Joined December 2023
What is the number 1 skill you would say a software engineer needs to have right now? 👇
2
2
305
Bad requirements waste time and build unused features. User stories focus on real outcomes, cut scope risk, and align tech & business teams. Grab Dave Farley's FREE Guide to Writing Better User Stories 👇 subscribepage.com/write-user…
1
3
438
For us software engineers, where does development end, and engineering start, in your opinion? 🤔
1
3
242
"Simple is a function of Now." — Daniel Terhorst-North Simplicity in software engineering isn't a static target. Code that is perfectly simple for today’s constraints can become a bottleneck tomorrow as requirements shift.
139
Agentic AI coding BREAKS Mob Programming (Here’s How To Fix It) | @emilybache 📽️ AVAILABLE NOW Watch HERE ➡️ youtu.be/ydAin2IWaQo
1
6
508
Modern Software Engineering retweeted
The Engineering Room by David Farley is the featured book 📖 on Leanpub! Link: leanpub.com/theengineeringro… #software_engineering #software_architecture
3
7
506
Agentic AI coding BREAKS Mob Programming (Here’s How To Fix It) | @emilybache 📅 TONIGHT @ 7PM (UK) Subscribe & turn on notifications 🔔 so you never miss an upload! (link in bio)
1
3
412
CI/CD is all about team design. Join Team Topologies co-author Manuel Pais for a FREE session: "Flow By Design: Platform Teams For CI/CD". Cut cognitive load & enable fast flow 👇 courses.cd.training/enroll/3…
2
187
The party never changes, just the dress code...
1
2
11
792
88% of transformations fail by treating software teams like predictable machines. Great teams run small, safe-to-fail experiments to learn fast. Grab Dave Farley's FREE Guide to Organising Software Teams 👇 subscribepage.com/organise-t…
144
"Make it work, make it right, make it fast." - @KentBeck
1
5
201
Modern Software Engineering retweeted
Mastering ATDD & BDD shows you how to define value clearly, collaborate more effectively, and build automated, executable specifications that drive development. This course is built for teams who want to start delivering with clarity and confidence. FIND OUT MORE 👇
1
1
4
1,294
Modern Software Engineering retweeted
Think legacy code is just old Cobol programs? Think again. The untested code you committed this morning might already be legacy. In my new video, I explore why legacy isn’t about age, but about testability and the cost of change. Watch now on @ModernSoftwareX (link in bio)
1
1
11
1,192
You’re Writing Legacy Code Right Now (And Don’t Even Know It) | @davefarley77 📽️ AVAILABLE NOW Watch HERE ➡️ youtu.be/jScItKhruN0
1
5
548
Your hiring process is a cultural demo.
1
199
For those of you who have been on either side of the recruitment battle this year, what's been the worst interview process you've experienced in 2026? 💬
1
4
491
Modern Software Engineering retweeted
"I bought this book for myself after watching Dave Farley's YouTube channel. I've now bought a second copy for the office library and I'm suggesting that everyone in my development team reads it." Why thank you! 😎 Grab your copy here 🔗 amzn.to/3DwdwT3
3
10
1,430
Inheriting legacy code feels like a minefield. Approval testing records system output so you can refactor safely without breaking existing behavior. Want to learn how? Grab Dave Farley's FREE Approval Testing Guide 👇 subscribepage.com/approval-t…
2
4
517