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The Story Point Illusion
Why your team's estimates are hiding disagreement instead of resolving it
Jan 15
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Andrea Laforgia
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Non-Determinism is Not the Problem
The case against AI tools mistakes process variability for unreliability
Jan 13
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Andrea Laforgia
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The Argument You're Winning Is the Wrong One
Why "AI won't replace engineers" defends against an attack nobody is mounting
Jan 6
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Andrea Laforgia
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December 2025
Friday Is Not the Problem
How a sensible-sounding rule keeps teams from fixing what is actually broken
Dec 31, 2025
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Andrea Laforgia
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November 2025
Building Software Metrics That Actually Help
We’ve heard this story before: The nail factory was measured by the total weight of nails produced.
Nov 12, 2025
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Andrea Laforgia
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Software Quality: A Definition
What software quality really means, why it has two interconnected faces, and how proven practices help teams achieve both
Nov 3, 2025
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Andrea Laforgia
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October 2025
Best Resources About Social Programming (Mobbing/Pairing)
A comprehensive (and always evolving!) collection of resources on mob programming (mobbing) and pair programming
Oct 20, 2025
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Andrea Laforgia
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The Illusion of Compliance
How Modern Code Reviews Are Failing Regulatory Compliance
Oct 8, 2025
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Andrea Laforgia
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September 2025
The Anchor Point Illusion: Why Strong Leaders Don't Need Fixed Milestones
Why Agile Development Is a Mirror, Not a Methodology
Sep 6, 2025
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Andrea Laforgia
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August 2025
Story Points: The Great Confusion
And why the agile community still can't agree on what they measure
Aug 11, 2025
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Andrea Laforgia
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T*D
Three practices for high-performing teams
Aug 10, 2025
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Andrea Laforgia
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Resources About Test-Driven Development
Here's a comprehensive list of resources for anyone who wants to learn Test-Driven Development:
Aug 7, 2025
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Andrea Laforgia
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