SPaMCAST 623 - Five Lines of Code, Refactoring, A Conversation with Christian Clausen

Published: Nov. 1, 2020, 10:04 p.m.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 623 features my interview with Christian\xa0\u201cDr. Lambda\u201d Clausen, author of\xa0 Five Lines of Code from Manning Publications. Dr. Lambda delivers advice on why refactoring is a necessity and how to refactor effectively.\xa0 Clean code is not an option, refactoring is a requirement for being good at coding.\xa0 Buy a copy of the book at Manning using the code podspam20 The link is Dr. Lambda\u2019s Bio Christian \u201cDr. Lamda\u201d Clausen works as a Technical Agile Coach teaching teams how to properly refactor their code. Previously he worked as a software engineer on the Coccinelle semantic patching project, an automated refactoring tool. He has an MSc in computer science and five years\u2019 experience teaching software quality at a university level. https://medium.com/@thedrlambda Twitter: @thedrlambda Re-Read Saturday News\xa0 Cue the eerie sound effects from low budget science fiction movies that signal time travel. After publishing our re-read of Chapter 19 last week, Steve Tendon sent me a message, \u201cwhere is chapter 18?\u201d I nearly responded right after chapter 17 but a little voice told me to check. Low and behold, I had not addressed Full-Kitting as Ongoing Executive Activity, otherwise known as chapter 18. Today, we go back in time and review the first chapter in Part 6 of by Daniel Doiron and Steve Tendon.\xa0 Week 1: \u2013 Week 2: (The Story of Herbie) \u2013 Week 3: \u2013 \xa0 Week 4: \u2013 \xa0 Week 5: \u2013 \xa0\xa0 Week 6: \u2013 \xa0 Week 7: \u2013 \xa0 Week 8: \u2013 \xa0 Week 9: - \xa0 Week 10: - \xa0 Week 11: - \xa0 Week 12: - \xa0 Week 13: - \xa0 Week 14: - Week 15: - \xa0 Week 16: - \xa0 Week 17: - \xa0 Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 621 will feature our essay on why agile coaches need a code of ethics. It's time for coaching to grow up and be a profession. We will also complete the three conversation arc on grateful leadership from Susan Parente.