Seb Rose
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Seb Rose
@sebrose.bsky.social
· Oct 29
Gáspár Nagy and I met in Slovenia last week to restart work on the 3rd book in the BDD Books series: "BDD Automation Patterns".
The first two books in the series are on special from Leanpub this week: leanpub.com/b/bddbooks/c...
Physical/audio books via bddbooks.com
The first two books in the series are on special from Leanpub this week: leanpub.com/b/bddbooks/c...
Physical/audio books via bddbooks.com
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I really enjoyed my conversation with @yveshanoulle.bsky.social in episode 197 of his podcast Who Is Agile.
Who is agile: what the asteroids game has to do with user stories @sebrose.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQhh...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I really enjoyed my conversation with @yveshanoulle.bsky.social in episode 197 of his podcast Who Is Agile.
Deal of the Day October 10: New MEAP! HALF OFF my book Effective Behavior-Driven Development, and other selected titles @manning.com : mng.bz/WrEx
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October 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Deal of the Day October 10: New MEAP! HALF OFF my book Effective Behavior-Driven Development, and other selected titles @manning.com : mng.bz/WrEx
Gáspár Nagy and I are very happy to announce that our new book, Effective Behavior-Driven Development, is now available from Manning: hubs.la/Q03L7kXM0
This book includes updated content previously self-published in The BDD Books Series along with an all new section, BDD Automation Patterns.
This book includes updated content previously self-published in The BDD Books Series along with an all new section, BDD Automation Patterns.
October 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Gáspár Nagy and I are very happy to announce that our new book, Effective Behavior-Driven Development, is now available from Manning: hubs.la/Q03L7kXM0
This book includes updated content previously self-published in The BDD Books Series along with an all new section, BDD Automation Patterns.
This book includes updated content previously self-published in The BDD Books Series along with an all new section, BDD Automation Patterns.
I'm looking forward to this retro on UML in Edinburgh next week. Free entry; drinks and pizza.
Register at edinburgh.bcs.org/events/2025/...
It's strange how bits of UML are still used widely, but that you never really hear it mentioned.
Register at edinburgh.bcs.org/events/2025/...
It's strange how bits of UML are still used widely, but that you never really hear it mentioned.
BCS Edinburgh Branch event: 01/10/25 What We Lost When We Stopped Doing UML
edinburgh.bcs.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I'm looking forward to this retro on UML in Edinburgh next week. Free entry; drinks and pizza.
Register at edinburgh.bcs.org/events/2025/...
It's strange how bits of UML are still used widely, but that you never really hear it mentioned.
Register at edinburgh.bcs.org/events/2025/...
It's strange how bits of UML are still used widely, but that you never really hear it mentioned.
Pragmatic Programmer flash sale:
• When: Sept 18, 9am CT – Sept 20, 9am CT
• Discount: 45% off (PP excluded)
• Promo code: flashsale
• Link: pragprog.com
#pragprog
@pragprog
• When: Sept 18, 9am CT – Sept 20, 9am CT
• Discount: 45% off (PP excluded)
• Promo code: flashsale
• Link: pragprog.com
#pragprog
@pragprog
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September 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Pragmatic Programmer flash sale:
• When: Sept 18, 9am CT – Sept 20, 9am CT
• Discount: 45% off (PP excluded)
• Promo code: flashsale
• Link: pragprog.com
#pragprog
@pragprog
• When: Sept 18, 9am CT – Sept 20, 9am CT
• Discount: 45% off (PP excluded)
• Promo code: flashsale
• Link: pragprog.com
#pragprog
@pragprog
@aiannucci.bsky.social @helenlewis.bsky.social Strong Recommend: Sylvia Townsend Warner. Most popular is Lolly Willowes, but I enjoyed The Corner That Held Them even more.
Another author who never wrote the same book twice.
Another author who never wrote the same book twice.
August 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
@aiannucci.bsky.social @helenlewis.bsky.social Strong Recommend: Sylvia Townsend Warner. Most popular is Lolly Willowes, but I enjoyed The Corner That Held Them even more.
Another author who never wrote the same book twice.
Another author who never wrote the same book twice.
@dianaofportland.bsky.social are you coming to Scotland at all, Diana?
August 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
@dianaofportland.bsky.social are you coming to Scotland at all, Diana?
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For more details about where and when I’ll show up near you, subscribe to my newsletter, we usually send only once a month. dianalarsen.com/subscribe
Stay in touch! — DianaLarsen.com
dianalarsen.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
For more details about where and when I’ll show up near you, subscribe to my newsletter, we usually send only once a month. dianalarsen.com/subscribe
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Deal of the Day May 20: Save 45% on my book Learn #Cpp by Example @ManningBooks: mng.bz/WrEx (my affiliate link)
June 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Deal of the Day May 20: Save 45% on my book Learn #Cpp by Example @ManningBooks: mng.bz/WrEx (my affiliate link)
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Last month AI crawlers generated 90% of my site's traffic, forcing me to pay penalties
Problem solved after moving nameservers to Cloudflare+turning on AI crawler blocking.
Site monthly outbound data back to ~40GB per month, down from 800GB (!!) No impact on human visitors
Problem solved after moving nameservers to Cloudflare+turning on AI crawler blocking.
Site monthly outbound data back to ~40GB per month, down from 800GB (!!) No impact on human visitors
April 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Last month AI crawlers generated 90% of my site's traffic, forcing me to pay penalties
Problem solved after moving nameservers to Cloudflare+turning on AI crawler blocking.
Site monthly outbound data back to ~40GB per month, down from 800GB (!!) No impact on human visitors
Problem solved after moving nameservers to Cloudflare+turning on AI crawler blocking.
Site monthly outbound data back to ~40GB per month, down from 800GB (!!) No impact on human visitors
Reposted by Seb Rose
Really pleased that James Shore, author of "The Art of Agile Development", is making the trip to keynote this year's Agile Cambridge.
More about James here: agilecambridge.net/keynotes/jam...
More about James here: agilecambridge.net/keynotes/jam...
James Shore
agilecambridge.net
May 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Really pleased that James Shore, author of "The Art of Agile Development", is making the trip to keynote this year's Agile Cambridge.
More about James here: agilecambridge.net/keynotes/jam...
More about James here: agilecambridge.net/keynotes/jam...
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I’m coming to Scotland again… Courtesy of @sebrose.bsky.social, I’ll be at BCS Edinburgh 6:30pm Wed 7th May, on the topic “Continuous Integration — that’s not what they meant”
Full details and registration link here: edinburgh.bcs.org/events/2025/...
Hope to see some of you there!
Full details and registration link here: edinburgh.bcs.org/events/2025/...
Hope to see some of you there!
BCS Edinburgh Branch event: 07/05/25 Continuous Integration — that’s not what they meant
Wednesday 7th May 2025, 6:30 pm.
edinburgh.bcs.org
April 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I’m coming to Scotland again… Courtesy of @sebrose.bsky.social, I’ll be at BCS Edinburgh 6:30pm Wed 7th May, on the topic “Continuous Integration — that’s not what they meant”
Full details and registration link here: edinburgh.bcs.org/events/2025/...
Hope to see some of you there!
Full details and registration link here: edinburgh.bcs.org/events/2025/...
Hope to see some of you there!
Reposted by Seb Rose
To fight against the gravity of anti-modernization @nick-tune.me proposes an anti-FAFO framework :
Framing
Aligning
Fear & Hope
Ongoing struggle
[editor’s note : by an extreme coincidence that happens to be a very common approach to fighting for social change !]
Framing
Aligning
Fear & Hope
Ongoing struggle
[editor’s note : by an extreme coincidence that happens to be a very common approach to fighting for social change !]
April 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
To fight against the gravity of anti-modernization @nick-tune.me proposes an anti-FAFO framework :
Framing
Aligning
Fear & Hope
Ongoing struggle
[editor’s note : by an extreme coincidence that happens to be a very common approach to fighting for social change !]
Framing
Aligning
Fear & Hope
Ongoing struggle
[editor’s note : by an extreme coincidence that happens to be a very common approach to fighting for social change !]
Reposted by Seb Rose
Flowcon x Payfit with @trond.hjorteland.com @andrewhl.bsky.social @baruica.bsky.social @malk-zameth.bsky.social @sebrose.bsky.social @nick-tune.me @agabrillagues.bsky.social @tdpauw.bsky.social Krisztina Hirth , Pierrick Blons and Sébastien Chauffray (missing some username there 😅)
April 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Flowcon x Payfit with @trond.hjorteland.com @andrewhl.bsky.social @baruica.bsky.social @malk-zameth.bsky.social @sebrose.bsky.social @nick-tune.me @agabrillagues.bsky.social @tdpauw.bsky.social Krisztina Hirth , Pierrick Blons and Sébastien Chauffray (missing some username there 😅)
@mikemoran.bsky.social can you suggest someone from the Rust community that might be interested in giving an introductory session for BCS Edinburgh at one of our branch meetings (September onwards)?
March 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
@mikemoran.bsky.social can you suggest someone from the Rust community that might be interested in giving an introductory session for BCS Edinburgh at one of our branch meetings (September onwards)?
John Seddon's "Systems Thinking in the Public Sector" is a much more enjoyable read than the title might lead you to believe. And just as relevant today as it was when it was published in 2008.
March 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
John Seddon's "Systems Thinking in the Public Sector" is a much more enjoyable read than the title might lead you to believe. And just as relevant today as it was when it was published in 2008.
Slides from my BCS session “AI and developer obsolescence” yesterday.
AI and developer obsolescence - BCS 2025.pdf
AI and developer obsolescence - BCS 2025.pdf - Download as a PDF or view online for free
www.slideshare.net
March 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Slides from my BCS session “AI and developer obsolescence” yesterday.
There are a few seats left for my BCS Edinburgh session on Wednesday March 12th -
BCS Edinburgh Branch event: 12/03/25 AI and developer obsolescence: is this the beginning of the end?
Wednesday 12th March 2025, 6:30 pm.
buff.ly
March 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
There are a few seats left for my BCS Edinburgh session on Wednesday March 12th -
@agile-otter.bsky.social would you be available to present at BCS Edinburgh on April 2nd?
If so what topic?
If so what topic?
March 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
@agile-otter.bsky.social would you be available to present at BCS Edinburgh on April 2nd?
If so what topic?
If so what topic?
I first became aware of impending developer obsolescence in 1980. It didn't happen then, and it hasn't happened yet. Does AI herald a step change in how software is developed?
BCS Edinburgh Branch event: 12/03/25 AI and developer obsolescence: is this the beginning of the end?
Wednesday 12th March 2025, 6:30 pm.
buff.ly
March 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I first became aware of impending developer obsolescence in 1980. It didn't happen then, and it hasn't happened yet. Does AI herald a step change in how software is developed?
I'll be talking about AI and developer obsolescence at the BCS Edinburgh branch meeting on Wednesday, March 12th
Free registration, beer, and pizza. Limited spaces.
Free registration, beer, and pizza. Limited spaces.
BCS Edinburgh Branch event: 12/03/25 AI and developer obsolescence: is this the beginning of the end?
Wednesday 12th March 2025, 6:30 pm.
buff.ly
February 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I'll be talking about AI and developer obsolescence at the BCS Edinburgh branch meeting on Wednesday, March 12th
Free registration, beer, and pizza. Limited spaces.
Free registration, beer, and pizza. Limited spaces.
I'll be talking about AI and developer obsolescence at the BCS Edinburgh branch meeting on Wednesday, March 12th
Free registration, beer, and pizza. Limited spaces.
Free registration, beer, and pizza. Limited spaces.
BCS Edinburgh Branch event: 12/03/25 AI and developer obsolescence: is this the beginning of the end?
Wednesday 12th March 2025, 6:30 pm.
buff.ly
February 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I'll be talking about AI and developer obsolescence at the BCS Edinburgh branch meeting on Wednesday, March 12th
Free registration, beer, and pizza. Limited spaces.
Free registration, beer, and pizza. Limited spaces.
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Since we're at the point of book purging, let me remind all that my book, Computer Science for Kids: A Storytelling Approach, is based on the premise that _anyone_ can learn how to code. There's even a hidden curriculum around sustainability. Take a look at the web site: cs4kids.club.
Computer Science for Kids, lesson plans
cs4kids.club
February 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Since we're at the point of book purging, let me remind all that my book, Computer Science for Kids: A Storytelling Approach, is based on the premise that _anyone_ can learn how to code. There's even a hidden curriculum around sustainability. Take a look at the web site: cs4kids.club.
Alice Fraser is very funny. Listen to tonight's News Quiz. Read A Passion For Passion. Subscribe to The Gargle or Realms Unknown podcasts.
February 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Alice Fraser is very funny. Listen to tonight's News Quiz. Read A Passion For Passion. Subscribe to The Gargle or Realms Unknown podcasts.