Conversations about Software Engineering

Conversations about Software Engineering (CaSE) is a podcast for software engineers about technology, software engineering, software architecture, reliability engineering, and data engineering. The three of us regularly come together to discuss recent events or articles, exchange on our learnings, and reflect on our professional and personal experiences. Additionally our guest episodes feature engaging conversations with interesting people from the world of software engineering.

Adam Tornhill on Software Design X-Rays

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Sven Johann talks to Adam Tornhill about the link between how organizations write code and how teams work together. Adam Tornhill can make this link visible to help improve your team’s code and your organization's work. The interview is based on Adam's book "Software Design X-Rays".

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Show Notes

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club

Chapter Marks:

  • 0:00 Intro
  • 2:54 Behavioral code analysis
  • 8:53 Hotspot analysis and technical debt
  • 14:42 Trends analysis
  • 21:05 System mastery
  • 24:11 Software Design X-Ray
  • 27:18 The more metrics the better?
  • 30:09 Change coupling
  • 33:19 Copy-paste dilemma
  • 42:40 Change coupling gets more expensive with distance
  • 45:20 Team structure visualized in the code
  • 53:52 Outro

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