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 • Kent Beck
Party of One for Code Review!
In 1976, Michael Fagan published “Design and Code Inspections to Reduce Errors in Program Development” in the IBM Systems Journal.
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The Bet On Juniors Just Got Better
Why genies can make hiring juniors more profitable, & what you need to change to get there
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Explore *Then* Expand *Then* Extract
First publishing February 2016
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Monday - Last Call on $180/Year
I don’t love reminder emails.

November 2025

Tidying: Canonical Order
I’m thankful for your support of Tidy First.
 • Kent Beck
If You've Been Thinking About Subscribing to Premium...
I wasn’t going to do this.
Why Does Development Slow?
It's the options
 • Kent Beck
Intentions & Actions
Git as an example
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Composable Tests
It's not what I thought
 • Kent Beck

October 2025

Pitching Hackathon Ideas: Oxymoron
The economic rationale for hackathons is that they create value by injecting uncertainty into development.
 • Kent Beck
Getting Ready to Launch
Special practices for special times
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