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GOTO - The Brightest Minds in Tech20+ Years in Tech: Things We Wish We Knew Sooner • Daniel Terhorst-North & Kevlin HenneyThis interview was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2024.https://gotocph.comDaniel Terhorst-North - Originator of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) & Principal at Dan North & AssociatesKevlin Henney - Consultant, Programmer, Keynote Speaker, Technologist, Trainer & WriterRESOURCESDanielhttps://bsky.app/profile/tastapod.comhttps://twitter.com/tastapodhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tastapodhttps://github.com/tastapodhttps://mastodon.social/@tastapodhttp://dannorth.net/blogKevlinhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevlin.bsky.socialhttps://about.me/kevlin
2025-10-3141 min
The Engineering Room with Dave FarleyThe Origins Of Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) | Dan Terhorst-North In The Engineering Room Ep. 39Join Dave Farley in conversation with Daniel Terhorst-North, the creator of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and pioneering voice in agile software development. In this wide-ranging discussion,Dan shares insights from his time at ThoughtWorks, where he helped establish many practices now considered standard in modern software engineering.Whether you're interested in improving your development practices, leading organizational change, or understanding the historical evolution of agile methodologies, this conversation offers valuable perspectives from one of the field's most influential practitioners.-----------------------------------Dan Terhorst-North's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in...
2025-09-141h 15
GOTO - The Brightest Minds in TechFrom XP to TCR & Limbo • Kent Beck & Daniel Terhorst-NorthThis interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereKent Beck - Software Engineer & Creator of Extreme ProgrammingDaniel Terhorst-North - Originator of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) & Principal at Dan North & AssociatesRESOURCESKenthttps://bsky.app/profile/kentbeck.bsky.socialhttps://www.kentbeck.comhttps://github.com/KentBeckhttps://twitter.com/KentBeckhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kentbeckDanielhttps://bsky.app/profile/tastapod.com...
2025-05-2341 minGOTO - The Brightest Minds in TechBalancing Tech & Human Creativity • Susanne Kaiser, Michaela Greiler, Adele Carpenter, Daniel Terhorst-North & Simon WardleyThis interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereSusanne Kaiser - Independent Tech Consultant & Author of "Architecture for Flow"Michaela Greiler - Code Reviews Expert, Trainer & ConsultantAdele Carpenter - Software Engineer at TriforkDaniel Terhorst-North - Originator of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) & Principal at Dan North & AssociatesSimon Wardley - Thought Lord, Mapper, Mostly GoodRESOURCESSusannehttps://mastodon.social/@suksrhttps://susannekaiser.netMichaela...
2025-03-2826 minGOTO - The Brightest Minds in TechHow to Deliver Quality Software Against All Odds • Daniel Terhorst-North & Julian WoodThis interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereDaniel Terhorst-North - Originator of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) & Principal at Dan North & AssociatesJulian Wood - Serverless Developer Advocate at AWSRESOURCESDanielhttps://bsky.app/profile/tastapod.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tastapodhttps://github.com/tastapodhttps://mastodon.social/@tastapodhttp://dannorth.net/blogJulianhttps://bsky.app/profile/julianwood.comhttps://twitter...
2025-02-2853 min
Wardley Mapping 4 Startups#016 - Interviewing for Evidence by Dan NorthThe podcast is an excerpt from a blog post by Dan North discussing a model for interviewing candidates called "interviewing for evidence". The model promotes gathering factual evidence about a candidate's experience, hypothetical scenarios, opinions, and credentials instead of relying on subjective impressions. The author suggests using four types of evidence to guide interview questions and gather information for a more informed and defensible hiring decision. The blog post also advocates for interviewing in pairs to create a more balanced environment for both the interviewer and candidate, and encourages interviewers to be authentic and kind throughout the process.
2024-10-0111 min
Working DraftRevision 626: AbstraktionStefan und Peter treffen sich zur Selbsthilfegruppe der anonymen Abstrahierer!
Schaunotizen
[00:01:50] Abstraktion
Auslöser dieser Sendung war ein Mastodon-Mini-Rant von Stefan, der ein Übermaß an Abstraktion in einem seiner Projekte beklagte. Wir suchen nach der Ursache für Überabstraktion, grenzen echte Abstraktion von bloßer Umformulierung ab, erlauben Stefan seinen traditionellen OOP- und SOLID-Diss, empfehlen Talks von Dave Thomas und Daniel Terhorst-North und philosophieren ein bisschen über Risikoabwägung.
2024-08-131h 31
Software Architektur im StreamTheorie des Aufräumens - Kent Beck’s “Tidy First?” mit Marco Emrich 2/2Code aufräumen oder Features implementieren - womit sollten Entwickler:innen ihre Zeit verbringen? Kaum eine Frage ist im Projekt-Alltag wichtiger. In seinem Buch “Tidy First?” beschreibt Kent Beck nicht nur “Aufräumereien”, mit denen man Code besser gestalten kann, sondern geht auch die Frage der Priorisierung des Aufräumens an. In dieser Episoden diskutiert Marco Emrich zusammen mit Eberhard Wolff diese Aspekte des Buchs. Marco hat an der Übersetzung des Buchs ins Deutsche mitgearbeitet und hält auch Vorträge zum Inhalt des Buchs.
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2024-08-0559 min
Product AgilityMaster OKRs & Product Flow @ Scale (With Jeff Gothelf & Daniel Terhorst-North)Send us a textDaniel North and Jeff Gothelf, two legendary figures in the world of agile and product management, bring a wealth of experience and insight to our latest podcast episode. With backgrounds spanning several decades and a plethora of roles from development to executive consulting, both have profoundly influenced how organizations approach product development, delivery, and organisational agility.Daniel on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3XhVKAq Jeff on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4ehrCuYIn this episode, Daniel and Jeff delve into the intricate dynamics of operating a product business at scale...
2024-06-1357 min
Software Architektur im StreamKönnen wir Entwickler:innen-Produktivität messen?Vor einiger Zeit hat McKinsey behauptet, sie könnten
endlich Entwickler:innen-Produktivität
messen. Daraufhin gab es ausführliche Kritik von solchen Größen
wie Daniel
Terhorst-North, Kent Beck oder Gergely
Orosz. In diese Episode schauen wir uns die verschiedenen
Standpunkte an und gehen der Frage nach, ob man Produktivität messen
kann und ob man das auch
sollte.
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Kent Beck & Gergely Orosz: Measuring developer productivity? A
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2023-12-221h 08
Product AgilityDaniel Terhorst-North: The Most Dangerous Phrase: Solid, Scrum, And Other Antiquities - Lean Agile Brighton 23 Talk In TenSend us a textDaniel Terhorst-North is a Lean and agile methods, organisation design and transformation, software and business architecture, DevOps and Continuous Delivery.Daniel Terhorst-North on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielterhorstnorth/We find ourselves at Lean Agile Brighton 2023 interviewing world class Agilists getting their "Talks In Ten"TalksInTen are the best to get the inside track and behind the scenes insights on the talks and workshops from the conferences we partner with, so you don't miss beat.And for you our TalkinTen listeners here is a...
2023-10-1921 min
The Curious Leader"Do more reorgs" with Brian GuthrieInstead of bringing you another analysis of a leadership topic laced through and through with my opinions, I thought it would be fun to share a new perspective. This time, from my old friend and former start-up colleague Brian Guthrie.
Brian recently started a company to help tech leaders visualize and execute smooth re-orgs, so we talked about that. What makes re-orgs hard? What would
make them easier?
Brian's company, OrgSpace, can be found here: https://orgspace.io/
Learn more about Daniel Terhorst-North here: https...
2023-05-0429 min
Developers! - mer än bara kod96. CUPID istället för SOLIDSOLID - 5 bokstäver som var och en representerar en princip om hur man ska koda system som är lätta att utveckla, förstå, underhålla och utöka.Så vad är det för fel på SOLID nu då? Tja, förutom att vi själva och många andra utvecklare tycker att de principerna är svåra att förhålla sig till - så är de också enligt Daniel Terhorst-North utdaterade. Daniel, som är pionjären bakom BDD (Behaviour-Driven Development), har därför istället kommit på ett alternativ till SOLID som han kallar CUPID....
2022-12-0841 minDevelopers! - mer än bara kod95. Vi sågar SOLID-principerna 🔪 (Del 1)SOLID - 5 bokstäver som var och en representerar en princip om hur man ska koda system som är lätta att utveckla, förstå, underhålla och utöka.Så vad är det för fel på SOLID nu då? Tja, förutom att vi själva och många andra utvecklare tycker att de principerna är svåra att förhålla sig till - så är de också enligt Daniel Terhorst-North utdaterade. Daniel, som är pionjären bakom BDD (Behaviour-Driven Development), har därför istället kommit på ett allternativ till SOLID som han kallar CUPID.I de...
2022-12-0151 min
Semaphore UncutDaniel Terhorst-North on Simplifying Testing and DevelopmentIn Agile methodologies, testing is one of the pillars of the product-building process. Still, tests can be detrimental if not properly set. Even more so when they pile up and get in the way of developers. In this episode, Software Developer Daniel North teaches us how to simplify tests. In like manner, he advises us how companies should conform their policies to streamline their policies and allow teams to be flexible yet without running wild. Listen to the full episode or read the transcript at https://semaphoreci.com/podcast/dan-north-testing.Like this e...
2022-09-2019 min
Software Architektur im StreamSamir Talwar: Longevity - live from SoCraTes ConferenceSuccessful software often has a long lifespan - sometimes even decades. So longevity is an important property of software. But more often than not, software becomes a mess in the long run with severe commercial consequences and then it frustrates everyone who touches it. In this episode, we discuss how to avoid these problems and how software can be long-lasting with Samir Talwar. He is a developer at Hasura. Previously, he has been a trainer, teacher, and CTO - and he is running a hands-on workshop at Socrates conference about longevity.
Agile meets Architecture conference: https://www...
2022-08-2637 min
Beyond CodingEffective Software Teams with Daniel Terhorst-NorthWhat is the fastest and most effective you’ve ever been in a software team?
That’s how we start off this episode and joining me is Daniel Terhorst-North who’s a coder, coach, and consultant and has been for almost 3 decades 🙌
More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬
☑️ Fast and Effective Software teams
☑️ It’s not done until it’s in Production
☑️ How SOLID is outdated
☑️ Organisations struggling with effectiveness
☑️ Value stream mapping
Enjoy! 🎙
More on Daniel Terhorst-North:
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2022-06-291h 05
London Tech Insider#17 Daniel Terhorst-North: how to get the most out of software teamsThis week, I speak to Daniel Terhorst-North. He has had a long career in the world of software and is the source of many influential ideas in this field. For example, a popular process of work for software teams, known as Behaviour-Driven Development, was his brain-child. He is also a regular speaker at conferences and a well-known blogger. These days, he brings all his experience to others through his consulting firm, Dan North and Associates.
This episode mostly explores Dan’s views on engineering management and how to get the most out of software teams.
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2022-05-0534 min
Coding Over CocktailsWhat’s wrong with SOLID and Test Driven Development with Daniel Terhorst-NorthWhile SOLID is the known standard when it comes to software design and architecture, it may be hard to apply for some as it limits developers to specific techniques in going about it.
In this episode, Daniel Terhorst-North, originator of Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD)and Deliberate Discovery, presents his arguments on why SOLID isn't exactly the best bet when if comes to design principles, offering an alternative that can help against the misapplications of various agile practices.
2022-04-1244 min
The CyberSoc PodcastCode Smells with Carl JonesIn this episode, Adam and Ryan are joined by Carl Jones, a lecturer at Cardiff University.
We discuss code smells (what they are and how to spot them) and reflect on how things have gone on our final project.
All views are our own.
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Right Thoughts & Right Action: How to Make Agile Teamwork Effective (Torgeir Dingsøyr, Diane Strode, Yngve Lindsjørn): https://www.cutter.com/article/right-thoughts-right-action-how-make-agile-teamwork-effective
Your Code as a Crime Scene (Adam Tornhill): https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/your-code-as/9781680500813/
Ship / Show / Ask (Rouan Wilsenach): ht...
2022-03-2826 min
Happy Path Programming#56 Feedback Loops & Software is Like Surgery (With Daniel Terhorst-North)We explore with Daniel Terhorst-North how social and technical feedback loops can help us build the right thing faster.
Discuss this episode: https://discord.gg/nPa76qF
2022-03-101h 26
Software Architektur im StreamWas ist Software-Architektur überhaupt?Software-Architektur im Stream hat jetzt über 100 Folgen - aber eine fundamentale Frage haben wir noch nicht diskutiert: Was ist Software-Architektur? In dieser Folge wollen wir endlich dieser Frage nachgehen. Und natürlich schließt sich daran die Frage an, was Software-Architekt:innen in ihrer Rolle leisten sollten.
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Folge mit Prof. Christiane Floyd zu “menschenzentrierter
Software-Entwicklung”
2022-02-121h 02
Software Architektur im StreamDaniel Terhorst-North - SOLID vs. CUPIDThe SOLID principles are well-established as the foundation of object-oriented systems. However, after more than 20 years it is time to see whether the principles still apply and whether other concepts might be a better alternative. Daniel Terhorst-North is well known for concepts like behavior-driven development or deliberate discovery. He came up with the CUPID principles. In this episode, we will discuss SOLID and CUPID - and why Daniel thinks CUPID makes more sense.
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Slides for Daniel’s presentation “Why Every Element of Solid is Wrong”
Slides for Daniel’s presentation “CUPID for Joyful Cod...
2022-01-271h 06
Wirtschaft aktuell - Der PodcastDer Neue bei der WFG – ein Gespräch mit Dr. Daniel SchultewolterDr. Daniel Schultewolter im Gespräch mit Michael Terhörst
Im April dieses Jahres (2021) hat Dr. Daniel Schultewolter die Geschäftsführung der WFG für den Kreis Borken übernommen. Im Wirtschaft aktuell-Podcast zieht er eine erste Bilanz, er verrät, wovor er im Vorfeld Respekt hatte, aber auch, was ihn an der neuen Herausforderung gereizt hat. Er spricht über gute Wirtschaftsförderung, ein starkes Team, neue Projekte, aber auch über seinen Wunsch nach mehr Gelassenheit und regelmäßige Entspannungs-Spaziergänge.
2021-12-0120 min
The Quality Engineering Podcast#Interview - Quality Conscious Software Delivery, Lalitkumar BhamareA QE unit interview with Lalitkumar Bhamare on aligning actors for a Quality Conscious Software Delivery https://qeunit.com
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Delivery software at the high standard is hard. Companies have to both accelerate their rate and quality of software delivery to remain competitive and develop valuable digital offerings.
Quality Engineering is the paradigm to enable companies to respond to these challenges, constraining the overall system to Quality requirements. In this interview, we step back for the big picture of so...
2021-10-1419 min
This New WayStop Directing People, Start Designing Systems: How to Design Optimal Work Environments with Daniel Terhorst-North (Lean and Agile Methods Expert)In episode 62, Daniel Terhorst-North explains why, contrary to popular belief, managers don’t manage people, but instead, are the individuals in charge of designing environments and systems of work where employees can be more productive.
We also cover why stand-up meetings are not meant for status updates and the one question that needs to be asked on a daily basis.
Tune in to hear Daniel explain the consequences of delayed feedback and learn a new model to help your team understand intent.
2021-08-1245 min
Money MattersHet financieren van groeiende sociale ondernemingen. Met Derk Jan Terhorst. (#02)In deze aflevering spreken Ruben Koekoek en co-host Sandra Ballij de Chief Financial Officer van Tony’s Chocolonely: Derk Jan Terhorst. Hoe financier je de groei van een sociale onderneming om meer impact te realiseren? Welke rol speelt de CFO daarin?Shownotes: https://socfin.nl/podcast-money-matters/het-financieren-van-sociale-ondernemingen/Productie: Daniël van de
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2021-01-0747 min