Thomas Much
@thmuch.bsky.social
Technical Coach. Occasional Speaker. Pair Programming, Mob/Ensemble/Team Programming, Modern Agile, modern Java. DevSecOpsUxQa...Customer! Posts in English and German.
Most relevant IT books 2025, IMHO:
📕 "Architecture for Flow" by @suksr.bsky.social
📗 "User Needs Mapping" by @richallen.info
📘 "Frictionless" by @nicolefv.bsky.social and Abi Noda
📙 "Code Health Guardian" by Artie Shevchenko
Thank you for sharing your experience 🙏
📕 "Architecture for Flow" by @suksr.bsky.social
📗 "User Needs Mapping" by @richallen.info
📘 "Frictionless" by @nicolefv.bsky.social and Abi Noda
📙 "Code Health Guardian" by Artie Shevchenko
Thank you for sharing your experience 🙏
December 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Most relevant IT books 2025, IMHO:
📕 "Architecture for Flow" by @suksr.bsky.social
📗 "User Needs Mapping" by @richallen.info
📘 "Frictionless" by @nicolefv.bsky.social and Abi Noda
📙 "Code Health Guardian" by Artie Shevchenko
Thank you for sharing your experience 🙏
📕 "Architecture for Flow" by @suksr.bsky.social
📗 "User Needs Mapping" by @richallen.info
📘 "Frictionless" by @nicolefv.bsky.social and Abi Noda
📙 "Code Health Guardian" by Artie Shevchenko
Thank you for sharing your experience 🙏
Gestern Abend beim DevTalk@TK: @reabmax.bsky.social zeigt, wie man vom strategischen #DomainDrivenDesign zum taktischen #DDD kommt – und führt die wichtigsten Patterns mit Live-Coding vor. Ein schöner Einstieg und Überblick! 😊
www.meetup.com/de-de/devtal...
www.meetup.com/de-de/devtal...
December 9, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Gestern Abend beim DevTalk@TK: @reabmax.bsky.social zeigt, wie man vom strategischen #DomainDrivenDesign zum taktischen #DDD kommt – und führt die wichtigsten Patterns mit Live-Coding vor. Ein schöner Einstieg und Überblick! 😊
www.meetup.com/de-de/devtal...
www.meetup.com/de-de/devtal...
Advent of Code 2025 starts today 🎉🎄
adventofcode.com
Thanks to @was.tl for once again providing us with funny and educational coding challenges in the weeks before Christmas – for more than 10 years now 🤩. Much appreciated! 🙏
#AdventOfCode
adventofcode.com
Thanks to @was.tl for once again providing us with funny and educational coding challenges in the weeks before Christmas – for more than 10 years now 🤩. Much appreciated! 🙏
#AdventOfCode
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Advent of Code 2025 starts today 🎉🎄
adventofcode.com
Thanks to @was.tl for once again providing us with funny and educational coding challenges in the weeks before Christmas – for more than 10 years now 🤩. Much appreciated! 🙏
#AdventOfCode
adventofcode.com
Thanks to @was.tl for once again providing us with funny and educational coding challenges in the weeks before Christmas – for more than 10 years now 🤩. Much appreciated! 🙏
#AdventOfCode
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🚀 #ApproveJ v1.0 ("ONE-POINT-ZERO") was just released! 🎉🥳🍾
🧹 all deprecated methods have been removed
🪲 approving by file is now also possible in parameterized tests
📖 minor updates in the manual
github.com/mkutz/Approv...
#approvaltesting #snapshottesting #java #kotlin #unittesting #release
🧹 all deprecated methods have been removed
🪲 approving by file is now also possible in parameterized tests
📖 minor updates in the manual
github.com/mkutz/Approv...
#approvaltesting #snapshottesting #java #kotlin #unittesting #release
December 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🚀 #ApproveJ v1.0 ("ONE-POINT-ZERO") was just released! 🎉🥳🍾
🧹 all deprecated methods have been removed
🪲 approving by file is now also possible in parameterized tests
📖 minor updates in the manual
github.com/mkutz/Approv...
#approvaltesting #snapshottesting #java #kotlin #unittesting #release
🧹 all deprecated methods have been removed
🪲 approving by file is now also possible in parameterized tests
📖 minor updates in the manual
github.com/mkutz/Approv...
#approvaltesting #snapshottesting #java #kotlin #unittesting #release
Hier sind die Folien zu meinem Vortrag "Coaching-Modelle für Technical Agile Coaching" beim ScrumTisch Darmstadt: thomas-much.de/presentation...
Vielen Dank für die klasse Diskussion hinterher – das ist der Grund, warum man zu Meetups geht 😊
Vielen Dank für die klasse Diskussion hinterher – das ist der Grund, warum man zu Meetups geht 😊
November 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Hier sind die Folien zu meinem Vortrag "Coaching-Modelle für Technical Agile Coaching" beim ScrumTisch Darmstadt: thomas-much.de/presentation...
Vielen Dank für die klasse Diskussion hinterher – das ist der Grund, warum man zu Meetups geht 😊
Vielen Dank für die klasse Diskussion hinterher – das ist der Grund, warum man zu Meetups geht 😊
Will be back at JavaLand 2026 next year 🤩
The #JavaLand 2026 program is now online and waiting to be explored! Discover your favorite presentations from nearly 130 lectures across 12 different topics. Next year’s Hot Topics 🔥 and Top Speakers ⭐ that you should not miss can be found on our website: scomp.ly/981eRor
November 12, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Will be back at JavaLand 2026 next year 🤩
This weekend is Global Day of Coderetreat 2025! We hosted an internal event today, our first GDCR event actually – and more than 30 developers from 3 company divisions (not only IT!) showed up 🤩
That was a very promising start! Looking forward to next year 😃
🤓🤖👾
#coderetreat #gdcr2025
That was a very promising start! Looking forward to next year 😃
🤓🤖👾
#coderetreat #gdcr2025
November 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This weekend is Global Day of Coderetreat 2025! We hosted an internal event today, our first GDCR event actually – and more than 30 developers from 3 company divisions (not only IT!) showed up 🤩
That was a very promising start! Looking forward to next year 😃
🤓🤖👾
#coderetreat #gdcr2025
That was a very promising start! Looking forward to next year 😃
🤓🤖👾
#coderetreat #gdcr2025
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Ihr habt am 08.12. noch nichts vor? Ihr interessiert euch für fachlich getriebene #Softwareentwicklung? Dann kommt doch in der UZ der Techniker Krankenkasse vorbei und verfolgt zwei Vorträge zum Thema #DDD. Ich freue mich!
Strategie und Taktik: Eine Reise durch Hügel und Täler von Domain-Driven Design, Mon, Dec 8, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Hallo DevTalk@TK-Meetup,
am 8. Dezember laden wir Euch wieder in die Techniker Krankenkasse ein.
Wir freuen uns auf **Von Strategie und Taktik: Eine Reise durch die Hügel
www.meetup.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Ihr habt am 08.12. noch nichts vor? Ihr interessiert euch für fachlich getriebene #Softwareentwicklung? Dann kommt doch in der UZ der Techniker Krankenkasse vorbei und verfolgt zwei Vorträge zum Thema #DDD. Ich freue mich!
Am 19. November spreche ich beim ScrumTisch Darmstadt über
"Coaching-Modelle für Technical Agile Coaching" 🔬📊🛠️
Da es ein Online-Event wird, ist die Teilnahme ganz einfach – einfach anmelden 😊
www.meetup.com/de-DE/scrumt...
"Coaching-Modelle für Technical Agile Coaching" 🔬📊🛠️
Da es ein Online-Event wird, ist die Teilnahme ganz einfach – einfach anmelden 😊
www.meetup.com/de-DE/scrumt...
October 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Am 19. November spreche ich beim ScrumTisch Darmstadt über
"Coaching-Modelle für Technical Agile Coaching" 🔬📊🛠️
Da es ein Online-Event wird, ist die Teilnahme ganz einfach – einfach anmelden 😊
www.meetup.com/de-DE/scrumt...
"Coaching-Modelle für Technical Agile Coaching" 🔬📊🛠️
Da es ein Online-Event wird, ist die Teilnahme ganz einfach – einfach anmelden 😊
www.meetup.com/de-DE/scrumt...
Reposted by Thomas Much
Petition: Chat-Kontrolle stoppen!
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weact.campact.de/petitions/ch...
Chatkontrolle stoppen!
Die EU-Kommission will Messenger-Dienste wie WhatsApp und Signal zwingen, alle privaten Nachrichten und Fotos in Echtzeit zu scannen. Angeblich zum Kinderschutz. In Wahrheit bedeutet die Chatkontrolle...
weact.campact.de
October 7, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Petition: Chat-Kontrolle stoppen!
weact.campact.de/petitions/ch...
weact.campact.de/petitions/ch...
October 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Reposted by Thomas Much
Is predicting the future valuable in software dev? @woodyzuill.bsky.social’s provocative talk on estimates explores alternatives to traditional estimation. Watch the full recording & subscribe for more!
youtu.be/oHFKNvMQq8c
#AmABerlin
youtu.be/oHFKNvMQq8c
#AmABerlin
Beyond Estimates (Estimates and "NoEstimates") - Let's Explore the Possibilities - Woody Zuill
YouTube video by Agile meets Architecture
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Is predicting the future valuable in software dev? @woodyzuill.bsky.social’s provocative talk on estimates explores alternatives to traditional estimation. Watch the full recording & subscribe for more!
youtu.be/oHFKNvMQq8c
#AmABerlin
youtu.be/oHFKNvMQq8c
#AmABerlin
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#JUnit 6.0.0 is released!
✨ Java 17 and Kotlin 2.2 baseline
🌄 JSpecify nullability annotations
🛫 Integrated JFR support
🚟 Kotlin suspend function support
🛑 Support for cancelling test execution
⏭️ New `--fail-fast` mode for ConsoleLauncher
🧹 Removal of deprecated APIs
docs.junit.org/6.0.0/releas...
✨ Java 17 and Kotlin 2.2 baseline
🌄 JSpecify nullability annotations
🛫 Integrated JFR support
🚟 Kotlin suspend function support
🛑 Support for cancelling test execution
⏭️ New `--fail-fast` mode for ConsoleLauncher
🧹 Removal of deprecated APIs
docs.junit.org/6.0.0/releas...
JUnit Release Notes
docs.junit.org
September 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
#JUnit 6.0.0 is released!
✨ Java 17 and Kotlin 2.2 baseline
🌄 JSpecify nullability annotations
🛫 Integrated JFR support
🚟 Kotlin suspend function support
🛑 Support for cancelling test execution
⏭️ New `--fail-fast` mode for ConsoleLauncher
🧹 Removal of deprecated APIs
docs.junit.org/6.0.0/releas...
✨ Java 17 and Kotlin 2.2 baseline
🌄 JSpecify nullability annotations
🛫 Integrated JFR support
🚟 Kotlin suspend function support
🛑 Support for cancelling test execution
⏭️ New `--fail-fast` mode for ConsoleLauncher
🧹 Removal of deprecated APIs
docs.junit.org/6.0.0/releas...
Reposted by Thomas Much
Java 25 / JDK 25: General Availability: mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/jd...
Features: openjdk.org/projects/jdk...
Downloads: jdk.java.net/25/
#Java25 #JDK25 #OpenJDK #Java
Features: openjdk.org/projects/jdk...
Downloads: jdk.java.net/25/
#Java25 #JDK25 #OpenJDK #Java
Java 25 / JDK 25: General Availability
mail.openjdk.org
September 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Java 25 / JDK 25: General Availability: mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/jd...
Features: openjdk.org/projects/jdk...
Downloads: jdk.java.net/25/
#Java25 #JDK25 #OpenJDK #Java
Features: openjdk.org/projects/jdk...
Downloads: jdk.java.net/25/
#Java25 #JDK25 #OpenJDK #Java
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🚀 Java 25 has been released today!
New features include:
* Scoped Values
* Compact Source Files & Instance Main Methods
* Flexible Constructor Bodies
* Compact Object Headers
All details here:
www.happycoders.eu/java/java-25...
Updated Java Versions PDF:
www.happycoders.eu/java-versions/
#Java
New features include:
* Scoped Values
* Compact Source Files & Instance Main Methods
* Flexible Constructor Bodies
* Compact Object Headers
All details here:
www.happycoders.eu/java/java-25...
Updated Java Versions PDF:
www.happycoders.eu/java-versions/
#Java
Java 25 Features (with Examples)
Java 25: Scoped Values, Module Import Declarations, Compact Source Files, Instant Main Methods, Flexible Constructor Bodies, Compact Object Headers and more...
www.happycoders.eu
September 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🚀 Java 25 has been released today!
New features include:
* Scoped Values
* Compact Source Files & Instance Main Methods
* Flexible Constructor Bodies
* Compact Object Headers
All details here:
www.happycoders.eu/java/java-25...
Updated Java Versions PDF:
www.happycoders.eu/java-versions/
#Java
New features include:
* Scoped Values
* Compact Source Files & Instance Main Methods
* Flexible Constructor Bodies
* Compact Object Headers
All details here:
www.happycoders.eu/java/java-25...
Updated Java Versions PDF:
www.happycoders.eu/java-versions/
#Java
25 years ago, on 13 September 2000, #MacOSX Public Beta was released at Apple Expo Paris. The "operating system for the next 15 years" is now 25 years old. What an amazing engineering feat to evolve such large software (operating) system over such a long time!
Kudos to the engineers at #Apple
Kudos to the engineers at #Apple
September 13, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Reposted by Thomas Much
Probably Agile or Scrum doesn’t have enough practices on the technical side. Why would you think you can be agile with arbitrary technical approaches? hachyderm.io/@mike_bowler...
Mike Bowler (@[email protected])
My first exposure to anything Agile was with eXtreme Programming (XP) back in 1999. While it had many process steps similar to what Scrum and Kanban offer today, the thing that really differentiated X...
hachyderm.io
September 1, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Probably Agile or Scrum doesn’t have enough practices on the technical side. Why would you think you can be agile with arbitrary technical approaches? hachyderm.io/@mike_bowler...
Vor einiger Zeit war ich zu Gast beim "Digital Insurance #Podcast" von Jonas Piela und durfte mit ihm über #TechnicalCoaching in der Softwareentwicklung sprechen – heute wurde diese Episode veröffentlicht 🤩
Viel Spaß beim Hören! 🎧
pielaco.com/podcast/
Stream-Links in den Kommentaren ⬇️
Viel Spaß beim Hören! 🎧
pielaco.com/podcast/
Stream-Links in den Kommentaren ⬇️
Digital Insurance Podcast – Piela & Co. Digital Consultants
Gespräche zur digitalen Transformation in der Versicherungswirtschaft Mit Managern etablierter Unternehmen rede ich über die Herausforderungen der digitalen Transformation in der Versicherungswirtscha...
pielaco.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Vor einiger Zeit war ich zu Gast beim "Digital Insurance #Podcast" von Jonas Piela und durfte mit ihm über #TechnicalCoaching in der Softwareentwicklung sprechen – heute wurde diese Episode veröffentlicht 🤩
Viel Spaß beim Hören! 🎧
pielaco.com/podcast/
Stream-Links in den Kommentaren ⬇️
Viel Spaß beim Hören! 🎧
pielaco.com/podcast/
Stream-Links in den Kommentaren ⬇️
Thank you Tesco! That's always good to know 😅
August 18, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Thank you Tesco! That's always good to know 😅
Reposted by Thomas Much
In the wake of GitHub’s “CEO stepped down, no longer independent” news:
Check out Codeberg — free Git hosting by a non-profit. No ads, no tracking, no corporate buyouts.
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#opensource #freesoftware #git #decentralization
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codeberg.org
#opensource #freesoftware #git #decentralization
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August 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
In the wake of GitHub’s “CEO stepped down, no longer independent” news:
Check out Codeberg — free Git hosting by a non-profit. No ads, no tracking, no corporate buyouts.
codeberg.org
#opensource #freesoftware #git #decentralization
Check out Codeberg — free Git hosting by a non-profit. No ads, no tracking, no corporate buyouts.
codeberg.org
#opensource #freesoftware #git #decentralization
Oldie but goldie 💛⭐️🏆
XMLUnit for #Java 2.10.3 was released a month ago, improving usage in #OSGi environments with the jakarta.xml.bind namespace.
Many thanks to Stefan Bodewig for maintaining this project 🙏
github.com/xmlunit/xmlu...
XMLUnit for #Java 2.10.3 was released a month ago, improving usage in #OSGi environments with the jakarta.xml.bind namespace.
Many thanks to Stefan Bodewig for maintaining this project 🙏
github.com/xmlunit/xmlu...
GitHub - xmlunit/xmlunit: XMLUnit for Java 2.x
XMLUnit for Java 2.x. Contribute to xmlunit/xmlunit development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Oldie but goldie 💛⭐️🏆
XMLUnit for #Java 2.10.3 was released a month ago, improving usage in #OSGi environments with the jakarta.xml.bind namespace.
Many thanks to Stefan Bodewig for maintaining this project 🙏
github.com/xmlunit/xmlu...
XMLUnit for #Java 2.10.3 was released a month ago, improving usage in #OSGi environments with the jakarta.xml.bind namespace.
Many thanks to Stefan Bodewig for maintaining this project 🙏
github.com/xmlunit/xmlu...
That was an awesome crowd at @wearedevelopers.bsky.social 🤩
Thanks for joining my talk about "Modern Software Development – DORA all the way or what?" 🙏
The slides are available here: thomas-much.de/presentation...
Have fun! 🦄🧙🚀
#WeAreDevs #WWC25 #DORA #DevOps
Thanks for joining my talk about "Modern Software Development – DORA all the way or what?" 🙏
The slides are available here: thomas-much.de/presentation...
Have fun! 🦄🧙🚀
#WeAreDevs #WWC25 #DORA #DevOps
July 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
That was an awesome crowd at @wearedevelopers.bsky.social 🤩
Thanks for joining my talk about "Modern Software Development – DORA all the way or what?" 🙏
The slides are available here: thomas-much.de/presentation...
Have fun! 🦄🧙🚀
#WeAreDevs #WWC25 #DORA #DevOps
Thanks for joining my talk about "Modern Software Development – DORA all the way or what?" 🙏
The slides are available here: thomas-much.de/presentation...
Have fun! 🦄🧙🚀
#WeAreDevs #WWC25 #DORA #DevOps