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Blaine Osepchuk

Blaine Osepchuk

Want to write defect-free software? Learn the Personal Software Process

I’m on a journey to become a better software developer by reducing the number of defects in my code. The Personal Software Process (PSP) is…

11 min readSep 3, 2018

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Want to write defect-free software? Learn the Personal Software Process

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Blaine Osepchuk

Why I can’t recommend Clean Architecture by Robert C. Martin

Clean Architecture failed to meet my expectations on a number of fronts. Despite Mr Martin’s obvious passion for the topic, Clean…

8 min readJul 23, 2018

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Why I can’t recommend Clean Architecture by Robert C. Martin

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Blaine Osepchuk

Is it Ethical to Work on the Tesla Autopilot Software?

The more I learn about Tesla’s self driving car development, the more concerned I become about the ethics of working as a software…

14 min readApr 30, 2018

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Is it Ethical to Work on the Tesla Autopilot Software?

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Blaine Osepchuk

How Simple is too Simple to Test?

I’m sure you spend a lot of time thinking about how to write better software just like I do. And if you’ve dipped your toes into the waters…

5 min readApr 19, 2018

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How Simple is too Simple to Test?

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Blaine Osepchuk

The software rewrite vs refactor debate: 8 things you need to know

So, if you’re reading this it means you’re involved in a software project that’s a steaming mess and you want to explore your options…

9 min readMar 26, 2018

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The software rewrite vs refactor debate: 8 things you need to know

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Blaine Osepchuk

4 Books Guaranteed to Make You a Better Programmer

Figuring out what to work on next is one of the hardest problems in software engineering.

6 min readMar 12, 2018

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4 Books Guaranteed to Make You a Better Programmer

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Blaine Osepchuk

“Learn at least one new language every year” is bad advice

Learning a new language takes a long time. Unless you need it for your job (or a personal project that’s important to you), it’s a bad…

7 min readFeb 26, 2018

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“Learn at least one new language every year” is bad advice

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Blaine Osepchuk

Are you working on the most important thing?

Is it possible that you’ve undervalued or overlooked stories in your backlog that will return thousands of dollars on every hour of your…

6 min readFeb 12, 2018

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Are you working on the most important thing?

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Blaine Osepchuk

How screwed would your employer be if you died suddenly?

If you died in a car accident on your way to work tomorrow would your replacement be able to access your systems and work products? Or…

6 min readJan 29, 2018

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How screwed would your employer be if you died suddenly?

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Software security is hopelessly broken

As software developers, we are doing a terrible job of protecting the data we collect from our users because software security is…

9 min readJan 6, 2018

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Software security is hopelessly broken

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Blaine Osepchuk

Blaine Osepchuk

I’m a small business programmer. I love solving tough problems with Python and PHP. If you like what you’re seeing, you should probably follow me.

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