Software Testing Unleashed · 2026-07-23 · 25 min
Seven patterns that appear in every company, and none of them are purely technical Free e-book: The 7 success factors of software testing. 25 years of project experience in one 33-page workbook, now also in English Get it for free "Be careful about what you measure because you get what you measure." - Vanessa Formicola Why do so many software teams end up with the exact architecture they never intended to build? With Vanessa Formicola I talk about the hidden forces that shape technical decisions, and why those forces have far less to do with technology than most engineers want to admit. We get into patterns she calls the kitchen sink, Cirque de Soleil coding, and the monolith constellation, each one a recognizable trap that grows from career incentives, delivery pressure, and organizational culture rather than bad technical judgment. I keep coming back to her concept of holistic engineering, which asks us to treat an organization as a living system and factor in product direction, people's actual lives, and structural dynamics when making architectural choices.
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