All Posts On Stephan Schwab's Blog

18 Aug 2024	Kurze Geschichte der Software-Entwicklung
12 Feb 2024	Flowing Seasonal Creek
11 Feb 2024	Granja Caimito - The story so far
10 Feb 2024	Automated posting from blog to social networks
09 Feb 2024	Concrete Work, Solar System, Rain in the Forecast - And an Announcement
02 May 2022	An update about Living on the farm
09 Jul 2019	Living on the farm
29 Dec 2018	Spent the night in the new house
03 Nov 2018	Working on the inside of the house
04 Oct 2018	Solar pump for the shallow well
31 Aug 2018	Air conditioner for the offgrid house
04 Aug 2018	Washing and drying with solar power
31 Jul 2018	It is moving day
23 Jul 2018	We got cows for the farm
22 Jul 2018	Putting up drywall and insulation
21 Jul 2018	Installing windows
20 Jul 2018	Bird's nest in the engine compartment
19 Jul 2018	Solar power for the house
18 Jul 2018	Pasture eaten and trampled
17 Jul 2018	Automatic waterer for the animals
16 Jul 2018	Erecting the mongolian yurt the second time
15 Jul 2018	Wrapping the house in paper
14 Jul 2018	Electrical wiring
13 Jul 2018	Digging with the backhoe
12 Jul 2018	Sheep shelter and getting plans changed
11 Jul 2018	Decking the roof
10 Jul 2018	Roundpen for horse training
09 Jul 2018	Installing water pipe for the kitchen
08 Jul 2018	Every guy needs a backhoe
07 Jul 2018	Getting a horse and some wildlife
07 Jul 2018	Consumed by tall gras
27 Jun 2018	Water proofing the roof
26 Jun 2018	We got four Merino sheep
25 Jun 2018	Closing in the roof
24 Jun 2018	Adding a second half to the house
23 Jun 2018	Adding the Mongolian Yurt to the building
21 Jun 2018	Progress on the house build 2
18 May 2018	Как информационная безопасность может нанести вред компании
18 May 2018	How Information Security can harm your company
08 Apr 2018	Design for replaceability
07 Apr 2018	Draft of a ROCA- and SCS-style application
02 Apr 2018	Considerations for a farm following the principles of Lean Startup
21 Mar 2018	Progress on the house build
04 Feb 2018	Setting up the first electric fence
04 Feb 2018	All walls have been completed
21 Jan 2018	First time framing walls
21 Jan 2018	Day saved for delivery truck driver
13 Jan 2018	Decking for the subfloor
07 Jan 2018	Testing with Selenium Docker Container
31 Dec 2017	Building the subfloor for the temporary housing at the farm
30 Dec 2017	A build and deployment pipeline with Maven, Docker and Jenkins
17 Nov 2017	Fixing a fence temporarily
16 Nov 2017	Veterinarian checks cows and vaccinates pigs
22 Oct 2017	Some metal work and planning for another building
18 Oct 2017	Finally some rain
14 Oct 2017	Rock and patches of concrete in the patio
13 Oct 2017	Cleaning up patio and workshop
07 Oct 2017	Planning the farm layout
04 Oct 2017	First lunch at new farm
03 Oct 2017	First impressions from the new farm
02 Oct 2017	New farm in Andalucia
27 Dec 2016	Highlights of 2016
11 Dec 2016	Sunday afternoon in the neighborhood of Poblenou in Barcelona
31 Dec 2015	Highlights of 2015
30 Nov 2015	Ecosystem for loose coupling to avoid critical path project management
25 Aug 2015	Real IFR landing
13 Jul 2015	Back to Kassel with a safety landing
11 Jul 2015	Mountain trip from Sabadell to La Cerdanya
10 Jul 2015	Kassel - Avignon - Sabadell
31 May 2015	Vom Freiraum etwas zu unternehmen
27 May 2015	Cloud surfing
01 May 2015	On the cost of capabilities
17 Apr 2015	Retrospective on personal air travel
05 Apr 2015	Taking delivery of N521CD
16 Mar 2015	Bedroht das Digitale die deutsche Wirtschaft oder besteht die Bedrohung aus etwas anderem?
15 Jan 2015	Quality is an effort across the whole value creation chain
07 Jan 2015	The effect of Leader-Follower in China as viewed from an airline passenger seat
31 Dec 2014	Highlights of 2014
04 Dec 2014	Some reflection about the China I have not found
01 Dec 2014	We cannot do this
30 Nov 2014	Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM) as a model for software developers
26 Nov 2014	Is it wise to focus on short-lived skills and knowledge?
20 Nov 2014	Coaching through a translator
15 Nov 2014	Whom do you work for?
12 Nov 2014	Find an expert for training or an expert in training?
03 Nov 2014	Selecting a test and automation tool for IOS
27 Oct 2014	Making my IOS world a better place
26 Oct 2014	Safety instructions in the cafeteria
19 Oct 2014	Making the world
14 Oct 2014	Scenarios that depend on each other are bad
10 Oct 2014	Improving the fake storage
29 Sep 2014	How to verify things
27 Sep 2014	What should the ALE News web client do?
26 Sep 2014	Selecting tools for testing the web client
25 Sep 2014	Learning AngularJS to create the ALE News web client
24 Sep 2014	Adding the web client module
23 Sep 2014	Build with a single command
22 Sep 2014	Chinese Thank You Dinner
21 Sep 2014	Safe driving education
20 Sep 2014	Corporate singing contest
19 Sep 2014	Night Shadows
19 Sep 2014	First draft of the article service
18 Sep 2014	Is uncovering issues an issue?
17 Sep 2014	Xi'an indoor food court and market
15 Sep 2014	It can get hot in China
14 Sep 2014	Bring your own container to the supermarket to buy flour or sugar
13 Sep 2014	General Aviation in China
30 Aug 2014	From competition it is a big leap to cooperation
27 Aug 2014	Chinese developers work in silence
25 Aug 2014	The eight rules of ATDD
24 Aug 2014	干杯 - Bottoms up
11 Aug 2014	Old Chinese motivational method
13 Jul 2014	Words matter a lot - Speaking in images
01 Jul 2014	Can you do test-driven development with a manufacturing mindset?
30 Jun 2014	Do you take a nap after lunch?
30 Jun 2014	Impressions of Chinese street life
28 Jun 2014	Dance Show at Shenzhen Waterworld
25 Jun 2014	Chinese Lunch
25 Jun 2014	Some Beijing impressions
24 Jun 2014	Chinese business dinner
23 Jun 2014	First impressions and travel to Beijing
22 Jun 2014	Transfer from Hong Kong to Shenzhen
18 Jun 2014	Next. Coaching software developers in China
13 Jun 2014	Agile Cologne 2014
11 Jun 2014	This time with oxygen
01 Jun 2014	Deep Involvement
26 May 2014	Alle Eier in einem Korb
21 May 2014	Es wäre anders gar nicht möglich
20 May 2014	Angenehmer Reisen durch selber fliegen
18 May 2014	Aber man muß doch um Erlaubnis bitten
15 May 2014	Dealing with delays and last minute landing (EDVK - EDFC)
14 May 2014	Flight into the night (EDAZ - EDVK)
12 May 2014	This time above the clouds in the sunshine (EDFC - EDAZ)
06 May 2014	IFR Flight Berlin-Schönhagen (EDAZ) to Aschaffenburg (EDFC)
05 May 2014	IFR Flight Aschaffenburg (EDFC) to Berlin-Schönhagen (EDAZ)
02 May 2014	An afternoon trip to Freiburg
29 Apr 2014	First IFR solo trip from EDFC to EDAZ
13 Apr 2014	I am now officially an instrument rated pilot
10 Apr 2014	Philadelphia (KLOM) to Boston (KBED)
04 Apr 2014	Touring Philadelphia in IMC and circle to land at minimums
29 Mar 2014	Travel to a meeting followed by two full days of work with no hassle
27 Mar 2014	How to keep the demon of management at bay
31 Dec 2013	Highlights of 2013
17 Dec 2013	Changing people's mindset with kanban
12 Oct 2013	Commencing IFR Training
22 Sep 2013	On The Development Of Capabilities
12 Sep 2013	Risks And Side Effects Of Agile Coaching
05 Sep 2013	ALE2013 - Forth leg Szeged, Hungary, to Mühldorf, Germany
03 Sep 2013	ALE2013 - Third leg Szeged, Hungary, to Bucharest, Romania
02 Sep 2013	ALE2013 - Second leg Ostrava, Czech Republic, to Szeged, Hungary
01 Sep 2013	ALE2013 - Use of Real Options When Flying VFR
01 Sep 2013	ALE2013 - First leg Egelsbach, Germany, to Ostrava, Czech Republic
30 Jun 2013	Business travel with light aircraft
31 Dec 2012	Highlights of 2012
21 Nov 2012	Agile Coach ausprobieren statt durch ein Bewerbungsverfahren auswählen
29 Oct 2012	Wo liegen die Grenzen für einen Scrum Master?
27 Oct 2012	Coaching von Software-Teams ohne vom Fach zu sein?
13 Oct 2012	Agile Entwicklung als führungskräftefreie Zone
11 Sep 2012	Relocated to Germany
06 May 2012	Thoughts On Our Natural Inability to Communicate Well
07 Apr 2012	Difference Between a Mindset and a Process
02 Apr 2012	Why Developers Don't Want to Write Tests First
26 Mar 2012	Two Opposites: Right-Brain Extrovert vs Left-Brain Introvert
20 Mar 2012	Riding Again
18 Mar 2012	Maximiliano - Training the trained horse
13 Mar 2012	My first book: Smarter Software with Activity-Centered Design
24 Feb 2012	When your organization is a software company
18 Feb 2012	Resisting change due to lack of trust
13 Feb 2012	Teaching cues to Maximiliano
13 Feb 2012	Ruby Wrapper for IBM MQ
22 Jan 2012	A Real Pickup Truck
11 Jan 2012	Peruvian Paso Maximiliano arrives and meets Max
04 Jan 2012	The young not always do as told
31 Dec 2011	Highlights of 2011
30 Dec 2011	Road trip: 4 states and a Peruvian Paso gelding
06 Dec 2011	Max the Haflinger
04 Dec 2011	Leaving Panama
20 Aug 2011	Finally - Paddock right in front of the house
18 Jul 2011	Focus on making the commitment leads to low quality code
05 Jul 2011	Snake hides in a moving box
30 Jun 2011	Horses, cows and a view to the Pacific Ocean
27 Jun 2011	Estimation creates silos and prevents teams from developing solutions
23 Jun 2011	How to work with ATDD and micro-tests in different testing environments
07 Jun 2011	Embrace complexity - Don't try to architect it
06 Jun 2011	Source code as final design document in hardware development
30 May 2011	Building a walking skeleton with the help of Cucumber scenarios
27 May 2011	The importance of craftsmanship
27 May 2011	The end of methodology
23 May 2011	Use of a Walking Skeleton in Acceptance Test Driven Development
22 May 2011	Why does it always have to be a step by step process?
22 May 2011	Not Everything That Counts Can be Counted
20 May 2011	Pseudo Scientific Management Kills Innovation And Creativity
20 May 2011	Missed Opportunity: Scientific Paper on TDD
01 Apr 2011	Remarkable insect
30 Mar 2011	Water is essential for new pasture during dry season
21 Mar 2011	Validation rules for form input in Acceptance Test Driven Development
19 Mar 2011	Acceptance Test Driven Development changes how you organize your project
15 Mar 2011	How to deal with sending email in Acceptance Test Driven Development with Cucumber
11 Mar 2011	Don't tie Cucumber features 1:1 to stories
09 Mar 2011	Smells in Cucumber features
08 Mar 2011	Benefits of Acceptance Test Driven Development
26 Feb 2011	Acceptance Test Driven Development brings teams together
18 Feb 2011	Telling real stories in Acceptance Test Driven Development
21 Jan 2011	Acceptance Test Driven Development for Windows
31 Dec 2010	Highlights of 2010
31 Oct 2010	Build your own testing DSL
17 Oct 2010	Cucumber: When Programmers Have a Dream
24 Aug 2010	IPad for software developers
06 Aug 2010	Getting serious about iPhone and iPad development
06 Aug 2010	Farm plans on hold due to authority dragging their feet
19 May 2010	Teaching one handed Ruby on Rails after an accident
12 Apr 2010	Test-driven introduction to Spring Framework
12 Apr 2010	Building a transmitter over the weekend
04 Apr 2010	Peruvian mares mastering rough terrain very well
01 Apr 2010	25 km and 10 river crossings
26 Mar 2010	Unwilling, stubborn or simply scared
23 Mar 2010	City girls - too afraid of creeks
17 Mar 2010	Right of Possession and local authorities that fear to act
10 Mar 2010	Building a temporary horse stable
07 Mar 2010	30 km and different food can have a dramatic effect on a horse's health
01 Mar 2010	Fine Peruvian Horses
18 Feb 2010	Meeting with the district administrator to complete the road
17 Feb 2010	Registering our brand
16 Feb 2010	Checkpoints everywhere during Carnival
15 Feb 2010	Crossing the "Brazo de Chuluganti" river
13 Feb 2010	Jeep as Logging Tool
13 Feb 2010	First baby trees in the tree nursery
07 Feb 2010	Where no car has gone before: what a great feeling
04 Feb 2010	Progress on our dirt road
02 Feb 2010	We are building a dirt road in the jungle
30 Jan 2010	Analysis of legal problems with Right of Possession
28 Jan 2010	The last 300 meters
27 Jan 2010	A path on top
26 Jan 2010	Hauling a tree with the Jeep
17 Jan 2010	Setting a specific HTTP return code in Tapestry event handlers
14 Jan 2010	Cherimoya fruit was seeded
12 Jan 2010	Started to seed in the new tree nursery
10 Jan 2010	Very pleased with the wood transport rikshaw
09 Jan 2010	Wood Rickshaw
07 Jan 2010	Nice doors and final paint job for the offroad trailer
05 Jan 2010	Doors for the offroad trailer
04 Jan 2010	Going off the road with our homemade trailer
31 Dec 2009	Highlights of 2009
30 Dec 2009	Using EasyMock to unit test Tapestry components and pages
30 Dec 2009	Setting up a tree nursery
27 Dec 2009	Homemade offroad trailer
25 Dec 2009	Making signs
23 Dec 2009	Making our own trailer hitch
16 Dec 2009	No solution yet to the legal issues
10 Dec 2009	There is a better access road
07 Dec 2009	Agreements are not always honored by all parties
28 Nov 2009	Clamp slabs together to saw poles
27 Nov 2009	Turning the guayacan log into slabs
23 Nov 2009	Think like a cow: pasture
23 Nov 2009	How to make wooden marker poles
22 Nov 2009	Land survey in the jungle
21 Nov 2009	Searching for wood and finding a "quebrada"; More weeding
20 Nov 2009	Fixing up and cleaning the rancho
19 Nov 2009	A farm in the rainforest - but with great cellphone coverage
18 Nov 2009	Removing a large jobo tree to unblock the access trail
17 Nov 2009	Pedron's hoof is getting better
16 Nov 2009	Our first two heads of cattle
13 Nov 2009	Buying cattle from a local farmer
11 Nov 2009	No luck today with the cattle purchase
11 Nov 2009	Buying cattle via Blackberry
04 Nov 2009	Pedron receives a house visit by the medical team
02 Nov 2009	Vaccines for our horses
31 Oct 2009	Where the rainforest is
28 Oct 2009	Flower and fruits
26 Oct 2009	Food and beverage in the wilderness
24 Oct 2009	How to do a land survey
22 Oct 2009	Rights of Possession in Panama
19 Oct 2009	Seems like this will be the access road (2/2)
17 Oct 2009	Seems like this will be the access road (1/2)
15 Oct 2009	Luzero's accident and rescue
13 Oct 2009	Luzero, Toby and Pedron visit a teak plantation
04 Oct 2009	Some more offroad fun
02 Oct 2009	Exploring a true jungle
22 Sep 2009	Sustainable Agriculture Network
22 Sep 2009	Another attempt at finding a good route for the access road (2/2)
19 Sep 2009	Another attempt at finding a good route for the access road (1/2)
18 Sep 2009	Didimo's old and new home
17 Sep 2009	Snow Leopard update
16 Sep 2009	Our temporary home base
15 Sep 2009	The big trip to the farm for our new horses
14 Sep 2009	Horse Beauty Salon
13 Sep 2009	Picking up Luzero to join the others
12 Sep 2009	Saddles, Machetes, Lasso, etc.
11 Sep 2009	Finding horses
10 Sep 2009	Going all the way to the end of the road (2/2)
07 Sep 2009	Sometimes leaving can be difficult
07 Sep 2009	Going all the way to the end of the road (1/2)
07 Sep 2009	Figuring out where to build an access road
06 Sep 2009	How the farm looks like at the moment
06 Sep 2009	Farming in the rainforest of Panama
06 Sep 2009	Exploring the farm
06 Sep 2009	The final 2 km are on horseback
04 Sep 2009	How to get to the farm
04 Sep 2009	A farm in the rainforest of Panama
11 Feb 2009	Busy, busy, busy
30 Jan 2009	Authentication for Apache httpd against Unix accounts
31 Dec 2008	Highlights of 2008
28 Dec 2008	Left the city behind and went 4x4
13 Oct 2008	Small countries celebrate a little different
15 Sep 2008	IEEE Panama celebrates Dia del Programador
09 Sep 2008	Got invited to speak at IEEE Panama
06 Sep 2008	Launched
30 Aug 2008	Risk Factors for Offshore-Outsourced Development Projects
24 May 2008	Client-Server Computing: The Future Web?
20 May 2008	It doesn't matter whether it works
03 May 2008	Team room
03 May 2008	Does Sustainable Pace mean a 40 hour week?
21 Apr 2008	Some businesses should stay away from Agile
20 Apr 2008	Psychological evaluation for Agile?
12 Apr 2008	The Browser is No Place for Multitasking
05 Apr 2008	The connection between accounting and sub-standard tools for developers
03 Apr 2008	What's wrong with software development in large corporations
24 Feb 2008	Quality control in software development
05 Feb 2008	Thoughts on the ideal project team
05 Feb 2008	Outsourcing for start-ups?
03 Feb 2008	Another perspective on Command and Control
31 Dec 2007	Highlights of 2007
15 Dec 2007	PanamaJUG Conference
29 Nov 2007	PDF for my talk "Agile Development in Panama"
25 Nov 2007	On pair programming
24 Nov 2007	Why do so many technology projects fail?
24 Nov 2007	Cram the team into a small space or let them think
22 Nov 2007	Ohio for a few days
22 Nov 2007	An Agile Development Organization in Tampa, Florida
22 Nov 2007	An Agile Development Organization in Miami, Florida
17 Nov 2007	Announcement: I'm going to speak about Agile and Savila
16 Nov 2007	Coverage != testing
01 Nov 2007	Java and Mac OS X: it's all about priorities
31 Oct 2007	Java on Leopard - enough complaining
29 Oct 2007	Stale Java for the Mac Faithful
24 Oct 2007	It's the Software, Stupid!
03 Oct 2007	Adobe Demos "Thermo" RIA Design Tool to Delighted Crowd
28 Sep 2007	Van Gogh on personal productivity
09 Sep 2007	Scrum highlights poor software architecture
01 Sep 2007	Panama JUG: Two Day Conference
15 Aug 2007	Emerging Architect Roles
14 Aug 2007	Re: Silicon Valley is looking to do business in Latin America
13 Aug 2007	A Guide to Hiring Programmers: The High Cost of Low Quality
09 Aug 2007	Re: Is the SCM system an agile developers' enemy?
08 Aug 2007	Write emails on Apple TV soon?
05 Aug 2007	Web businesses targeting Hispanics
27 Jul 2007	Is the SCM system an agile developers' enemy?
25 Jul 2007	Silicon Valley is looking to do business in Latin America
21 Jul 2007	Windows dominates Linux due to piracy
12 Jul 2007	Comment on Cultural Sensitivity and the backlash of having none
02 Jul 2007	Multitasking considered harmful
30 Jun 2007	Potential good news for snowbirds and investors in Panama
30 Jun 2007	Deliver products on time and under budget with agile development
29 Jun 2007	Agile Development ranks #18 on CNN
28 Jun 2007	Indian CIOs have to offshore work
27 Jun 2007	Venture Capitalists demand outsourcing
25 Jun 2007	Someone interested hearing about software development in Panama?
09 Jun 2007	Additional article about reduction of tourist visa term to 30 days
08 Jun 2007	Developing countries and immigration laws
08 May 2007	It does make a difference whether you are just developing or using it
07 May 2007	Tasteful food for developers
16 Apr 2007	Why I love test-driven development
14 Apr 2007	Java o PHP para desarrollar una aplicación web
08 Apr 2007	The impact of roadblocks on residential tourism
19 Mar 2007	Java stack for all purpose development
11 Mar 2007	Evaluating technologies for new product development
09 Mar 2007	Starting to love EJB3 Hibernate Annotations
04 Mar 2007	Tapestry: first experiences
26 Feb 2007	Road trip with a surprise - Always carry your passport
19 Feb 2007	City is dead during Carnival in Panama
03 Feb 2007	Cerro Azul - Vacation Homes Between the Clouds
01 Feb 2007	Presented at 4th Geek Fest Panama
26 Jan 2007	UXcamp: Information Architects in Panama
24 Jan 2007	Most common mistake: start Swing applications off the right thread
19 Jan 2007	Smart brains in Panama
31 Dec 2006	Highlights of 2006
10 Dec 2006	[TSE] Meeting Requirements through Acceptance and Stress Testing
09 Dec 2006	[TSE] System Integration Testing with Spring
08 Dec 2006	[TSE] The Building Blocks of Domain Driven Design
08 Dec 2006	[TSE] The Art of Domain Modeling
08 Dec 2006	[TSE] Domain Driven Design
01 Dec 2006	Preparing for The Spring Experience
19 Nov 2006	Leading a mixed language development team
27 Sep 2006	Taxis in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
25 Sep 2006	The webtop - back in time?
25 Sep 2006	The PC - An entertainment device
25 Sep 2006	Latin American business culture
27 Aug 2006	Leisurely Sunday at the beach
25 Aug 2006	Walks around Panama City
23 Aug 2006	Welcome Antonio
19 Aug 2006	Quite fast
15 Aug 2006	Fiber Optics for Internet Access
09 Aug 2006	Why so many open source projects end up at Apache
30 Jul 2006	Maven2, Eclipse Callisto with WTP and Subclipse working together
28 Jul 2006	Washing machines seem to be a rare good
28 Jul 2006	No default route for PPTP connections
23 Jul 2006	Moving in
20 Jul 2006	Buying a washer or how to loose a customer
19 Jul 2006	Fine Italian dining in Panama
19 Jul 2006	Don't install Java apps from the Ubuntu repository, if you want to use Sun's JVM
18 Jul 2006	Sun Java VM on Ubuntu Linux
14 Jul 2006	It's past 8 pm and there is some live accordion music from down the street
14 Jul 2006	iSCSI support in Linux
13 Jul 2006	Fourth day in Panama City
12 Jul 2006	iSCSI support in Linux
10 Jul 2006	Arrived in Panama and started working in my new office
09 Jul 2006	Box embargos are so annoying
06 Jul 2006	Cheap programmers on a ship anchoring off the coast of California
29 Jun 2006	We're finally relocating to Panama

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