Sebastian Schürmann

Sebastian Schürmann @sebs

About: At day: writes Software At night: does Open Source things

Location:
Hamburg, Germany
Joined:
May 28, 2017

Sebastian Schürmann
articles - 39 total

We don't need GoldenLap, We got Golden Lap at home

Another weekend, another rabbit hole. This time, it started with a game called Golden Lap. If you...

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A so a Sauglump! - Game Prototypes

I created the organization for the release of the game prototypes I mentioned. Here is the...

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What My Dad Taught Me About Context (and Why I Keep Jira in My...

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Less Dependencies, Less Problems: How to keep node.js Package Footprint Minimal

The Bus Factor Analyzer takes a deliberately minimalist approach to dependencies. With only five...

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Facing the Shai-Hulud Worm: Where the Hell is Easystreet?

The recent Shai-Hulud supply chain attack on the NPM ecosystem has reminded the javascript...

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Building a CLI for the Ecosyste.ms API

Recently, I have been working on a small side project that involves creating a command-line interface...

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20 Questions to Ask an LLM About Your Codebase (That You Probably Won't Like the Answers To)

LLM generated or not. Stop letting a machine generate only the words that you want to hear and start...

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I Was So Angry, I Built My Own Workshop Platform

Sometimes the breaking point comes not from a single catastrophic failure, but from the slow...

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Why I Won't Pay to Train Your Model: A Developer's Farewell to Replit

*A hard look at effort-based pricing and the hidden cost of being a paying beta tester * Let me be...

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Rapid Application Prototyping with LLMs

The traditional software development cycle—requirements, design, implementation, testing—often...

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Extreme Left Shifting

Left shifting refers to moving software development lifecycle activities to earlier stages in the...

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Open-Source & Cyber Resilience Act - Differing opinions aside

The European Union's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is set to introduce a new regulatory framework for...

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Pair Programming against Agentic Dementia

Facing the challenges of AI-assisted development with a collaborative solution In my previous...

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Agentic "Agile"

Let's be honest: the "ceremonies" and processes of Agile can often feel like a drag. The endless...

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13 Years, a Walz, and a Relaunch: My Pair Programming Workshop is Back

I just checked the calendar and did the math. It turns out this project is one year faster than it...

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Implementation Decisions: Replit's Approach vs. Technical Requirements

In a recent blog post titled "I Was So Angry, I Built My Own", I articulated the frustrations that...

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Trying to get s*** done with an LLM

I had a goal: to create a command-line interface (CLI) for a well-known API I was using at work....

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I Was So Angry, I Built My Own

Frustration often breeds innovation. After years of wrestling with project management tools that...

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Counter Declining Long-Term Attention Span caused by LLM usage

In our rush to embrace the productivity benefits of Large Language Models (LLMs), we've overlooked a...

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The Quiet Crisis: How is AI Eroding Our Technical Competence?

We are likely witnessing a quiet crisis in our technical teams. While we celebrate the productivity...

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The Unseen Walls: My View from the YouTube Sidelines

"Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress." - Mahatma Gandhi. I saw that quote the...

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Navigating Crisis: The Story of Los Wochos

Today I stumbled over ...... "Influence didn’t have to look like volume or certainty. It could...

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The AI Double-Edged Sword: Are We Trading Critical Thinking for Convenience?

"Artificial Intelligence" is transforming our workplaces. For consulting firms, the promise of...

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Decoding Your DevOps Team: A Peek with Schein's Culture Model

Ever wondered what really makes your DevOps team tick, or sometimes, stumble? Beyond the CI/CD...

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Pair Programming Shorts: Capture Improvement Ideas

What it is: Brainstorming concrete actions or experiments to address the specific interaction...

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Pair Programming Shorts: Analyse Pairing Strategies & Interactions

What it is: Examining the specific techniques and interaction patterns your pair uses to achieve a...

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Pair Programming Shorts: Prioritise Pairing Goals

What it is: The first step in improving pairing is identifying why you're doing it. What are the most...

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Pair Programming Shorts: Key Interaction Areas

What it is: Successful pairing involves focusing on specific interaction areas beyond just coding,...

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Dora + Kanban + RelativeWeight = <3

DevOps is a deliberate attempt towards delivering better software faster and more reliably. Often,...

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Applying Sennett's Trio to Software Architecture – Localise, Question, Open Up

Software development, particularly software architecture, is often discussed in terms of engineering...

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