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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I'm very excited to be keynoting the JManc unconference next week ON MY BIRTHDAY! Woop! Come along to this FREE ALL DAY community event on Fri 10th July. jmanc.org/schedule

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JManc Unconference

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

SoCraTes UK 2026 was a fantastic event as always. Sadly this year we sold fewer tickets and had fewer sponsors than we hoped, and the upshot is that we finished this year’s event with a shortfall of £2,300. :(

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Wondering how to spend your training budget? Join @socratesuk.bsky.social Training Day (nr London, Jun 18) with Lisi Hocke for her session, “Secure Development Lifecycle Applied”. Learn threat modeling and secure coding to make things more secure every day! socratesuk.org/training_day... (1/5)

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Stop working harder and start delivering faster. Join @socratesuk.bsky.social Training Day (near London, June 18) to meet @agile-otter.bsky.social for his session on Value Stream Mapping! 📊 Reveal hidden waste and optimize your team's interactions. 🔗 socratesuk.org/training_day... (1/4)

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Only six weeks to go now until SoCraTes UK 2026! We’re very excited, and we’re now on a final push to sell as many tickets as possible. We’re a community not-for-profit event, and every sale makes a huge difference to us.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Want to be more effective? Join @socratesuk.bsky.social Training Day (near London, June 18) to meet @emilybache.com for her session: “Legacy Code - Characterization Testing with Approvals”. 🛠️ Learn Approval testing to get control of legacy code! 🔗 socratesuk.org/training_day... (1/4)

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

What are you going to learn this year? Join us at @socratesuk.bsky.social Training Day (near London, June 18) to meet @claresudbery.bsky.social, with her session “Using TDD to get better results from LLMs/AI”. 🚀 Combine XP rigour with AI coding assistants to build reliable software. 🤖🧪 (1/4)

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Where else could get in-person teaching from world-renowned trainers? The @SoCraTes UK CIC unconference’s Training Day (in the UK near London from June 18th, links in comments) includes Duncan McGregor & Nat Pryce, with their session “I Suppose This Is My Life Now - Mercilessly Refactoring AI Code”.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

For those in Manchester, I'm hosting some TDD fun with the tiny maze kata at Ada in Ancoats tomorrow night. Come join me! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/xpmanchest... www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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XPManchester - Tiny Maze (but Big Fun) Kata

@ClareSudbery will be running April's XPManchester, where she will be having us pair on the Tiny Maze kata using cyber-dojo.org

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The Training Day is back! The @socratesuk.bsky.social ‘26 unconference is in the UK near London from June 18th (links in thread), and we’re excited to announce we will be joined by Gemma Cameron, with her session “Hands-on: Bringing User Stories to Life”.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

@SoCraTes UK CIC Training Day: We now have a full programme of content from eight amazing trainers! Our day will start with @Jon Jagger, with his session “TDD Game with Cyber-Dojo”. You will be practicing test driven development away from the pressures of getting things done.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

What are you looking forward to this year? SoCraTes software crafting unconferences / open spaces happen in the UK and internationally, in beautiful surroundings and with lovely people. They are my absolute favourite software events, and that’s speaking as someone who attends 10-20 events each year!

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SoCraTes UK - Tickets

Join us for another year of SoCraTes UK happening on June 18th - 21st! The event is hosted at Milton Hill House, UK which is surrounded by 22 acres of landscaped grounds and forest, delivering…

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Have you heard of the SoCraTes events? These are software crafting unconferences / open spaces that happen across the world, in beautiful surroundings and with lovely people. They are my absolute favourite software events, and that’s speaking as someone who attends 10-20 events each year!

socratesuk.org

SoCraTes UK - Tickets

Join us for another year of SoCraTes UK happening on June 18th - 21st! The event is hosted at Milton Hill House, UK which is surrounded by 22 acres of landscaped grounds and forest, delivering…

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

socratesuk.org

SoCraTes UK - Tickets

Join us for another year of SoCraTes UK happening on June 18th - 21st! The event is hosted at Milton Hill House, UK which is surrounded by 22 acres of landscaped grounds and forest, delivering…

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

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SoCraTes UK - Tickets

Join us for another year of SoCraTes UK happening on June 18th - 21st! The event is hosted at Milton Hill House, UK which is surrounded by 22 acres of landscaped grounds and forest, delivering…

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Today we're voting in a crucial by-election in the Gorton and Denton constituency (in the UK), which I happen to live in. I'll be voting for The Green Party's Hannah Spencer, local plumber and all-round great person. Below is a screenshot from a video made by my husband, Ally Fogg.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

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SoCraTes UK - Tickets

Join us for another year of SoCraTes UK happening on June 18th - 21st! The event is hosted at Milton Hill House, UK which is surrounded by 22 acres of landscaped grounds and forest, delivering…

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SoCraTes UK @socratesuk.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Exciting news! We've confirmed @emilybache.bsky.social as a trainer for the training day at our event in June! Have you made any plans for 2026 yet? Registration is now open for SoCraTes UK 2026! Register: socratesuk.org/tickets.html

socratesuk.org

SoCraTes UK - Tickets

Join us for another year of SoCraTes UK happening on June 18th - 21st! The event is hosted at Milton Hill House, UK which is surrounded by 22 acres of landscaped grounds and forest, delivering…

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Yay, SoCraTes UK training day is back! Out of all the events I attend each year, it's always a delight to be back in Oxfordshire. SoCraTes UK is absolutely my favourite event of the year. It's a cute little community non-profit event, and the one I'm always prepared to find the funds for.

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SoCraTes UK @socratesuk.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Have you made any plans for 2026 yet? How about giving yourself or a friend something to look forward to... ...because we have exciting news before the winter break: Registration is now open for SoCraTes UK 2026! Register: socratesuk.org/tickets.html

socratesuk.org

SoCraTes UK - Tickets

Join us for another year of SoCraTes UK happening on June 18th - 21st! The event is hosted at Milton Hill House, UK which is surrounded by 22 acres of landscaped grounds and forest, delivering…

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I just spent an unreasonable amount of time creating a web page with all the times I've ever been interviewed and all the times I've ever interviewed anyone... and there are a LOT of these! Topics as varied as...

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Tom Asel @asel.io · 13/11/2025

👩‍💻 @claresudbery.bsky.social (7/10) – “Continuous Integration – That’s not what they meant” → Clear on what CI is and why trunk-based development isn’t automatic.

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Software Architecture Gathering @sagconference.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

In tech, nobody knows everything – and that’s exactly how it should be. ✨ In her #SAGconf session, @claresudbery.bsky.social shows how shifting from “How do you not know this?” to “Amazing – you get to learn something new!” can transform team culture. 🌱 Learn more about her session 👉 t1p.de/0new1

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

The best festival ever needs your help! Awamu Together, cute little music festival entirely in aid of charity (women and girls in the slums of Kampala, Uganda), staffed by volunteers, beautiful vibe.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Do you enjoy learning? What about teaching? I’ve been a software engineer for well over 25 years now (I’ve stopped counting), and something that’s been true throughout my career is that I’ve found myself teaching and mentoring.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

When I started unpacking this yesterday, I discovered it was a bigger commitment than I'd anticipated... But once I'd started, I couldn't stop. Thanks for the beautiful gift, @newcrafts.bsky.social!

Empty templates that once held detailed wooden pieces, and the tiny pieces of wood that were popped out to make the holes, and a sheet of assembly instructions with pictures of the Eiffel Tower, and a giant yellow sticker saying "Thank you for being a part of {newcrafts} November 6+7, 2025 Paris, France"

A rather beautiful two-tone 3D wooden model of the Eiffel Tower (which I ASSEMBLED MYSELF), approx 1.5 feet high, next to an elegant 70s wooden lamp, on a wooden table in front of a cupboard full of games like Coup, Exploding Kittens, Dobble, and Chair Stack.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

How does agentic AI affect the next generation of coders? Are new software engineers going to learn less because they’re too reliant on LLMs? @matt-squire.bsky.social from Fuzzy Labs had a lot of really interesting stuff to say about this at Manchester Tech Festival.

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[LLMs] How does agentic AI affect the next generation of coders?

More on what Matt Squire had to say about AI at Manchester Tech Festival

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Martin Fowler @martinfowler.com · 04/11/2025

Unmesh Joshi finds LLMs to be a useful tool, but explains why their help becomes illusory if they shortcut the essential learning loop of our professional practice. martinfowler.com/articles/llm...

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The Learning Loop and LLMs

How continuous learning shapes effective software development with LLMs

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

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[LLMs] How does agentic AI affect the next generation of coders?

More on what Matt Squire had to say about AI at Manchester Tech Festival

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Huh. I've been planning for the last two weeks to share a discount code for Lead Dev Berlin, but life had other ideas and I've only just got round to it. >>>

My face with blue hair, and test against pink background:
I'm speaking in Berlin
Clare Sudbery
Leadership Coach
Sudbery Software Engineering Ltd
15% off discount code: CLARE15
Lead Dev Berlin
November 3-4, 2025

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Well. I have been planning for the last two weeks to share discounts for @newcrafts.bsky.social Paris, but life had other ideas and I've only just got round to it. >>>

My face in the corner with blue hair, then text on yellow background saying:
CLARE SUDBERY
CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION - THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY MEANT
NOVEMBER 6-7, 2025
PARIS, FRANCE
NCRAFTS.IO

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

The answer is 30. Do I get a prize?

A picture of a school. Left of shot is a lamp post. It has two numbers, one above the other, separated by a line. The number on top is 150. The number below is 5.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Have you had enough of all the endless chit-chat about AI? Yeah. I hear you. So I ain’t sayin’ nuffink ...Other than, I’m running a two-day workshop in Amsterdam on November 17th and 18th, on getting the most out of LLM-augmented coding tools and having FUN with it.

trifork.nl

Building Robust Maintainable Software Using genAI with Clare Sudbery - Trifork Academy

Join Clare Sudbery for a 2-day masterclass on building robust, maintainable software using genAI using test-driven development.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Do you waste time every day/week faffing about with annoying little tasks? I’ve been playing more and more with LLMs, and one of the things they can be great for is building quick little admin tools to make my life easier.

queen-of-questions.kit.com

[LLMs] How can I make a quick thing?

Tips on building quick little tools with the help of an LLM

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

It's not 6pm! It's only 5pm! I just won a WHOLE EXTRA HOUR. What shall I do with it?

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Got a surprise visit from my granddaughter Nina. We went outside in the Manchester drizzle and had a fabulous time doing classic toddler activities: - Splashing in muddy puddles - Throwing sticks down drains - Swooshing our feet through piles of leaves - Walking on tops of walls

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

How do you feel about getting LLMs to help you code? Delighted? Appalled? Unsure? Frustrated? Impatient? Scared? AI is everywhere, and if you’re a software engineer, sooner or later you might have to try coding with LLMs.

trifork.nl

Building Robust Maintainable Software Using genAI with Clare Sudbery - Trifork Academy

Join Clare Sudbery for a 2-day masterclass on building robust, maintainable software using genAI using test-driven development.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Have you had enough of all the endless chit-chat about AI? Yeah. I hear you. So I ain’t sayin’ nuffink other than, I’m running a two-day workshop in Amsterdam on November 17th and 18th, getting the most out of LLM-augmented coding tools and having FUN with it. Let’s not talk about it. Let’s DO It.

trifork.nl

Building Robust Maintainable Software Using genAI with Clare Sudbery - Trifork Academy

Join Clare Sudbery for a 2-day masterclass on building robust, maintainable software using genAI using test-driven development.

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Adaptive Organizations meet Architecture @aomaconf.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

. @andrewhl.bsky.social’s revolutionary approach to architecture is live! Learn how everyone can contribute without creating chaos. Watch his talk on democratizing decisions & subscribe for more perspectives! youtu.be/zp9Go2ChAdw #amaberlin

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A Commune in the Ivory Tower: A New Approach to Architecture - Andrew Harmel Law

YouTube video by Agile meets Architecture

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

"Clare has a rare gift: she can break down complex generative AI concepts and make them immediately actionable for developers at any level. She doesn't just explain the theory—she creates clear pathways from concept to working code, meeting learners exactly where they are." >>>

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Our son is shaving his head to raise money for charity, in solidarity with his friend's little brother who's undergoing chemo for a brain tumour. All support very much appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/oscar-s...

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Oscar's fundraiser for Brain Tumour Research

Help Oscar Sudbery raise money to support Brain Tumour Research

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

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Oscar's fundraiser for Brain Tumour Research

Help Oscar Sudbery raise money to support Brain Tumour Research

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

There's a scene in my first novel (The Dying of Delight) where the protagonist is dancing on a giant speaker stack at the back of a Leftfield gig, at Manchester Academy, circa 1994.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

They asked me what kind of real bug might represent a race condition. 🤯 I quite like my answer though. 😂

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

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How Can You Combine AI With Test Driven Development? - Software Architecture Gathering 2025

Even Kent Beck is vibe coding these days. But how can you create robust maintainable systems, if you didn’t write the code yourself? Software engineers are, rightly, always looking for quicker more…

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