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Paige Watson

@softwareascraft.com
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Director, Technical Coach @ Salesforce - Software Crafter, Board Gamer, Model Railroader I am dedicated to elevating developers into cohesive, high-performing teams capable of swiftly delivering top-tier software that meets the evolving needs of clients.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 24/09/2026
If you’ve been considering getting or reupping an IUD or other long-term contraception for yourself or your daughters, don’t wait. Now is the time
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 24/09/2026
Happening now! Steve Kuo is joining us to talk about "The Craft in the Machine" Please join us online. All are Welcome! www.meetup.com/seattle-soft...
Steve Kuo - The Craft in the Machine
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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
On today's episode of "Agile is dead. Instead, <goes on to describe Agile Software Development>"...
So who wins?

The companies that can out-iterate. Not out-build. Out-iterate.

AI collapses the Build phase. Code becomes commodity. The bottleneck moves to Measure and Learn. How fast can you detect what users actually value? How quickly can you iterate on that signal?

This is why the original Agile principles—focused on development efficiency—are no longer the differentiator. Speed without rightness is just shipping the wrong thing faster.
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 18/07/2026
I’m excited to add a second talk at #PMIAgile2026! Deliberate Practice: The ROI of Effectively Learning as a Team Learn how deliberate practice and Code Katas can help teams learn faster and produce higher-quality code. events.pmi.org/flow/pmi/pmi...
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Project Management Institute | PMI Agile 2026
Project Management Institute | PMI Agile 2026
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 05/06/2026
Thrilled to be speaking at PMI Agile 2026 (July 26–28) "Focus, Flow, and Cold Coffee: ADHD-Driven Development Practices" - TDD and other quality practices that work *with* your brain. events.pmi.org/flow/pmi/pmi... This one's personal. Come find me! #PMIAgile2026 #ADHD #Agile #TDD #Neurodiversity
I'm speaking at PMI Agile 2026 - July 26-28, 2026 in National Harbor, MD.
Paige Watson - Director, Technical Coach
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 08/05/2026
Next Tuesday, May 12th @ 5:00pm. Please join us at Bellevue College as we host our last meetup of the school year. We will be learning about using LLM in our coding practices and how they are changing our industry. All are always welcome! www.meetup.com/seattle-soft...
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Bellevue College - Quality Software Practices, Tue, May 12, 2026, 5:00 PM | Meetup
**Agenda:** 5:00 - Community time 5:30 - 8:00 Talk and/or write code An in-person meetup in conjunction with Bellevue College! This will be our last meetup of the school y
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Fazzaro @jonfazzaro.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
"Stop. The problem isn't that you need a better system. The problem is you're avoiding doing the work." buff.ly/OIYF4Ex #process #engineering #humanity #work
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Stop trying to engineer your way out of listening to people
I spend a lot of time negotiating this in the software world: And if you're wondering why this happens, it's normally because: 1. people aren't talking to people 2. people aren't listening So lots of...
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Patrick “Grumpy” Prill @testpappy.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Spec-Driven Development is the hot new thing in vibe coding. Write a perfect spec, let the agent work, sit back. Sounds familiar? We called it Waterfall. We hated it. We sucked at it. Why do we think we're suddenly ready for it now?
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The Waterfall Strikes Back
As of when writing this post in the first days of April 2026, the vibe coding community is buzzing about "Spec-Driven Development." Write a perfect specification, let the AI agents loose, sit back, and watch the magic happen. Revolutionary, right? For me, it feels like a déjà vu from the 2000s. Back then, we called it Waterfall or V-Model. The idea was the same: define everything upfront, hand it over to the people who build it, and collect your finished product at the end.
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 20/04/2026
Please join us on Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 as @mattwynne.net talks about using AI Tools to build his Yaks projects. All are welcome! Zoom opens at 9:30am Pacific for community time. 10:00am Pacific Talk starts.
Matt Wynne will talk about building his Yaks tool using AI tools
April 23rd, 2026 10:00am Pacific
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 07/04/2026
Awkward... and glorious.
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SeattleJS @seattlejs.com · 07/04/2026
SeattleJS is coming up TOMORROW! Are you wondering how to adapt your web projects to the new world of 🤖 AI agents? This is the meetup for you! We're going to be learning about building a richer web experience with agent interactions and generative UI. Just The Tap also has tasty pizza and beer 🍺
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SeattleJS: Web Tech Talks - April · Luma
🎉 Get ready to learn and connect at SeattleJS! 🎉 Prepare for an evening filled with fun, networking, and learning. Whether you're a seasoned developer or…
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 26/03/2026
Join us today at 10:00AM Pacific when @ted.dev will talk to us about "Refactoring Tests" All are welcome. Community time starts at 9:30AM www.meetup.com/seattle-soft...
Ted M. Young is talking at Seattle Code Crafters on Refactoring Tests.  Today (March 26th) at 10:00AM Pacific
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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Did you know that, according to itjobswatch.co.uk, average salaries advertised for developers with 'TDD' are 14% higher. Did you also know that I'm running Essential Code Craft workshops for self-funding learners, starting with 2-hour sessions on TDD in April? www.tickettailor.com/events/codem...
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Register – Essential Code Craft - Test-Driven Development – Zoom
Essential Code Craft - Test-Driven Development – Zoom, Multiple dates and times - Our new Essential Code Craft training workshops are aimed at software developers who are self-funding their profession...
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Steve Smith @stevesmithtech.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
"AI has removed the developer bottleneck" If developers really were your bottleneck, throwing developers at a problem would actually have worked in the past 20 years
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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
It's 25 years to the day that proponents of iterative, "lightweight" development methodologies came together in Utah to work on their ski tans and pen the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. I have thoughts, which I've typed out to make them visible. codemanship.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/t...
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The Agile Manifesto at 25 – The Most Talked-About Unread Document In Software
Feb 11th 2001 – exactly 25 years ago – was the first day of a 3-day meeting at the Snowbird ski resort in Utah that gave birth to the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. Like all …
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 06/02/2026
I've been reflecting on my career path lately and then wrote a post on it. Would love to hear your thoughts. softwareascraft.com/adhd/adhd-ca...
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The ADHD Developer's Career Ceiling
Traditional career advancement paths privilege neurotypical traits and narrow definitions of success. For ADHD developers, the ceiling isn't about cap...
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 05/02/2026
Technical debt is organizational debt wearing a compiler-approved disguise.
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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Going from crap to okay's way easier than going from okay to good, which is way easier than going from good to excellent. Look for the low-hanging fruit. "But they don't even know the basics, Jason!" Exactly. THE BASICS.
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 02/02/2026
Come join us to hear Olivia Vick speak on "Taking Agency in Your Work" Seattle Code Crafters Meetup. Feb. 26, 2026 10:00am Pacific (virtual) Everyone is always welcome. www.meetup.com/seattle-soft...
Olivia Vick will be talking on "Taking Agency in Your Work" at Seattle Code Crafters Meetup on Feb. 26, 2026.  10:00am Pacific
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 14/01/2026
Next Thursday January 22, 2026 @ 10:00am Seattle Code Crafters Meetup kicks off our 2026 year with LLewellyn Falco talking about AI and Code Craft through the lens of Soft Skills with AI. Please join us for this online event. As always, All are welcome. www.meetup.com/seattle-soft...
Seattle Software Crafters welcome LLewellyn Falco on Thursday Jan. 22nd at 10:00am
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
"Secret police" is often misunderstood to mean a force that operates covertly, with all their operations secret. But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 07/01/2026
If something is hard to TDD, what does it say about the design? A bad example from Apple leads us to explore design sense, SRP, and Clean Architecture. qualitycoding.org/design-sense
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Can Improving Your Design Sense Help You TDD? | Quality Coding
If something is hard to TDD, how good is the design? A bad example from Apple leads us to explore design sense, SRP, and Clean Architecture.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Here is the video. Don’t let DHS lie about what ICE did.
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MoveOn @moveon.org · 06/01/2026
Five years ago, a violent mob stormed the Capitol—people lost lives, more than 140 police officers were injured, and a democratic election was put under attack. Donald Trump pardoned nearly 1,600 people involved. Contact your representatives and demand they defend democracy and reject violence.
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 06/01/2026
I'll be speaking on ADHD and Software Development at SeattleJS on Wednesday, Jan. 14th Come join us for a great meetup! www.meetup.com/seattlejs/ev...
SeattleJS Meetup, Wed. Jan. 14, 2026
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 06/01/2026
Come join us to talk about great development techniques. All are welcome! www.meetup.com/seattle-soft...
Seattle Software Crafters meetup at Bellevue College, Tues. Jan 13, 2026
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 03/01/2026
It’s never been the speed of your developers. Never.
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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
While dev teams celebrate the speed of "AI" coding assistants, business stakeholders are increasingly asking why they're not getting to their destination any faster. Allow me to explain. codemanship.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/t...
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The AI-Ready Software Developer #20 – It’s The Bottlenecks, Stupid!
For many years now, cycling has been consistently the fastest way to get around central London. Faster than taking the tube. Faster than taking the train. Faster than taking the bus. Faster than ta…
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 02/01/2026
Is Agile Open Northwest really worth it??? @rayarell.bsky.social has five (sarcastic) reasons why you shouldn't attend this amazing conference. www.nuagility.com/post/is-agil...
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Is Agile Open Northwest Worth It?
Every year, someone asks whether Agile Open Northwest is “worth it.” So let’s skip the polite marketing language and be honest.Here are five excellent, highly sarcastic reasons you might want to stay...
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
🚨 USPS Postmark Change Alert 🚨 “Your mailbox date ≠ official postmark date” What to do: 1️⃣ Mail early. 2️⃣ Ask for a manual postmark at drop-off. 3️⃣ Use electronic filing/payment whenever possible. Spread the word! This will affect voting IMMEDIATELY. Credit to @cjnlegalnurse for the vid
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J. B. Rainsberger @jbrains.ca · 18/12/2025
Something something great minds thinking alike... #refactoring #evolutionarydesign Different articulations of a mental model will click with different people, but those models tend to be much more alike than they are different. :)
A slide from "Unlocking the Awesome Power of Refactoring" that shows increasing sizes of steps: nanosteps, microsteps, moves, strategies.
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Glenn F. Henriksen @henriksen.no · 16/12/2025
When men refer to themselves as "alpha males", I hear that in the context of software, where alpha versions are unstable, missing important features, filled with flaws, and not fit for the public.
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Red Hot World @redhotworld.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Want to see billionaire brainwashing in action? Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it. But they think the majority of people DON’T support it. That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
Giant offshore windfarm supported by 7 out of 10 Brits
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The Onion @theonion.com · 15/12/2025
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this…
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 10/12/2025
I’ve now been notified of another death in ICE custody — the 26th since Trump took office in January. We need oversight, accountability, and justice. I will keep fighting for the dignity of immigrants in Trump’s horrific detention centers.
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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Two things must ye know about devs who say "I just wanna write code!" 1. They're the first to complain when requirements aren't clear, or when the architecture doesn't work, or when testers "break the code", or when their changes conflict with other people's 2. They often write the worst code, too
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 12/11/2025
No “Time to Learn”: softwareascraft.com/posts/teams-...
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No “Time to Learn”
The real waste isn’t time spent learning, it’s time spent not learning.
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 12/11/2025
Mocking Frameworks are Code Smells: softwareascraft.com/posts/mockin...
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Mocking Frameworks are Code Smells
If you need a mocking framework, your design is broken.
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 08/11/2025
Coworker and I are traveling to India. His plane arrives 45 minutes behind mine. I decide to wait (since we’re at the same hotel), so he cancels his separate car. His plane is delayed, immigration is backed up, and I’ve been waiting out front with the driver for 3 hours. …and it’s 4:00 am.
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Proton @proton.me · 31/10/2025
Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 17/10/2025
As a leader, you need to have a hard look at how you are dealing with Technical Debt, because "Compound Interest Works Both Ways" softwareascraft.com/posts/compou...
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Compound Interest Works Both Ways
Every shortcut is a loan against your future velocity, and the interest rate is brutal.
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 16/10/2025
I had a "discussion" online yesterday and so I felt the need to write this.... Stop Naming Everything `Impl`: softwareascraft.com/posts/stop-n...
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Stop Naming Everything `Impl`
Create interfaces that separate concerns and organize our domain around 'Why'.
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 14/10/2025
“Almost everyone, almost always, is just trying to be helpful” - Don Gray
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 14/10/2025
I had a wonderful conversation with Brian Milner CST on the Agile Mentors Podcast. Listen tomorrow! www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/agile/podcast
Agile Mentors Podcast is debuting an episode with Paige Watson on October 15th
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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕. 𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 12/10/2025
I’m playing at my #UU church’s talent show tonight and the MC started out by saying: “There is an open bar for those of you that want to have alcohol with dinner, but remember: because we’re UU, there’s no ice in the building…” #NoICE
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 07/10/2025
Tuesday Oct. 14th at 5:00pm we start our sessions at Bellevue College again. Come join us as we talk about quality practices and write software together. All are welcome, no need to be a student. www.meetup.com/seattle-soft...
Tuesday Oct. 14th at 5:00pm we start our sessions at Bellevue College again.  Come join us as we talk about quality practices and write software together. 

All are welcome, no need to be a student.
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 06/10/2025
Please join us as we welcome @andrea-goulet.bsky.social to the Seattle Code Crafter's meetup on October 23rd at 10:00am Pacific We are excited to host her talk on "Empathy as Infrastructure: The Hidden System That Enables Organizational Change" All are welcome! www.meetup.com/seattle-soft...
Please join us as we welcome @andrea-goulet.bsky.social to the Seattle Code Crafter's meetup on October 23rd at 10:00am Pacific

We are excited to host her talk on "Empathy as Infrastructure: The Hidden System That Enables Organizational Change"

All are welcome (always)!
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 30/09/2025
"This achievement was historic. Never before had a hackathon organized by the Agile Alliance, which has been running such events for several years, reached this level of delivery." Ask me why this worked so well. #FAST #self-selection #dynamic-reteaming agilealliance.org/resources/vi...
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Agility Meets AI: Inside the Hack for Good at Agile2025 | Agile Alliance
How an Agile2025 hackathon team used agentic AI, markdown-first specs, and rapid feedback loops to replace a manual Excel workflow with a mobile counter app that boosted clinician accuracy and deliver...
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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 26/09/2025
If you missed yesterday's Seattle Code Crafter's meetup, you missed a great one! But you can watch it now on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/pFyNvnMwbqQ?...
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Richard Sheridan - Lead with Joy
YouTube video by Seattle Crafter Meetup
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