Welcome to My Blog

Hi, I’m Francesco.

I’m a software designer. I started programming when I was about twelve, writing 6502 assembly language on an Apple II. Since then, I’ve spent a good part of my life designing software, experimenting with new approaches, teaching, writing, and asking questions.

Some questions have stayed with me longer than others.

How can software grow while reducing its complexity and the cost of change?

That’s a question I’ve explored through traditional software engineering, eXtreme Programming, Test-Driven Development, the Anti-IF Campaign, and more recently, Recombining Relational Production® (RRP®).

And then there’s time.

In the 1980s, I started experimenting with a little tomato-shaped kitchen timer because I wanted to understand my own relationship with time. That experiment eventually became the Pomodoro® Technique.

It might seem that software design and time management are two completely different subjects. To me, they’re connected by something important: understanding how we work, questioning our assumptions, and finding better ways to deal with complexity.

So, What’s This Blog About?

Quite a few things, actually.

I’ll write about traditional software engineering, software design, AI, complexity, RRP®, Combinant®, the Pomodoro® Technique, and whatever else I’m experimenting with.

Sometimes I’ll share a technical idea. Sometimes a question, an observation, or a lesson from an experiment that didn’t work as expected.

I’ll also share news about my books, courses, software, and projects. But I don’t want this to become just another place for product announcements.

I’m more interested in the thinking behind the work.

What Should You Expect?

Not everything I write here will be a finished idea.

I like experimenting. I like challenging assumptions. And I think changing your mind when you learn something new is a good thing.

Some posts will be practical. Others will be more theoretical. Some might raise more questions than they answer.

That’s fine with me.

If you’re interested in software, time, complexity, learning, or simply understanding how things work, I hope you’ll find something worth exploring.

Welcome, and enjoy exploring.

Francesco