Samuel Nitsche

Samuel Nitsche is a curiosity-driven software developer who programs, learns and collaborates in the software trade since the early 2000s. He works as Senior Software Developer and trainer at Smart Enterprise Solutions. His main interest is on modern database development, automated testing and code quality, topics he writes regularly about on different platforms, mainly on his blog at developer-sam.de. He is an Oracle ACE, one of the main contributors and maintainers of utPLSQL and loves to share his experience in an entertaining way - gladly in Sith robes - at meetups and conferences.

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Samuel Nitsche 05 April 2022

Why your PL/SQL needs to be testable – and how to do it: Part 1

Oracle

Part 1: What is testable code, why is it important, and first glimpses on practices that can help Anyone familiar with PL/SQL, the procedural language extension to Oracle SQL, knows that the code they are touching is usually business-critical, likely to be around for a long time, and may undergo many revisions in the future. … Read more

Oracle

Samuel Nitsche 18 February 2020

The #causeascene Guiding Principles to Do Less Harm in Tech

Editorials

In the last editorial, I wrote about how it is obvious from what we see and read that Tech is not neutral nor apolitical, how this has lead to a narrowing of perspective, and that empathy is not enough to replace the authentic lived experience and therefore the knowledge of a diverse group of people. … Read more

Editorials

Samuel Nitsche 10 February 2020

Why Empathy is Not Enough in Tech

Editorials

In 2020, my main personal goal is to reduce doing harm, and this has been mainly inspired by the work of Kim Crayton and the #causeascene Guiding Principles. Kim is a business strategist, tech leader coach, professional educator, and founder of the #causeascene movement. Tech is not neutral. Actually, it has never been neutral, nor … Read more

Editorials

Samuel Nitsche 07 June 2019

Improving Tech with Compassionate Code

Career

There is quite a bit of suffering within tech and caused by tech, from poorly commented code to shaming someone who asks a question on a forum. In this article, Samuel Nitsche explains why compassionate coding is a better way to go. … Read more

Career

Samuel Nitsche 04 April 2018

Strongholds of Confidence: Self-Testing Your Database

Unit testing and even Test-Driven Development is possible for databases. In this article Samuel Nitsche makes the case for introducing unit tests to your database development, and suggests some lightweight ways to get started.… Read more