Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein famously said: “What can be said at all can be said clearly; and what we cannot talk about we must pass over in silence.” Karl van Heijster firmly believes that this holds every bit as much for code as for conversation.

Karl is a software craftsman at Cito, one of the world’s leading organizations in the field of developing assessment tests. His developer journey revolves around continuous, iterative improvement. He has a Master’s degree in Philosophy, so even though he is pretty knowledgeable on the subject of code and communication, he knows he knows nothing.

Karl chronicles his observations on the world of software development every week at www.karlvanheijster.com (in Dutch).