Chatting With Founder Of Barcelona JUG, Co-founder Of JBCNconf- Nacho Cougil About TDD (Test Driven Development), DDD (Domain Driven Design), Clean Code, Extreme Programming (XP) Practices (Refactoring, Simple Design, Pair Programming) And Similar Practices- Who Is From Spain- Meet Nacho, a seasoned Principal Software Engineer and esteemed Java Champion, whose journey with Java technologies dates back to even before the Y2K era. With extensive experience leading teams and managing software projects, Nacho possesses robust analytical and design skills. Throughout his career, Nacho has donned various hats in the IT world, from being the reliable ‘guy-for-everything’ to excelling as a developer, team leader, project manager, and even a CTO. His professional endeavors have spanned across diverse industries, including energy, e-commerce, startups (some of which became unicorns), technology consultancy firms, and software monitoring.

Always driven to enhance functional and technical aspects, Nacho’s expertise particularly shines in crafting high-availability enterprise online systems. He is constantly curious, constantly asking himself, “how does it work?” and “how can we improve it?” These profound questions fuel his quest for innovative projects that ignite his passion.

Moreover, Nacho has a strong commitment to sharing his knowledge with others, while being open to learning from those around him. His love for writing clean code is palpable, and he is deeply passionate about adopting eXtreme Programming techniques such as unit testing, TDD (Test-Driven Development), refactoring, and pair programming. Embracing values like simplicity, respect, and effective communication further enriches his approach to software development.

In essence, Nacho embodies a rare combination of technical brilliance, a passion for innovation, and an unwavering dedication to improving the software development process for himself and the entire community.