nanowrimo 2020: update 1

2020-11-01

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~1 min read

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107 words

First day of NaNoWriMo down! I didn’t write any of the actual story, though I am pretty excited because I have an outline! It may not be a…

testing: mocking strategies

2020-11-01

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~10 min read

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1834 words

When it comes to testing our code, it may be desireable to avoid following the normal code path all the way. Some examples of calls that we…

nanowrimo 2020: kick-off!

2020-11-01

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~1 min read

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182 words

After looking longingly at National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) for several years, I’ve decided this year to give it a shot. This will…

let's build a testing framework!

2020-10-31

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~6 min read

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1034 words

What is a test? How do testing frameworks work? This post explores how different of a framework fit together and why they’re relevant. In…

bdd: writing better scenarios

2020-10-30

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~3 min read

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446 words

The thing I like about BDD is that it reminds me of product management and user stories. Features are about solving problems and adding…

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