I know, I know, you probably thought it couldn’t be done in Python. Wrong!! In this session, presented at Python Web Conference 2022, I present the TDD a REST API session, in Python, using Flask as a web container. So Read more…
A lot of people use the term “Edge Case”. I find it offensive. Ok, not really, but there’s a misuse of the term. While we’re at it, let’s throw in negative cases, happy and unhappy paths, etc. We tie in Read more…
Bugs. Unless you’re a bunny, you’re not invited. But if those bugs still show up, hit’em hard. In this webinar, I take a look at where bugs come from and how to counter-strike them. From how to make sure they Read more…
People ask me: Are we ever going to get rid of bugs? And I tell people: No. And then they pull out their machine guns and things get messy. But why is that? Are we really doomed for fighting bugs Read more…
The older I get, the more metaphors I use stop working over the crowd. Until the recent launch of the new Star Wars series, I lost them at lightsaber. This “walking skeleton” metaphor, which Alistair Cockburn presented a while back, Read more…
I do a lot of clean code workshops these days; it seems that, finally, clean code gets the respect it deserves. Clean tests too. There’s one point I make (a few times even) during the workshop: While I give a Read more…
Fragile tests. Even the mere thought of them, makes our stomach turn. And for good reason too. We can’t trust them. And they cost us money. First – the trust thing. We have tests that check the same code, pass Read more…
Everybody wants to automate everything. Indeed, in today’s complex development environment we can automate a lot of things, from coding to building, setting virtual environments and running tests in them. Oh, and there’s the deploying to production without even thinking Read more…
Ok, I’m not sure if “reportability” is a real dictionary word. But it is a word. That I may or may not invented. Anyway, here’s the thing: You tested your app, or feature, or an API, and you found something Read more…
The next webinar is going to be on what makes automation effective. I invite you to come and see how. But before we talk about the mechanics, we need to discuss how it fits into the human scenery. You may Read more…