Introduces Expecta, a matcher library for Objective-C that makes unit tests more readable and expressive, like English prose.
Explains how to use global beforeEach and afterEach hooks in the Specta testing library for Objective-C to manage test setup and teardown.
Learn essential Xcode keyboard shortcuts for running unit tests to boost developer productivity and avoid using the mouse.
Explains how to use global beforeEach and afterEach hooks in Specta, an Objective-C testing framework, to manage test setup and teardown.
A weekly roundup of notable browser bugs, workarounds, and testing tips for web developers, focusing on cross-browser compatibility issues.
A developer logs a week's worth of software bugs they encountered, from Ubuntu to GitHub, and discusses the need for better testing practices.
Analysis of build failure rates in open source projects vs. corporate work, using Travis CI data to compare reliability.
A critique arguing that testing is essential for complex systems, countering the claim that informal reasoning is superior.
A developer describes their ideal workflow, emphasizing code review, CI/CD, and team collaboration for efficient software development.
Proposes a 'dev-only iPhone' concept to reduce costs for iOS developers needing multiple devices for testing different OS versions and configurations.
Analyzes poor Python practices in the Whisper library, covering missing tests, PEP 8 violations, and non-idiomatic code.
A guide to unit and functional testing of Ruby applications that interact with git, using RSpec to verify commands and their execution.
A guide to writing unit tests for Node.js applications using the Mocha test framework, Chai assertion library, and Sinon mocking library.
A guide to essential testing tools and principles for Node.js, focusing on clarity and confidence over cleverness.
A technical guide on designing a modular iOS app architecture for data parsing, using libraries like CoreData and AFNetworking.
Announcing tappy, a Python project that converts unittest results to the Test Anything Protocol (TAP) format for unified reporting.
A 2014 review of 'Advanced Rails' by Brad Ediger, concluding the book is outdated and not recommended for modern development.
A developer reflects on the real stories behind CV entries, like an unpaid internship spent pitching buggy software, highlighting the gap between resume bullet points and actual experience.
Explains how Travis CI simplifies cross-Python version testing and integrates with GitHub workflows for open-source Python projects.
A guide to using YAML fixtures for loading test data in Play Framework 2 applications with JPA, using the Fixy library.
