A 2014 review of 'Advanced Rails' by Brad Ediger, concluding the book is outdated and not recommended for modern development.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.
Introduces ChefSpec v3.1.0's new resource coverage reporter for analyzing test coverage of Chef recipes and resources.
Author announces a new book, 'The Hacker's Guide to Python,' sharing advanced Python knowledge and best practices learned from large-scale projects like OpenStack.
A developer shares technical learnings from June, covering Objective-C, CocoaPods, zsh configuration, and a math trivia.
Explores undocumented OBIEE Presentation Services settings for testing and development, including SQL output and simulated delays.
A technical guide on setting up and testing AMD modules within a Backbone.js project using Mocha, Chai, and Sinon.
A technical tutorial on mocking HTTP requests for testing JavaScript applications using Mocha, Chai, and Sinon.
A guide to setting up and writing basic tests using the Mocha testing framework and Chai assertion library for JavaScript.
A web developer discusses the inherent limitations of testing websites across all browsers, screen sizes, connection speeds, and real-world user conditions.
An overview of the css3test project, a tool that comprehensively tests browser support for CSS3 features and specifications.
A guide for .NET developers on using IIS's SMTP feature to safely test email delivery code locally without sending real emails.
A guide to using tox, a Python testing tool, for multi-environment testing, documentation building, and dependency management.
A proposal for a distributed, community-powered continuous integration system for Python projects, inspired by Test Swarm, to handle complex multi-environment testing.
A developer shares key principles for writing testable JavaScript code, focusing on avoiding singletons to prevent state pollution in tests.
A developer shares custom testing utilities for Django, including convenience methods for GET/POST requests and a context manager for user login.
A developer proposes a new API for generating Django fixtures more easily, outlining the concept and hoping someone will build it.
Explores fixing compatibility issues between Django and the PyPy Python interpreter, detailing specific bugs and solutions.
