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The beautiful theory of TDD and the reality check of practice

Bite code! • 2568 implied HN points • 04 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Development Software Testing Programming Pragmatism Productivity
  1. TDD can make your code more flexible, reliable, and less error-prone by focusing on testing upfront.
  2. TDD may not work well for everyone, as it requires experience, ability to hold complex models in mind, and sustained focus.
  3. Not all projects are suited for TDD, and it's important to assess the cost and benefit of testing based on project needs and constraints.

Fuzzing Ladybird with tools from Google Project Zero

awesomekling • 517 HN points • 16 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Security Web Development Software Testing Open Source
  1. Using tools like Domato from Google Project Zero can stress test software and reveal potential security issues.
  2. Implementations in software can be prone to issues like null pointer dereferences, especially when assumptions about the DOM structure are not validated.
  3. Finding and fixing bugs, whether real bugs or spec bugs, is essential to improving software stability and ensuring it can handle unexpected inputs.

How to Test a Private Method Inside a Widget

Widget Tricks • 58 implied HN points • 08 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Software Testing Software Engineering Unit Testing
  1. It is recommended not to test private methods, as they are for internal use only.
  2. You may need to test a private method when working with legacy code, fixing bugs, or dealing with widget dependencies.
  3. To test a private method inside a widget, create a forwarder method, use the @visibleForTesting annotation, and follow specific steps based on widget type.
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How to Stress Test your Systems [Technique Tuesdays]

Technology Made Simple • 19 implied HN points • 18 Jan 23
🕹 Technology Software Testing Tech Solutions
  1. Automated testing with varied inputs like erratic actions helps ensure software systems function correctly under diverse conditions.
  2. Utilizing click farms for testing can provide insights into user behavior and help identify areas in a system that may need improvement.
  3. Breaking components intentionally to see how the system responds reveals weaknesses and helps in improving robustness.

Weekly Digest #2 : The Plan for Rails 8

monoRails - a Ruby on Rails newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Programming Web Development Software Testing Ruby on Rails Programming Web Development Testing Tools Frameworks
  1. Rails 8 is planning new features like a background worker, cache backend, framework for mobile notifications, and more development tools.
  2. The article discusses the internal workings and design decisions of Sidekiq, a popular background processing tool for Ruby.
  3. Understanding the Rails router is important for developers to grasp the concepts of routing, named routes, and different types of routes in a Ruby on Rails application.

Once a Maintainer: Marit van Dijk

Once a Maintainer • 0 implied HN points • 01 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Open Source Programming Diversity Software Testing Community
  1. Marit van Dijk studied a mix of social science and computer science, ultimately finding a passion for coding and open source projects.
  2. Getting into open source like the Cucumber project brought Marit great learning opportunities and a supportive community.
  3. Marit emphasizes the importance of diversity in open source, welcoming people from different backgrounds and languages to contribute and collaborate.