Table of Contents The mvn dependency:analyze commandSpring Boot startersBringing the maven-dependency-analyzer into the modern ageConclusion Recently, my good friend Richard Fichtner advised using the mvn dependency:analyze command to get rid of declared but unused dependencies: There is another use case …
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Mutation Testing in Rust
Table of Contents Starting with cargo-mutantsFinding and fixing the issueConclusion I’ve been a big fan of Mutation Testing since I discovered PIT. As I dive deeper into Rust, I wanted to check the state of mutation testing in Rust. Starting …
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The try block in Rust
Table of Contents The limit of the ? operatorThe verbose alternativeThe try block to the rescueConclusion I wrote previously about libs for error management in Rust. This week, I want to write about the try block, an experimental feature. The …
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One giant Kubernetes cluster for everything
Table of Contents The one giant cluster approachBetter resource utilizationLower operational overheadStraightforward networking and service communicationSimplified governanceCost efficiencyDownsides of a one giant cluster approachLarger blast radiusComplex multi-tenancy managementScalability limitsCluster-wide objectsWhat’s the ideal size, then?vClusterHow vCluster mitigates the downsides of a …
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WebAssembly on Kubernetes
Table of Contents My approach and the use caseBaseline: regular Rust-to-nativeAdapting to WebAssemblyRunning the Wasm image on DockerRunning the Wasm image on KubernetesFinal stepsConclusion Like a couple of innovative technologies, different people have different viewpoints on where WebAssembly fits the …
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Pull request testing on Kubernetes: testing locally and on GitHub workflows
Table of Contents Unit testing vs. integration testingTestcontainersUse-case: application with database”Unit” testing”Integration” testingThe GitHub workflowAlternative “Unit testing” on GitHubConclusion Imagine an organization with the following practices: Commits code on GitHub Runs its CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions Runs its production …
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Pull Request testing on Kubernetes: Working with GitHub Actions and GKE
Table of Contents Building and storing the imageSizing the clusterAuthenticate on Google Cloud from a GitHub workflowWorking within the GitHub workflowCreate a Kubernetes manifestSetting the correct GitHub image tagAccessing the private GitHub registry from GKEGet the PostgreSQL connection parametersGetting the …
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Pull request testing on Kubernetes: vCluster for isolation and costs control
Table of Contents Weaving vCluster into the GitHub workflowChanges to the workflowCleaning upConclusion This week’s article is the third and final in my series about running tests on Kubernetes for each pull request. In the first post, I described the …
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Book Review: DuckDB in Action
Table of Contents FactsChaptersPros and consConclusion Disclaimer: this post includes affiliate links; I may receive compensation if you purchase the book from the different links provided in this post. This review is about DuckDB in Action by JoMark Needham, Michael …
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Remote Development Made Simple with DevPod
Table of Contents The problemDevelopment ContainersIntroducing DevPodConclusion I come relatively late to the subject of Remote Development Environments (also known as Cloud Development Environments). The main reason is that I haven’t worked in a development team for over six years. …
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My first steps with Playwright
Table of Contents The contextGetting my feet wetStoring cookiesAdapting to realityConclusion In my previous company, I developed a batch job that tracked metrics across social media, such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Mastodon, Bluesky, Reddit, etc. Then I realized I could duplicate …