Why I Don't do TDD
Test Driven Development puts emphasis on unit over integration tests. The result can be lower quality featuring bugs baked into the product.
Shai Almog
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You’re Doing It Wrong — Recruiting a DevRel
Hiring a developer relations/advocate is difficult. It's even harder to be the first DevRel in the company.
Internal Security: Hardening Internal Systems
Security is at odds with productivity and team cohesion. It doesn't have to be. There's a balance that mitigates external and internal risk
API Mocking: Essential and Redundant
Is API mocking in unit tests important or does it do nothing? The answer is nuanced but we do need such tests to reduce daily churn.
Observability is Cultural
To leverage observability, we need a significant shift in our corporate culture that encapsulates the entire company and goes beyond tools.
When Breakpoints Don't Break
Tracepoints, also known as Logpoints, are gaining name recognition. But some still don't know about the non-breaking breakpoints family.
The Reason Java is Still Popular
Java has maintained its popularity for such a long period of time: its conservative, slow, and steady approach is key to its success
Great Time at JavaZone 2022
JavaZone is my favorite Java conference. I like it even more than JavaOne at Moscone! Great to be back to enjoy great content, food & …
Open Source Bait and Switch
When OSS advocacy goes too far and corporate greed takes over. FOSS is used as a tool to destroy competition and hurt the dev community.
Serverless is the New Timeshare
Remember mainframes? Serverless is that: we own the machine and you rent out time on our big iron. We went full circle on progress...