News & Other Happenings

Al (tool/app)

Moom

https://manytricks.com/moom/

NK: Leaflet - an open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps

http://leafletjs.com/

Al:

https://martinfowler.com//bliki/PurposeOfEstimation.html

Just a reminder that quotes are not to lock you in but to help decide if the work is even worth taking on

NK: Design Patterns - A collection of design patterns in PHP translated from the book “Head First Design Patterns”.

https://github.com/PavelLoparev/design-patterns

Deep Dive

Testing When Why and How

Kent Beck : “I get paid for code that works, not for tests”

What kinds of tests are there?

Units / Units

Integration / Inside

Acceptance / Outside

Contract Tests

How important is it that tests align with the business language and domain context?

Do tests ever get in the way of writing code?

http://stakeholderwhisperer.com/posts/2014/10/introducing-modelling-by-example

Being proud of 100% test coverage is like being proud of reading every word in the newspaper. Some are more important than others. - Kent Beck

What if it is a POC and should it have tests?

Helping to think through the idea

Testing later never works

How to get started as a new to testing developer

Contract Test Notes