Developer Tools • Jan 11, 2016 Tools for Testing Command Line Interfaces I’ve converted my manual test plans into a suite of automated system tests – adding Bats, Expect, and other CLI testing tools to my toolbox.
Personal Optimization • Jan 10, 2016 A Tester’s Christmas Carol Reflecting back on my testing work made me think of Scrooge and his ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come from A Christmas Carol.
Culture • Jan 09, 2016 Phil Kirkham on Puzzles, Accidental Career Changes, and the Paradox of Testing Phil Kirkham on puzzles, accidental career changes, and the paradox of testing.
Personal Optimization • Jan 08, 2016 A Few New Year’s Resolutions I seek out career advice and coaching best practices in my professional life. This year, I'm apply what I've learned to my personal life as well.
C & C++ • Jan 07, 2016 Rekindling an Old Flame with C++11 C++ still doesn't compare to the newer languages out there, but it doesn't look like the language I broke up with in 2002.
Culture • Jan 06, 2016 What the Heck Is an “Atomic Object”? Atomic Object has an interesting name, but not everyone knows that its rooted in two key computer science concepts.
Developer Tools • Jan 05, 2016 Simulating Poor Network Connectivity on Mac OSX Loading resources from multiple sources? Here's how to slow them down individually in order to test how your app will behave.
Web Apps • Jan 04, 2016 Precision Decimal Math in JavaScript with decimal.js Using floating-point math in JavaScript introduces errors, which is why you should use a decimal library for precision calculation.
Growing as Makers • Jan 02, 2016 Beyond Fun: The Potential of Playing Games A Review of "Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World" by Jane McGonigal
Web Apps • Dec 29, 2015 Plato: A JavaScript Static Analysis Report Generator Playing around with Plato, a JavaScript static analysis and source code complexity tool.
Development Practices • Dec 28, 2015 Git Confident – Git Best Practices for Joining an Existing Project By learning to overcommit and branch out in Git, I've been able to contribute changes more confidently without worrying about making mistakes.
Culture • Dec 27, 2015 Jeanette Head on Empathy, Being Ignored, and the Do-it-Yourself Future of Development Jeanette Head on empathy, being ignored as a woman, and the do-it-yourself future of software development.
