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2014-10-30

When do your chickens show up?

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One thing with Scrum that I never really saw happen was chickens showing up for the daily stand-up and get a feel for where the team was hea...
2014-10-23

When generic exceptions are useful

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So this is not about catching the base exception but something kind of like using tuples ; having an exception template using generics .
2014-10-16

What's on tap? And stay hydrated!

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Recently when I was experimenting with Spark and Scala I encountered two patterns that I liked; Tap and Hydrate. So I decided to add them ...
2014-10-09

Who writes acceptance criteria?

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In the past I've seen two different approaches to user story acceptance criteria writing. My current team introduced a new variant I lik...
2014-10-02

Going swimming with kids in the US

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Several years ago Eminem was interviewed by a Swedish journalist for a TV show targeting teens in Sweden. Eminem accidentally said fuck . Im...
2014-09-25

Testing with fakes or stubs? That is the question!

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I like testing with stubs. But once in a while I encounter people that rather use fakes. And that is a pattern I try to avoid.
2014-09-18

Spies and Stubs

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I was reading this article which is a response to an email from a person liking mocks but disliking spies. Before starting to read I was co...
2014-09-11

What is your test ROI

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When we write code we sometimes get carried away and forget to think about if we are spending our time right. However more common I see peop...
2014-09-04

How long does it take to understand the value of currency?

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In my old blog I had a number of posts that are useful to people relocating in general and US specifically. The other day something happene...
2014-08-28

The perfect cover letter

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Recently a friend of mine applied for a new job. Since he did not know anybody at the company he realized he needed a good cover letter to g...