Lead developer / Manager / Python lover / SQL nerd / AI & ML dabbler
Autobrew
The Testing Pyramid is Dead, here is something better...
March 19, 2024For years the concept of the testing pyramid has reigned supreme: the idea that the number of tests should be inversely proportional to the breath of their scope. In short: lots of unit tests, very few end to end tests. This was first proposed by Mike Cohen in “Succeeding with Agile”, but really popularized by software demigod Martin Fowler. In recent times there has been a shift in thinking here, and one that I have adopted for both front and backend development.
Continue Reading →
How to fix it when your SSL certificate is not appearing in AWS Cloudfront
February 29, 2024Cloudfront is an easy to use CDN for basic use cases, with blazing fast performance in most geographical areas, but this gotcha can be very frustrating. HTTPS is an almost essential requirement these days, as your site will have difficulty being listed on google without this, and you will need a SSL cert to configure HTTPS.
Continue Reading →
React is king, and here are 5 reasons why
February 23, 2024This author has long lamented the madness that is the JS ecosystem, with frameworks rising and dying off endlessly. Any dev who invested time in one of the main frameworks over the years has likely seen that knowledge become irrelevant in an alarmingly short space of time. Recent trends indicate that this is settling down, and that React is becoming the new overlord of all browser frameworks (and perhaps server side rendering too). I, for one, weclome our new insect overlords, and here is why:
Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Blog!
February 22, 2024Welcome to my blog, this will be a home for all my tech discoveries, musings and of course my ‘pet’ projects
Continue Reading →