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Most people who write tests for Gilded Rose are doing it wrong! Let me show you the BEST way to write tests for this kind of legacy code. My video contains a code demo and explanation of why this approach works so well, using @KentBeck 's test desiderata youtu.be/vMww6pV6P7s

@unclebobmartin Bob, I’ve stuck with EMacs for a lot of things. It’s still the easiest editor I’ve found for c and c++. And for editing big text files

Thirty years ago I _lived_ in EMacs. Everything I did, I did in EMacs. I read and wrote email, I posted on UseNet, I perused directories, I edited, compiled, and debugged. I just left EMacs running all the time. It was the only thing on my screen. Then came the IDEs. I was smitten by IntelliJ. (I still am). So I left EMacs for the more sophisticated GUI of IDEs. Now I wonder about that choice. My toe is back in the Emacs waters and I can see some advantages. I can also see some costs. I tread carefully.

@nytimes Wordle 876 3/6* ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 94/99 Luck 66/99 The scores given by WordleBot appear to be entirely random at times. I’m guessing a bunch of us more computationally obsessed players would love to know the inner workings of WordleBot…

🟨🟩 How did you do in Wordle today? 🟨🟩 nyti.ms/3QnKXiI

Hey, @theParkingSpot, Why did you change the app so we can’t call anymore? I’ve been stuck at STL several times with no way to get a shuttle. #CustomerService?

@nytimes Or at least open source the code!!

@nytimes Digits was the best game you had. Please bring it back!!

Tiles is meant to be a relaxing game. It doesn't involve words at all, so you can play it while listening to a podcast or to zone out a bit before bed. nyti.ms/3qkTfiH

@tottinge @AgileMario Is it time to repeat mantra #3, “TDD is not about testing”? Just because the outside does the same thing doesn’t mean the code is something you can live with.

@AgileMario Classical (not only, not even THE motivating) example: "TDD produces high code coverage. I write a lot of UI-based tests after the code is complete, and each test gets a lot of code coverage, therefore my test-after approach IS not only the same as TDD, it's better than TDD."

Do you understand "process value" of doing things one way vs another? As long as you get a similar artifact in the end, is the process totally irrelevant?

@Jcrudess @photoleap_ai Metropolis Part 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper @photoleap_ai

Comment below your favorite 'Dream Theater' song, and tag @photoleap_ai, and watch magic happen in real-time! Give it a try! #Photoleap #DreamTheater #PhotoleapAI #AIArt #JordanRudess

@jamescarr Sounds like fun! We do a lot of sensor and IOT stuff, so closely related to that. Bonus point for writing unit tests. Double secret bonus points for TDD :)

@jamescarr We spend a lot of time improving our process to reduce number of interviews and have internal SLAs for decisons and offers. The market clearly abhors delays! Unrealistic coding and whiteboard interviews are a waste of time. Should definitely match the role.

@tottinge @artiegold Stop it, Tim. Maturity is NOT allowed on the internet.

@artiegold I fond that i can change my mind without losing my identity or joining a group. I can agree with different groups and people about different things and still be true to myself.

What do you do when you start thinking they’re right?

@gtconway3d 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, and 30. How did we live with so few… and 43 in Cleveland when we visited - all the best cartoons!

Random 4:30 am thought: If you’re of a certain age, and you grew up in one place, there’s a sequence of numbers that could be used to identify where that place was. For me, those numbers were, if I recall correctly, 2, 4, 5, 7, 27, 38, and 56, and to a lesser extent, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12. If you are younger than a certain age (the age possibly depending on where you grew up), you will have no idea what I’m talking about. Okay, back to sleep.

@tottinge Doesn’t that make it like c++? :)

I suppose part of the joy of windows is when you actually get it to do something you want, the relief rushes over you and you go home knowing that you've beaten the odds. It's a kind of gambling, maybe? Or a hard video game?

Today I was able to get Windows to install Vim. It is in 3pt font. In Norwegian. It doesn't obey standard +/- font expand/contract. Yay. Refuses to run docker because of wsl versio incompatibility. Refuses to update wsl. Or run it During to slash direction, won't run git hooks.

@jamescarr @the_real_stacie Somehow I see a place with a well stocked bar… count me in!

Talked to a friend today who is leaving engineering management to pursue their dreams of being a restauranteur and it made my heart soarrrrr! I love seeing people pursue their passions. 🥹❤️✨

@tottinge We haven’t had kids in school for a while… I do know NCLB added a ton of testing and strict judgement on the quality of education based on test scores. Schools learned how to game that system, but they did teach to the test during that era by necessity.

What % of public education and corporate education is devoted entirely to memorizing the answers to test questions?

@mfeathers @ruthmalan One of the original 10 class design principles. From the early 90s, right? Open/closed Liskov DIP ISP SRP Acyclic dependencies Reuse/release equivalency SAP SDP and one more…

@ruthmalan Stable Dependencies Principle?

@jamescarr Live together in peace, love, and harmony, and shop software every 30 days. Wasn’t that Crystal Light? I have the book but haven’t opened it for a few years!