Bookmarks tagged “thoughtworks”
33 bookmarks tagged “thoughtworks”
Are Test Coverage Metrics Overrated?
I know a certain developer whose level of anxiety rises to disproportionate levels when his test coverage report returns a less-than-100% coverage. Whenever this happens, he will fiddle with his tests until he achieves the glorious 100% statistic - after which he will have earned
PhoenixServer
Why you should regularly smash your servers with a baseball bat (figuratively)
ImmutableServer
Immutable servers cannot have their configuration changed once deployed, instead they are torn down and replaced with a new server based on an updated (version-controlled) definition.
Event Sourcing
Capture all changes to an application state as a sequence of events.
Inversion of Control Containers and the Dependency Injection pattern
Explaining the Dependency Injection pattern, by contrasting it with Service Locator. The choice between them is less important than the principle of separating configuration from use.
Mocks Aren't Stubs
Explaining the difference between Mock Objects and Stubs (together with other forms of Test Double). Also the difference between classical and mockist styles of unit testing.