Andrew Kew

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Discover the secrets of migrating Spring Boot apps to Native with Daniel Garnier-Moiroux in this session from Devoxx UK. Learn practical recipes, improve your workflows and measure the enhancements brought by Spring Native. View talk @ devoxx.co.uk/talk?id=4403

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🚀 Take a read at our latest Clojure-in blog! JUXT (juxt.pro) CEO Jon Pither met with Whimsical engineers Jānis Peisenieks and Nate Hunzaker to explore the intricacies of #ClojureScript and discover its cutting-edge applications: https://lnkd.in/ghkQpGuu #Clojure #WebDevelopment #TechInnovation #TechBlog

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Interested in software architecture? Check out this session by Simon Brown on 'C4 models as code'. Learn about the open-source Structurizr DSL, a new way to create software architecture diagrams. View talk @ devoxx.co.uk/talk?id=48151

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In this blog we give a useful hint to make java class FileUpload work properly in OpenAPI/Swagger UI when testing cloud microservice for the document upload functionality. https://lnkd.in/eUshGCwp

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ICYMI: Our very own, Tom Wheeler spoke at the Explore DDD Conference back in March, and his talk is now available to watch online! Check out the full video where he discusses how Temporal can help developers build more reliable and scalable applications. Watch here 👉 https://lnkd.in/g7ypmmva

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Stripe, GitHub, and Microsoft Graph API are examples of companies doing API versioning right. Here's an overview of what to consider to retain happy API customers from version to version.

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Interesting perspectives on moving from #GraphQL to #OpenAPI, with a bit of #TypeSpec along the way. Well worth a read if you are thinking about API styles and description languages that work best for you. https://lnkd.in/e-ygkRhk OpenAPI Initiative

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SSW Testing Series Recap SSW's Luke Cook and Pier Sinclair discuss key insights from their recent testing series: Testing Fundamentals: 50% of devs are unfamiliar with the testing pyramid Most devs excel at unit and integration tests, but struggle with higher-level testing SSW Testing Practices: Mixed quality of acceptance criteria in PBIs Devs perform extensive ad-hoc and automated testing Test Automation: xUnit, nUnit popular for backend; Jest, Karma, Jasmine for frontend Respawn and test containers gaining traction Human Testing: Getting PO sign-off improves PBI quality 50% of devs found incorrect acceptance criteria in the last week Testing Methods: PR reviews are most common (50%), followed by local branch testing and over-the-shoulder checks (25% each) Ephemeral environments used by 30% of devs (disputed) Key takeaways: Risk should be the primary factor in determining testing approach Over-the-shoulder reviews provide valuable context Testing often first cut when resources are tight, but crucial for high-risk projects https://lnkd.in/gyPPeT7i #SoftwareTesting #QualityAssurance #DevPractices

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Our users asked, we delivered. 🚢 🗂 Structured Generation Type /structured generation to get output in structured JSON format.  👧🏻 New Models • Claude 3.5 Sonnet from Anthropic • Gemma 2 9B form Google Try them out and post your apps in the comments! (see also what Robert Chandler did with Claude 3.5 in a few minutes) 👁️‍🗨️ Follow Sub-Prompt Generation (see video) Click a running prompt to see how it generates, then return to the parent prompt. Check the Runs logs for more details.

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A gradual increase in the number of developers who have had their first contributions (commits) accepted into open source projects on GitHub is demonstrated in our recent report, reflecting the growing population of collaborative developers and engineers in the UK. Maintainers of open source projects and those who are actively contributing to open source projects sit at 33.3k in 2024 Q1. OpenUK analyses this community quarterly and has a body of data about the UK contribution and collaborating population for the UK that no other country in the world has. We will produce a detailed update on this in our skills report in November, reflecting on the changes over 12 months. Thanks to GitHub and Runa Capital for partnering on this. Read the current report for more insights into our 3 asks in The Open Manifesto, 3 asks of the new government: - skills development in open source software - enabling the public sector to do open source better - AI openness Read the report: https://lnkd.in/ewjeDY3j #opensourcesoftware #opensource #theopenmanifesto #openuk

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🌟Did you know 𝗞𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗻 is one of the supported languages in Gherkin? And we support the Klingon Gherkin keywords in AIO Tests too! 🚀🚀 🗣️💬 Our latest article talks about the basics of BDD, Gherkin and how AIO Tests supports writing Gherkin tests with an intuitive user interface and reusable steps. 🔍 Curious to learn more? Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dk-wf5ZG

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Bad Comments ❌ Too many comments are almost worse than no comments. They inflate the code and typically overwhelm the person working on it. Some examples of what a bad comment is... Nonlocal Info - Commenting about a bit of code that the comment is not near. Commented out code - This often remains in the software for no real reason and nobody dares to delete it because somebody at some point thought it might be needed. It bloats the code and is 'probably' never going to be used. Redundant or Misleading Comments - Usually done with a good intention at the time but the control might have changed over time and the comment is no longer serving its original purpose. . .delete them. There are many more to be honest, but these are some of the most common. I have added a link below in comments to a video showing some of the actual comments on the Simpsons Hit and Run game for the PlayStation - Hilarious this even went on at that level 😂 😂 if you can spare 2 minutes watch it.

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We were excited and intrigued by the TableFlow announcement by Confluent at the recent Kafka Summit London. It's great to see the Streaming Datalake concept getting the traction it deserves! In this latest blog post we highlight some of the considerations that come with the convergence of operational and analytical data systems and how the Streambased and TableFlow approaches differ, including: ⚙ Should you move/transform data for analytical purposes? ⏳ What (if any) latency is acceptable between operational and analytical systems? 📊 How should we surface operational data for analytical purposes? Please enjoy and, as always, join the discussion! https://lnkd.in/eMbgKn-f

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This week we revisit the Jan 2022 article on What Influences Application Development Costs - 42 Interactive https://bit.ly/3nDdNhQ The primary factors influencing the cost of developing an application. Key elements include project complexity, platform type and quantity, backend infrastructure and APIs, security requirements, and quality assurance. Each factor affects the overall budget, with the complexity and functionality being the most significant cost drivers. Native apps for multiple platforms are generally more expensive than cross-platform solutions. Proper planning and understanding these variables can help manage costs effectively. #AppDevelopment #CostFactors #ProjectComplexity #PlatformChoice #BackendInfrastructure #AppSecurity #QualityAssurance

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