Is it worth parallelizing your gitlab/github pipeline?
A typical pipeline looks a little like this but waiting is hard and you want to parallelize the job into … Continue reading →
On software efficiency
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Shape your test pyramid with restricted pipelines
The testing pyramid tries to push people into reducing the amount of end to end tests. Reality however paints a … Continue reading →
Feature metrics in software development
Introduction One of the popular software metrics are the DORA metrics. Here is what Google has to say about it: … Continue reading →
Debugging sessions: Core Issue Proximity
This metric gauges how much code a programmer needs to explore to find the troublesome segment, starting from the initial … Continue reading →
Handling factorials using prime factor vectors
Introduction Working with big factorials can be a challenge. For instance if we want to calculate the number of combinations … Continue reading →
Code guidelines won’t fix your problem. Simple process design will.
I was going through the outstanding book “Code craft The practice of writing excellent code” by Pete Goodliffe. It has … Continue reading →
K-anonymization converting data by using k-means clustering
Introduction Sometimes a company/researcher or the government needs to publicly share data. In an age where the GDPR dictates strong … Continue reading →
What is your passion as a programmer? Passion and conflict in programming
Recently I asked myself: what is it that draws me to computers and programming? I’ve had a passion – obsession … Continue reading →
A new technique for testing: distribution testing
I’m not going to tell you to unit test. If you don’t know what unit testing is or why’d you … Continue reading →
The dangers of the solitary developer
For about 15 years straight I’ve been developing software in a team. Most teams did code reviews. A team of … Continue reading →