# heuristic — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover heuristic. Page: Feed: --- ## [Hands, heads and hearts: from coding to caring](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/hands-heads-and-hearts-from-coding-to-caring) _2026-08-12 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ can tokens replace hands, heads or hearts? ## [New two-stage diffing algorithm and other animation heuristics improvements in 0.0.45](https://code.movie/iffing-algorithm-and-other-animation-heuristics-improvements-in-0.0.45.html) _2026-08-10 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ Code.Movie 0.0.45 introduces a two-stage diffing algorithm, smaller heuristics tweaks for CSS and Elixir, and fixes a number of documentation issues. ## [The ambiguity of requirements: features, questions, understanding](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/the-ambiguity-of-requirements) _2026-07-26 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ what can a simple calculator teach you about business? ## [Take manual control of animations in 0.0.44](https://code.movie/trol-of-animations-in-0.0.44.html) _2026-07-04 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ Code.Movie 0.0.44 enables you to take manual control of your animation where your need it. A few other new features are also along for the ride. ## [How do I know my testers are doing a good job?](https://smallsheds.garden/blog/2026/how-do-i-know-my-testers-are-doing-a-good-job/) _2026-06-30 · Joep Schuurkes · Joep Schuurkes_ If you're a manager who has testers reporting to you (or if you are a manager who has a manager who etc.), at some point you're going to ask the question: "How do I know they are doing a good job?" Answering that question may come with a few significant challenges attached. There's a good chance you do not have a background in software testing yourself. You probably have a tool that can produce… ## [The ambiguity of communication](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/the-ambiguity-of-communication) _2026-06-29 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ why telling is not enough and what are other important levels? ## [Thinking in threes about software testing](https://smallsheds.garden/blog/2026/thinking-in-threes-about-software-testing/) _2026-05-30 · Joep Schuurkes · Joep Schuurkes_ In the episode "Thinking magically with Ramsey Dukes" of the "What magic is this?"-podcast, Ramsey Dukes (pen name of Lionel Snell) says some interesting things about thinking in twos as opposed to thinking in threes. (The quotes are from a section starting at 01:03:47 and ending at 01:08:02. Transcription mine.) Thinking in twos and threes from the perspective of Magic Thinking in twos, dualistic… ## [The ambiguity of implementation details: mocking, interactions and abstractions](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/the-ambiguity-of-implementation-details) _2026-04-28 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ Even if you don't use mocks, why do you use mocking? ## [Entry and exit transformations and smaller bundles in 0.0.43](https://code.movie/transformations-and-smaller-bundles-in-0.0.43.html) _2026-04-28 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ Code.Movie 0.0.43 adds support for entry and exit transformations without any breaking changes. The core module also became significantly smaller. ## [Markdown support in 0.0.42](https://code.movie/port-in-0.0.42.html) _2026-04-09 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ Code.Movie 0.0.42 adds support for CommonMark without any breaking changes. GitHub Flavored Markdown and any other common extensions are not supported ... yet! ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ogDdq1PYpMBY) _2026-04-08 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [On the acceptance of GenAI](https://smallsheds.garden/blog/2026/on-the-acceptance-of-genai/) _2026-04-04 · Joep Schuurkes · Joep Schuurkes_ By using GenAI: I accept the models were trained on stolen data. I accept that the data was labeled by exploited workers. I accept the environmental costs of the data centers running these models. I accept that I am outsourcing some of my skills to a company. I accept these companies don't have a viable business model. I accept that I am granting more power to big tech and their vision for the… ## [Python support in 0.0.41](https://code.movie/in-0.0.41.html) _2026-03-31 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ Code.Movie 0.0.41 adds support for Python with no other notable changes, breaking or otherwise. ## [The ambiguity of easy: what does it mean?](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/the-ambiguity-of-easy) _2026-03-28 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ When discussing quality attributes - who's asking? ## [.env support, improved CSS support, improvements to heuristics, website and playground in 0.0.40](https://code.movie/-heuristics-website-and-playground-in-0.0.40.html) _2026-03-24 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ Code.Movie 0.0.40 ships .env syntax support, improvements to heuristics as well as several bugfixes. Website and playground also received some updates. ## [Building a Pipeline for Agentic Malware Analysis](https://synthesis.to/2026/03/18/agentic_malware_analysis.html) _2026-03-18 · Tim Blazytko · Tim Blazytko’s Blog_ Building agentic malware-analysis workflows that combine strong initial triage with deeper automated recovery of malware structure and behavior. ## [Keep it visible, smartass](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/keep-it-visible-smartass) _2026-03-14 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ Why communication always fails, except by accident? ## [It's clearly a bug, but what is the bug exactly?](https://smallsheds.garden/blog/2026/its-clearly-a-bug-but-what-is-the-bug-exactly/) _2026-03-07 · Joep Schuurkes · Joep Schuurkes_ A couple weeks ago I was updating some of our Playwright tests, when Playwright decided to mess with the execution order of the tests. The tests in question are a group of tests that cover a whole process from start to end. So we run them in serial mode , "to ensure they will always run together and in order" . And yet, they were not running in order. While that's obviously a bug, it wasn't clear… ## [The ambiguity of arrows](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/the-ambiguity-of-arrows) _2026-02-27 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ To transform or to interact? ## [Reflections after writing a release advice](https://smallsheds.garden/blog/2026/reflections-after-writing-a-release-advice/) _2026-02-07 · Joep Schuurkes · Joep Schuurkes_ Recently I had to write a release advice. My first thought was: "I have close to two decades of experience in testing. I got this!" My second thought was: "I haven't written a release advice in over ten years, how do I do this again?" Luckily the first thought reflected reality a lot better than the second one. And after reviews by my team members, my project lead, and our manager, I'm proud of… ## [Many small bugfixes and improvements in 0.0.39](https://code.movie/ixes-and-improvements-in-0.0.39.html) _2026-02-04 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ Code.Movie 0.0.39 ships several small improvements and bugfixes without any breaking changes. ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gmEBjJG6cls5) _2026-02-03 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [LLMs, 3D printers and amplifiers](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/llms-3d-printers-amplifiers) _2026-01-31 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ What LLMs, 3D printers and amplifiers have in common? ## [COCOA: from Ports & Adapters to concepts, capabilities and providers](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/cocoa-from-ports-and-adapters-to-concepts-capabilities-providers) _2026-01-19 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ Why changing the metaphor behind application architecture might be beneficial? ## [Three basic truths about planning](https://smallsheds.garden/blog/2026/three-basic-truths-about-planning/) _2026-01-17 · Joep Schuurkes · Joep Schuurkes_ A plan is a not-unrealistic scenario for the future A plan is a valid option to get from here to there, from where we are now to where we want to be. The plan might be difficult and challenging. We night not know all the steps. It might have a small chance of success. But it is not unrealistic. The purpose of a plan is to change the plan Plans are made at the start of things. Once we get going, we… ## [Website Update: Migrated from Parcel to Vite](https://code.movie/moving-from-parcel-to-vite.html) _2026-01-08 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ Code.Movie's project website just got a new frontend module bundler! The following is a short summary of how the migration went. ## [Consumer-expected, need-driven behavior development](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/consumer-expected-need-driven-behavior-development) _2026-01-07 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ What can we learn from Toyota Production System? ## [The invisible role-switching problem and Need-Driven Design](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/the-invisible-role-switching-problem-and-need-driven-design) _2026-01-06 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ What is really challenging in software design? ## [Not continuous everything!](https://smallsheds.garden/blog/2025/not-continuous-everything/) _2025-12-20 · Joep Schuurkes · Joep Schuurkes_ In Chapter 18 of "Taking Testing Seriously" (I skipped ahead, sue me), Keith Klain says: So much today is about "continuous everything" - continuous deployment, continuous integration - and speed. The pace at which people are doing things is really, really disruptive to thinking deeply about problems. Then the goal gets displaced from getting good products and services to customers quickly, and… ## [The Role - Aggressive Master](https://www.wavlake.com/album/cf2d1559-8c0a-45a1-9320-4e40b752e652) _2025-12-17 · Heuristic · The Role_ [Listen](https://op3.dev/e,pg=c2eb19e0-4d48-5199-9839-41ce68b66aec/https://d12wklypp119aj.cloudfront.net/track/d009f422-5737-4eb6-9594-3de06f847d55.mp3) ## [Bounded contexts: from compile-time hierarchies to runtime composition](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/bounded-contexts-from-compile-time-hierarchies-to-runtime-composition) _2025-12-09 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ How to design composable models? ## [Testing types - beyond definitions](https://smallsheds.garden/blog/2025/testing-types-beyond-definitions/) _2025-12-08 · Joep Schuurkes · Joep Schuurkes_ Testing types in software testing are a mess. It's not just "regression testing" that can mean more things than there are people in the room. It's true for basically all of them. Just last week a teammate said "We should also do integration testing." So I asked "What do you mean by integration testing?" . And the reply was: "Testing the frontend and backend together using Playwright." Which made… ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/UBF9FeIkRdMd) _2025-12-08 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [Boundaries, modularity and a diaper effect](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/boundaries-modularity-and-a-diaper-effect) _2025-12-03 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ What is a diaper effect when it comes to software design? ## [TDD: specify, satisfy, simplify](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/tdd-specify-satisfy-simplify) _2025-11-30 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ Why is it easy to miss the point of TDD? ## [Expanded Markdown Support with new plugins and playground features](https://code.movie/wn-support-with-new-plugins-and-playground-features.html) _2025-11-24 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ A new plugin collection and fresh playground features expand Code.Movie's markdown support significantly. The rest of the ecosystem also got several minor updates. ## [We do not all have the same job](https://smallsheds.garden/blog/2025/we-do-not-all-have-the-same-job/) _2025-11-15 · Joep Schuurkes · Joep Schuurkes_ At the first conference I ever attended - or I think it was the first, in any case it was Let's Test in 2012 -, I asked someone "So what kind of applications do you test?" And the reply was: "One of the onboard computers of a Saab fighter plane." While at that time I was the test lead for an enterprise service bus. We do not all have the same job. In a recent episode of the Quality Remarks podcast… ## [Static Syntax Highlighting and CSS improvements in 0.0.37](https://code.movie/ighlighting-and-css-improvements-in-0.0.37.html) _2025-11-11 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ Code.Movie 0.0.37 now supports static syntax highlighting to supplement the existing animation features. Some CSS improvements are also along for the ride. ## [Customizable ECMAScript globals and many minor improvements in 0.0.36](https://code.movie/mascript-globals-and-many-minor-improvements-in-0.0.36.html) _2025-11-05 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ Code.Movie 0.0.36 adds support customizable ECMAScript globals and comes with many minor improvements and bug fixes. ## [The five areas of Agile](https://smallsheds.garden/blog/2025/the-five-areas-of-agile/) _2025-11-01 · Joep Schuurkes · Joep Schuurkes_ In a previous post I claimed that any set of principles (or methodology for that matter) for good software development should cover these five areas: collaboration software engineering work management product reflect & experiment I mentioned these five again in my post "What is a scrum master?" , but that's all I've said about them. That changes with this post. I will provide a brief description… ## [The ambiguity of naming](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/the-ambiguity-of-naming) _2025-10-27 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ Why naming is hard, and can even be dangerous? ## [Code, knowledge and "AI"](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/code-knowledge-and-ai) _2025-10-20 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ What is the relationship between "AI" and waste? ## [Website and playground overhaul](https://code.movie/yground-overhaul.html) _2025-10-19 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ The playground and the website got a huge overhaul with design changes as well as UX and performance improvements. ## [The Inverse Matrix problem](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/the-inverse-matrix-problem) _2025-10-06 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ Are we trapped in Inversed Matrix? ## [Claude & Hubspot MCP](https://nickwallen.co/2025/10/01/claude-ai-and-hubspot-mcp/) _2025-09-30 · NickWAllen · Nick Allen_ Got unanswered questions do about your customers? Anthropic's new Claude + HubSpot MCP integration is like the Rosetta Stone 🪨 for your CRM. ## [𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲](https://nickwallen.co/2025/10/01/%f0%9d%97%a7%f0%9d%97%b5%f0%9d%97%b2-%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%bb%f0%9d%97%b3%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%bb%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%98%81%f0%9d%97%b2-%f0%9d%97%9a%f0%9d%97%ae%f0%9d%97%ba%f0%9d%97%b2/) _2025-09-30 · NickWAllen · Nick Allen_ Elite distance runners don't focus on beating the pack. They focus on lifting their base pace every single day. 1% faster baseline compounds over months. Sprinting to impress competitors burns you out by Tuesday. ## [XML support in 0.0.35](https://code.movie/0.0.35.html) _2025-09-03 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ Code.Movie 0.0.35 adds support for XML and fixes a minor bug related to line decorations. ## [TOML support in 0.0.34](https://code.movie/-0.0.34.html) _2025-08-25 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ Code.Movie 0.0.34 adds support for TOML and tweaks animation heuristics for Rust. ## [The ambiguity of architecture decision records](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/the-ambiguity-of-architecture-decision-records) _2025-08-22 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ Is a "decision recording" what we are really looking for? ## [YAML support in 0.0.33](https://code.movie/-0.0.33.html) _2025-08-19 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ Code.Movie 0.0.33 adds YAML support, better checks for invalid decorations, as well as a few minor improvements to CSS and ECMAScript. ## [Playground updates: embed codes and showcase links](https://code.movie/tes-embed-codes-and-showcase-links.html) _2025-08-12 · peter@peterkroener.de (Peter Kröner) · Code.Movie | Blog_ You can now hotlink directly to animations built with the playground and embed them into other web pages ## [The knowledge gravity problem](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/the-knowledge-gravity-problem) _2025-08-07 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ Is there a force driving our systems towards complexity? ## [The ambiguity, the curse and the fallacy of domain model](https://talesfrom.dev/blog/the-ambiguity-the-curse-and-the-fallacy-of-domain-model) _2025-08-04 · Damian Płaza · Tales from Dev_ Is it possible to "apply" Entity Component System (ECS) thinking to System Design?