The "Test Pyramid" is a metaphor that tells us to group software tests into buckets of different granularity. It also gives an idea of how many tests we should have in each of these groups. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

Mark Seidenberg is not the first researcher to reach the stunning conclusion that only a third of the nation's schoolchildren read at grade level. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

Usage of containers in software applications is on the rise, and with their increasing usage in production comes a need for robust testing and validation. Containers provide great testing environments, but actually validating the structure of the containers themselves can be tricky. via Pocket #docker #containers #testing #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

By the time you've finished your next cup of coffee, you'll forget nearly half of what you just learned. What makes it so hard to retain the knowledge you’ve just learned? And, how can you work to improve your memory?  via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

“it’s possible for good people, in perversely designed systems, to casually perpetrate acts of great harm on strangers, sometimes without ever realising it.” — Ben Goldacre, Bad Pharma, p. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

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We learned about structs in the last section which let us capture a number of values related around a concept. At some point you may wish to use structs to manage state, exposing methods to let users change the state in a way that you can control. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

Gitflow Workflow is a Git workflow design that was first published and made popular by Vincent Driessen at nvie. The Gitflow Workflow defines a strict branching model designed around the project release. This provides a robust framework for managing larger projects. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

This article was originally posted during the first week of 43 Folders' existence, and, pound for pound, it remains our most popular page on the site. Please be sure to also visit related pages, browse our GTD topic area, plus, of course you can search on GTD across our family of sites. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

About twenty years ago Jobs and Wozniak, the founders of Apple, came up with the very strange idea of selling information processing machines for use in the home. The business took off, and its founders made a lot of money and received the credit they deserved for being daring visionaries. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

There is a multitude of definitions of a learning organization as well as their typologies. Peter Senge stated in an interview that a learning organization is a group of people working together collectively to enhance their capacities to create results they really care about. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

I'll be honest - this guide is primarily a reference for future me. Unit testing is something I want to improve on, and I find myself searching for the same things over and over. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

At the end of this post is an audacious idea about the present and future of software development. In the middle are points about mental models: how important and how difficult they are. But first, a story of the origins of Opera. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

Like millions of others, we got an Amazon Echo for Christmas. Well, it’s an Echo Dot, and it wasn’t exactly a surprise because I bought it for my husband, but I get to play with it too, and of course I wanted to write a custom skill. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

We all want to get a lot of meaningful work done. It’s natural. Nobody goes to work and says, “Today, I don’t want to make any progress at all. I want to get as little work done as possible. I will work, but I’ll try to achieve absolutely nothing.” via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

At the halfway point of my internship at Yelp, I took it upon myself to summarize and condense pages of observational notes that I had written over the past 2 months, into a single page titled key learnings. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

AWS makes routing simple by abstracting the complex configuration required when configuring hardware routers, and only requiring users of the platform to manage simple routing tables with a few fields. AWS’ underlying infrastructure handles the rest. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

This webinar will show you how to leverage Vault to quickly and securely generate PKI (x509) and SSH certificates. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #hashicorp #principles #Unread #pub

I’ve been programming in Object Oriented languages for decades. The first OO language I used was C++ and then Smalltalk and finally .NET and Java. I was gung-ho to leverage the benefits of Inheritance, Encapsulation, and Polymorphism. The Three Pillars of the Paradigm. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #programming #Unread #pub

Python offers a unique set of tools and language features that help make your code more elegant, readable, and intuitive. By selecting the right tool for the right problem, your code will be easier to maintain. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #programming #python #Unread #pub

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a scheduled international passenger flight on January 31, 2000 from Lic. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

Alright, I saw Infinity War and it was awesome. It was shocking, ridiculous and made me cry. Relax, there are some spoilers but there is a warning. I am going to steal some of the Avengers for my examples of python data structures, though. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

In my two previous articles in this series, we started using Git and learned how to clone, modify, add, and delete Git files. In this third installment, we'll explore Git branching and why and how it is used. Picture this tree as a Git repository. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub

Writing secure code is hard. When you learn a language, a module or a framework, you learn how it supposed to be used. When thinking about security, you need to think about how it can be misused. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #python #security #Unread #pub

Several years ago, I was asked: “How have you become a software architect?”. We talked about necessary skills, experience and the amount of time and dedication it took to build up knowledge. via Pocket #IFTTT #Pocket #Unread #pub