qcoding

qcoding, 5 days ago to random

"Recognizing Code that Resists Unit Testing"
Developers writing for Apple platforms often struggle with unit testing. "Here is my code. I don't see how to write a unit test for it." When this happens, the code is trying to raise a red flag about its design. There's something about it that resists testing. In this talk, you'll learn what kinds of dependencies make testing difficult and what to do about them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFk583ZtGd8

qcoding, 9 days ago to random

May 4, 1970. Kent State. Four dead in Ohio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCS-g3HwXdc

qcoding, 12 days ago to random

Remembering Elijah McClain, as the last sentencing goes through. Here are his last words.

I can't breathe. I have my ID right here. My name is Elijah McClain. That's my house. I was just going home. I'm an introvert. I'm just different. That's all. I'm so sorry. I have no gun. I don't do that stuff. I don't do any fighting. Why are you attacking me? I don't even kill flies! I don't eat meat! But I don't judge people, I don't judge people who do eat meat.

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haruki_zaemon, 14 days ago to random

I’m kinda shocked they were still in production. Still sad, though (via @daedalus in The Crux) https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/22/z80_cpu_end_of_sales/

qcoding, 15 days ago to random

This is why I resist upgrading macOS (and why I make a full clone before attempting it). My scripts are broken on Sonoma. Yes, they're enabled in Privacy & Security > Accessibility. Yes, I turned accessibility off & on again. Yes, I rebooted.
Does anyone have a fix before I downgrade?

qcoding, 17 days ago to random

The first book to leap off my shelf and demand to be included in my @swiftcraft talk caught me by surprise… It was published in 1996!

qcoding, 18 days ago to random

I'm working on my talk for @swiftcraft and am thinking of this for my closing slide:
Principles ⇒ Practices ⇒ Tools

qcoding, 26 days ago to random

I hope that this podcast will inspire other iOS developers to grow in their unit testing skills and begin to explore Extreme Programming for their teams. https://qualitycoding.org/podcast-ios-unit-testing-champion/

mikaelacaron, 1 month ago to random

How do you stay productive every day?

It’s wild that I can be super productive one day, and absolutely not the next

What do you do to be more consistent? (This isn’t clickbait, I’m actually wondering how ya do it)

qcoding, 1 month ago to random

🌟 I'm on the Job Hunt! 🌟

Two decades of experience with Objective-C + Swift.
iOS developer: I've worked on apps for Fortune 100 companies.
Author of iOS Unit Testing by Example: I'm a leading expert in iOS unit testing, refactoring, and TDD.
Technical agile coach: I know how to ship value sooner, increase flow, reduce waste, and level up developer skills.
Remote work for 7 years: I know how to have closer collaboration remotely than most teams have in-office.

Please boost for reach.

qcoding, 1 month ago to random

Using Copilot from inside a JetBrains IDE (PyCharm) to write characterization tests. It's doing a great job!

qcoding, 1 month ago to random

A timely message from a friend.
With the internet freaking out about Easter and Transgender Day of Visibility falling on March 31, 2024, what if… Jesus is using this to highlight this marginalized people group, to see them through His eyes of Love, that we might see the Image of God in this people group the Church has rejected.
https://www.tiktok.com/@joelhickenbottom/video/7352774038571273518

qcoding, 1 month ago to random

Replacing my AirTag batteries didn't work. I learned that Apple placed the contact near the edge of the disc. Also, Duracell added a child safety feature "bittering agent" near the edge of the disc. The agent prevents the AirTag from connecting.

Solution: sandpaper

qcoding, 1 month ago to random

Agility isn’t dead, it just smells funny.

(hat tip: Frank Zappa)

qcoding, 2 months ago to random

Just did a personal coaching session with an iOS dev:

• Discussed how to reduce conditionals in their view model with Strategy pattern
• Changed test from using oddly exposed property to testing behavior
• Extracted test helper to improve readability
• Xcode's automated refactoring is weak, but is still better than doing things by hand
• Simplified test code and removed clutter (code that had no effect)

I learned from them:

• Xcode has Editor > Structure > Format to Multiple Lines (^M)

qcoding, 2 months ago to SwiftUI

I'm taking a small break from live coding, so there will be no stream this Sunday.
But do return on Sunday, March 10. We'll start writing a game using #SwiftUI! What does test-driven development (#TDD) look like in a SwiftUI world?
The chat is lively: you can ask questions and help answer mine. Follow me on Twitch for the go-live notification. https://www.twitch.tv/qcoding

qcoding, 2 months ago to random

WTF is an async standup

qcoding, 3 months ago to random

It's amazing how few Git commands you need to do Trunk Based Development.

qcoding, 3 months ago to random

#Refactoring tip:
See code that looks similar?
First, make them identical.

qcoding, 3 months ago to random

Welp, I finally got around to making a dedicated page for my boo with its own domain. Better late than never, right? Check it out: https://iosunittestingbyexample.com/

qcoding, 3 months ago to random

If something is hard to TDD, what does it say about the design? A bad example from Apple leads us to explore design sense, SRP, and Clean Architecture. https://qualitycoding.org/design-sense/

qcoding, 3 months ago to random

TL;DR organizational structure is a better indicator of defects than code metrics https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=5c034f72ae0847553366485a7b33e2372e9432a2

qcoding, 3 months ago to random

We made a lot of progress in yesterday's live coding session. Check it out if you're curious about automating TestFlight deployment without bringing in other dependencies like Fastlane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdWAnemflQw&list=PL-NrXVEjQ-o8N2opeVDjRFNeXp588C35H&index=8

qcoding, 3 months ago to random

The paper indicated the three most significant changes associated with Copilot's rise concerned:

• Burgeoning Churn
• Less Moved Code Implies Less Refactoring, Less Reuse
• More Copy/Pasted Code Implies Future Headaches
  https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2024/01/25/copilot-research.aspx