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Listening into the TWiQ episode 136 on clean code and a few interesting thoughts have bubbled up.I wrote about how a good product is one that is used. Which is true to some extent.But to add to tha...
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A good product is one that gets used and cleaned up over time
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A good product is one that gets used and cleaned up over time
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A good product is one that gets used and cleaned up over time
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Its TWIQ TIME!!!
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Definitions of Clean Code
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Its TWIQ TIME!!!
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Learning lots of secrets about clean code with Simon and Demi!
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How would you define a guardrail?
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Recently my team has taken on the arduous task of migrating one of our oldest applciations from weblogic to containers. A task that is proving more difficult then expected. With tickets stuck for s...
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Stop with cleaning code, first make it work!
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Stop with cleaning code, first make it work!
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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How clean is your code?
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How clean is your code?
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Bring your vacuum, feather duster and wipes because it's time for some clean code!Why bother? As Martin Fowler so gracefully puts it:
"Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good p...
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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How would you define a guardrail?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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Sometimes the most effective guardrail isn't the most sophisticated one
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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Sometimes the most effective guardrail isn't the most sophisticated one
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Learn how test coverage is a necessary condition for shipping AI, but not a sufficient condition for trusting it.
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Beyond test coverage: engineering trust in AI-powered systems
Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
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Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
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