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Java Mockito

Mocks, stubs and spies in unit testing based on Mockito

Have you ever heard about mocks, stubs or spies? In this article I will present all of these test doubles and discuss the differences between them.
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Angular Front-end

Angular Signals – a new way of change detection

This article is the first look into the concept of Signals in Angular. It explores Signals API followed by some simple examples to understand why and how we should use Signals in our daily developer's work.
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Angular Front-end

Angular: How to share Components data

This article provides concise methods for sharing component data in Angular. It covers input-output communication, sharing data through services, utilizing the NgRx store, and mentions other options like route parameters, local storage, session storage, and cookies. These techniques empower developers to create efficient and interactive Angular applications.
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Java Tests

Streamlining Test Reporting with Xray: Leveraging Selenium, Java and Jenkins

Automated testing is critical to ensuring quality and efficiency in the fast-paced world of software development. This article delves into the process of reporting test results with Xray, a robust test management solution that interacts smoothly with popular frameworks such as Selenium and Jenkins. The post explains how teams can streamline their test reporting workflow by using Selenium and Java test automation examples, as well as a simplified Jenkins file. Teams may follow test execution, import findings, and obtain important insights for enhanced software quality by employing Xray's complete reporting tools. The combination of Selenium, Java, Jenkins, and Xray enables teams to effectively manage and report test results, resulting in increased productivity and decreased time-to-market.
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JavaScript

How to lock objects in JavaScript

In JavaScript, the concept of locking objects refers to controlling their mutability and ensuring data integrity. By utilizing methods such as Object.preventExtensions, Object.seal, and Object.freeze, developers can set different levels of immutability and restrict property additions or deletions.
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Python

Mastering Performance Testing with Locust: A Practical Guide

This article provides a comprehensive overview of using Locust, a powerful open-source load testing tool. The article covers the basics of setting up Locust, creating and running a load test, and analyzing the results. It also includes a real-world example of testing an e-commerce website. The guide is designed for technical audiences, with Python-based scripting examples provided for each step. By the end of the article, readers will have a solid understanding of how to leverage Locust for their performance testing needs, ensuring their applications can handle real-world loads.
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Microservices

To microservice or not to microservice

Distributed systems have been around for a while. Since like 1970s we’ve been building applications with large scale in mind, and large availability. We went […]
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Agile

Better planning and estimating

There are countless cases where major delays in product development are caused by poor estimation-related decisions. When it comes to both, high-level (long term features) […]
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Mobile Front-end

TypeScript – why you should care

Introduction Building big web applications written in JavaScript is not a simple thing. We don’t have types, interfaces, enums etc. These features could be really […]
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Cloud Java Databases

Heroku: add-ons, logs and monitoring

In a previous article I’ve introduced you to Heroku basics and deployed spring-boot-based application there. In the second part I will show you how to […]
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