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Fluent DSL for Acceptance Tests: No More Typos, No More Try/Catch
Tests failed for all the wrong reasons—like typos
Dec 23, 2025
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So You Think You’re Doing Hexagonal Architecture?
What goes in each folder?
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What I’d Stop Doing in 2026 (As a Tech Lead)
The habits I’d leave behind in 2025
Dec 29, 2025
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Clean Architecture: The Dependency Rule Isn’t Optional
Why your domain logic keeps breaking (and how to fix it)
Dec 18, 2025
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CEOs Are Blinded by the AI Hype
CEOs think AI will speed up delivery by speeding up coding. But speed of coding is *not* the real bottleneck!
Dec 16, 2025
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TDD: Unit Tests - Backend (user-side API)
Unit tests define *what* are the outcomes of business logic, not *how* it is implemented.
Dec 12, 2025
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Clean Code is useless without Tests
A decade ago, I saw tests as second-class citizens. I focused on elegant architecture and design. Then I realized I was wrong.
Dec 9, 2025
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Programming: No Pain == No Change
Slow QA cycles and bugs feel “normal”—until you see a better way.
Dec 5, 2025
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Modern Hexagonal Architecture: Testing for Backend
How can we test the Backend?
Nov 28, 2025
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ATDD: 90% test automation with AI
“We spent so much time on maintenance when using Selenium, and we spend nearly zero time with maintenance using testRigor.” - Keith Powe, VP of…
Nov 25, 2025
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