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Confidence over Coverage

Testing

Enforcing code coverage thresholds doesn't improve quality, it just leads to brittle tests that nobody trusts. If you want to get rid of slow manual testing before a release, stop enforcing coverage, and focus on building confidence.

  • Test Automation
  • Code Coverage
  • Software Quality
  • Developer Experience

Updates

Notes

My last update on this blog was almost 8 years ago, and when I wanted to write something a few months ago, I couldn't get the site to build. It wasn't that hard to get it working again, but it felt like a sign that I should do some updates.

  • Astro
  • Deno
  • Migration
  • AWS
  • CloudFormation
  • Yak Shaving

HTTPS Static Site Hosting in S3

Infrastructure

In my last post I mentioned that I wanted to move my site to HTTPS. I initially intended to write about my experience doing so, but instead, I feel like a more general “HOW TO” style would be more useful for people.

  • AWS
  • S3
  • Static Site
  • HTTPS
  • CloudFormation
  • SSL
  • TLS

Setting Goals

Notes

It's 2017 and while I'm taking a few weeks off from work, I've decided to write down my current goals. Will putting them on the internet help to motivate me?

The Path to Jekyll

Notes

When I decided to start a blog, I started looking for a blogging framework. Instead of choosing something like Wordpress or Blogger, I wanted to try something else.

  • Jekyll
  • Static Site
  • Hexo
  • Middleman