Published in Better Programming·PinnedMember-onlyHow to Write Better UI Component Tests With Testing LibraryTests that mimic user behavior help us create better software products — Testing is an important part of software development. Although testing is still sometimes regarded as an afterthought, especially in time-critical projects, methodologies like Test-driven development (TDD) and improved tooling for testing have done a lot in recent years to rectify this. There are great testing frameworks out there for writing…Programming8 min read
Published in ITNEXT·PinnedMember-onlyProgressive Web Apps: do we still need native apps at all?Progressive Web Apps can be a viable solution for you — Progressive Web Apps (PWA) are a hot topic on the web right now. No wonder, they promise a user experience that should not be inferior to native apps for Android and iOS. …Progressive Web App5 min read
Published in Better Programming·PinnedMember-onlyHow To Speed Up Angular Development and Reduce Compilation TimesAngular is a great JavaScript framework for creating applications which can run on many platforms. However, the more your app grows, the longer your compilation times may become. This makes writing code more cumbersome and reduces your developer productivity. …Java Script4 min read
Published in Better Programming·Aug 16Member-onlyNavigating The NAP Stack: NestJS + Angular + PostgreSQLDevelopers love acronyms, so there is finally an acronym everyone can relate to — When it comes to developing for the web, there are a lot of tech stacks out there. You might be familiar with acronyms like LAMP, MEAN, or MERN. On the frontend side, Angular and React are common choices On the backend side, Express.js is the most popular choice On the…Programming4 min read
Published in CodeX·Jun 2Member-onlyHow to merge different authors in GitFixing the past without screwing the Git history — Have you ever worked on the same codebase on different devices? For example using your company laptop as well as your private desktop machine? I have for sure! I’ve always had a dedicated GitHub account for work and my personal one. Obviously, it makes a lot of sense using dedicated…Git3 min read
Published in CodeX·May 26Member-onlyHow to introduce a code formatter without messing up Git historyWe still want to see who and why a line of code was changed after formatting — In all recent JavaScript projects we have used Prettier as an opinionated code formatter. Prettier is in fact opinionated as it only supports few customization options by design. Here is a quote from the documentation which should be the biggest reason to adopt Prettier: By far the biggest reason for…Programming5 min read
Published in Better Programming·May 24Member-onlyHow To Speed Up GitHub Actions by Avoiding Unnecessary WorkSave your GitHub Actions minutes for more than running jobs after updating the Readme — There was a time when you had to use a third-party CI/CD tool like Jenkins or Travis CI if you were using GitHub. Fortunately, the times have changed. GitHub Actions makes it easy to automate software workflow without having to use a third-party CI/CD tool. …Programming5 min read
May 22Member-onlyHow to fix disconnects of Xbox 360 Controller on Windowstl;dr: disabling vibrations — The Xbox 360 Controller is still a good way to enjoy games. I’ve been using mine since I owned a Xbox 360. It works great for PC games as well. …Xbox3 min read
May 17Member-onlyExplaining software engineering concepts to non-engineersSoftware engineering does not need to be a rocket science all the time — No matter which company you work at: chances are that you - a software engineer - work with both technical and less technical people. I’m in the same boat with my current job. …Startup9 min read
Aug 9, 2021Member-onlyMy favorite blog postsRevisiting the past to enable the future — Over the last three years I have published blog posts related to software engineering. Personally, I believe that the best posts are coming from topics you’re invested in. Recently, I dug up some of my favorite blog posts of engineering blogs I’m following. As the response was quite positive (thank…Blog5 min read
