lo1tuma

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by lo1tuma 3mo ago
I think integration tests, e2e tests or smoke tests still provide value. Even for things that you don’t control directly, but at some point you have control over it. You could simply stop using the flaky external dependency and replace it b
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Don't test what you don't control(echooff.dev)
4 points by lo1tuma 3mo ago|1 comments
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by lo1tuma 4mo ago
Looks like AI slop posted by an AI bot.
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by lo1tuma 4mo ago
Very true. I think the authors area settles more in the webdev area, where you can make releases multiple times per day. > Optimize for what best serves your purpose. If you have high team fluctuation, optimize for readability. If you de
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by lo1tuma 4mo ago
Yep, fast feedback cycles are important.
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by lo1tuma 4mo ago
I agree. Over-engineering is something many projects suffer from. Principles like YAGNI and KISS help, but it is hard to enforce them by tooling. So it remains a discipline of the engineers.
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by lo1tuma 4mo ago
I assume that the author means, when it is easy to change something in the code (i.e. without fear because you have a very good test automation), then it is easy to apply changes like performance optimizations. Things like loop unrolling is
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by lo1tuma 4mo ago
> Users being susceptible to dark patterns doesn't mean that dark patterns are something an engineer should see as acceptable. I think it is not even an engineers job to define the UX/UI. I would rather consult an expert on tha
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by lo1tuma 4mo ago
Yes, there is probably no UX/UI approach that makes 100% of the users happy.
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by lo1tuma 4mo ago
Nope. Not AI, its written by a human https://github.com/screendriver/echooff.dev
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by lo1tuma 4mo ago
Yes, I have registered on HN exactly for the purpose of sharing and responding to one of the articles. For full disclosure the blog author is a former coworker and I read his blog frequently. To some articles I want to respond and I think H
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by lo1tuma 4mo ago
Wait... can you decide for something? Is it now AI Slop or not AI slop because of the soup of bullet points which doesn’t look like AI?
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by lo1tuma 4mo ago
I really like the quote "Blazing fast is not a requirement"... maybe I should print this on a t-shirt.
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Application performance is a product requirement(echooff.dev)
2 points by lo1tuma 4mo ago|1 comments
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by lo1tuma 4mo ago
I mostly agree with the author that optimizing a code base for change should be the number 1 priority, but I think it is different topic than for example application performance. And it is not an either-or ... you can actually do both, the
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Optimize for change not application performance(echooff.dev)
34 points by lo1tuma 4mo ago|36 comments
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by lo1tuma 5mo ago
I agree with the author that precise terminology matters, calling something “unit testing” when it isn’t can definitely blur discussions. That said, I think the underlying issue isn’t Testing Library itself, but the broader reality that tes
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The distinction between Testing Library and unit testing(echooff.dev)
3 points by lo1tuma 5mo ago|1 comments
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by lo1tuma 5mo ago
I’m not sure if I share the authors opinion. When I was hand-writing code I also followed the boy-scout rule and did smaller refactorings along the line.
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by lo1tuma 5mo ago
I’m curious as well. Github is one of the rare products out there that get actual valuable user feedback. So why not just ask the users for specific feedback instead of tracking all of them.
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by lo1tuma 5mo ago
This wouldn’t have happened with Nat Friedman.
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by lo1tuma 5mo ago
Rspack is great, I’m using it since 2 years already for all of my projects. Things I would like to see improved: - programmatic API, especially when it comes about extracting build errors - more modern way of configuration: currently the co
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by lo1tuma 5mo ago
15 years ago I was a big fan of this chaining methods pattern. These days I don’t like it anymore. Especially when it comes to unit-testing and implementing fake objects it becomes quite cumbersome to setup the exact same interface.
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by lo1tuma 5mo ago
Yeah, given there insane pricing I think the expectations can be higher. Although I know it is impossible to provide 100% secure system, but if something like that happens, then the communication should at least be better. Don’t wait until
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by lo1tuma 5mo ago
I actually like Mermaid’s text-based approach a lot and wouldn’t want to replace it with a visual editor. Where I do see room for improvement is the rendering quality. A lot of diagrams end up looking a bit rough, especially with arrow rout