angular Use Jest instead of Karma and Jasmine for your Angular project Improve Angular test performance with Jest instead of Karma
hexagonal architecture Essence of Hexagonal Architecture Hexagonal Architecture boils down to one simple idea. Everything else about it is a side effect.
gitlab Migrating your Microservices to a Monorepository with Gitlab CI Recently, I've discussed the benefits of putting microservices for a single application in a common repository. Let's now talk about how to deal with CI/CD. I'll focus on Gitlab,
git Put your Microservices in a Monorepo Microservices are about independence to avoid coupling as much as possible. Therefore it makes sense to keep code in separate repositories. Martin Fowler refers to the microservices architectural style as
extreme programming Pair Programming I wish pair-programming were more common when I started working as a developer. It is a real experience and confidence booster. Some may say it's costly, but it removes hidden costs in the process.
clean code The Day Refactoring Got Banned Working on a legacy project for several years and after having trouble maintaining the code base, we've attempted to make the code base cleaner and more maintainable. We horribly failed. Here is why.
agile Functionalities and Tools I've recently been asked to give the architecture for the second release of a project. I do not know what will be in this second release as the content of
planning Why Estimate ? This conversation perfectly captures estimation dystopia. Money, money, money Estimates are a common habit in the IT industry. Estimates are usually needed for financial reasons: Will the project get the
architecture Architecture Decision Records Recently, I've begun to work on a green-field project. Everything has to be done from scratch. Technical decisions needed to be made in order for the project to be launched.
agile What the Customer Wanted How is possible to be Agile when the Product Owner explains the client's requirements to the business analyst, which in turn explains it to the developer? Oh, and as is
architecture The Myth of the Architect Who Doesn't Code When I started software development, I was amazed by software architects. I really was. Back then, I was taught that management was the best possible evolution career-wise. Since I didn't
management Hiring a consultant in a big French company A month ago, after having a project budget approval, my team started hiring consultants to help us deliver software. We needed positions in UX, UI, QA, PHP and Java development.
git Rebase or merge ? Every git user should be familiar with git merge and git rebase. Probably the most known command is git merge since it's the easiest to understand. I personally think that
management Managing in a Scrum team ? I recently went to Agile Lyon where this year's theme was about management. I'm not a manager myself since I'm a developer; well more of a lead developer and my
architecture Replace all the devs! I've recently been asked to prepare a BPM[1] architecture. I was vaguely aware of BPMN[2], but never came across a BPM before. I've had colleagues tell me that
agile Estimates Estimates are often required in order for a project to request funding. Investors want to know what you will be building, how long it will take and most importantly how
testing Levels of tests Tests come in a variety of formats. I've seen all kinds of tests and in varying numbers. Here are the main types I've encountered, from largest to more restricted. Of
software crafting Emergent design Some Agile context As Agile replaced waterfall methodology, project management was completely changed. Much of the old habits in which we delved were upset. Agile methodologies brought about new methods
freelance Creating a logo So I decided to create a logo for my freelancing company. Finding a name Having a company name is actually fun when you're a freelance. I could have chosen a
career Bulshit job with fantastic technology As a freelance software developer, I have a certain privilege compared to being employed by a service company, that is I can choose to stop a contract. In my previous
blogging About writing blog posts I've been blogging for several years now. I'm not a perfect blogger. After several years of practice and conversations the subject I'd like to share my experience. Time For bloggers,
tdd Detroit school TDD At the Lyon Coding Dojo Meetup, we did the Island Kata. Mob Programming As is usual now and since we are few enough, we used mob programming to work together.
software crafting Good Architecture Good architecture should be maleable. Architecture should not be a technical debt.
ansible Ansible Group Variables Ansible can get tricky when it comes to accessing variables from another group. There must be a better way than hostvars[groups['webservers'][0]]['url'] surely.
hexagonal architecture Hexagonal architecture on Java9 This article is a follow-up of Hexagonal Architecture with Gradle in which I gave an example of a what a hexagonal architecture would look like with Gradle and Java8. We'll
