Comparing Spock and JUnit
Comparing Spock and JUnit,JUnit is considered the standard framework to test Java applications. I don't think anybody will challenge its position in the short term. In addition JUn...
Unwrapping Decorators, Part 1
Unwrapping Decorators, Part 1, Preface I promised in an earlier post to talk about Python decorators. A note for the smarty-pantses reading this: there is apparently something call...
Finding Null or Empty String Checks in Java
Finding Null or Empty String Checks in Java,I have a lot of code like this: if( null == myString || ''.equals(myString)) doAThing(); Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode The ...
In praise of Vavr’s Option
In praise of Vavr's Option,Null is sometimes considered the billion dollar mistake. One could argue about this forever, but certainly, null has lead to a lot of awful code. Most fu...
Rewriting z from scratch
Rewriting z from scratch,z is a tool that will remember all the directories you are visiting when using your terminal, and then make it possible to jump around those directories qu...
Cache Me Outside: Speed Boosts in Python
Cache Me Outside: Speed Boosts in Python,I just came across a little nugget of wisdom after reading this blog post about making words out of Periodic Table Elements. I highly recom...
Open Source: The itch, the hustle and the merge
Open Source: The itch, the hustle and the merge,DISCLAIMER: Before you begin, be aware that the protagonist of any fictional account that this write-up might contain would be a mal...
Douglas Adams’s Whale
Douglas Adams's Whale, Intro I think it is important to find ways that your background or experience specifically help you to stand out in any given group. If you can pinpoint thos...
Hi, I’m Cody Melthratter
Hi, I'm Cody Melthratter,I have been coding for 5 years. You can find me on GitHub as cmelthratter I live in san jose. I work for Intel I mostly program in these languages: Java. I...
Python unit testing with Mock – Part Two
Python unit testing with Mock - Part Two, How do you write tests? Python has many frameworks for writing tests, but ultimately they come down to collecting functions whose names be...
Python unit testing with Mock – Part One
Python unit testing with Mock - Part One, What is this article? Months ago, I was asked to give a talk to the Puget Sound Python Meetup group. This is the article-rendering of that...
