Jan Van Ryswyck

@janvanryswyck
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Owner @ Principal IT, husband, father of three, geek, XP / TDD disciple, author of Writing Maintainable Unit Test, enjoys running, fan boy of many things but nothing in particular.

RE: https://mastodon.online/@apache_be/116764078568617010

Ik ben een tiental jaar geleden al gestopt met deelnemen aan dergelijke loopevents van Golazo. Dit na een zeer slechte ervaring. Geen enkele menselijkheid te bespeuren bij die organisatie.

Indirect inputs and outputs are essential to understanding the different kinds of test doubles. This concept helps to determine when to use a dummy or stub, and when to use a spy or mock.

You can read more in the following article:
https://principal-it.eu/2020/04/indirect-inputs-and-outputs

#tdd #testdrivendevelopment #unittests #unittesting #softwaredesign

I'm proud to announce that my very first learning hour has been published on the Samman Coaching website. The topic of this new learning hour is the 𝐅𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 pattern. A big thank you to @emilybache for her feedback and also for accepting my contribution.

https://sammancoaching.org/learning_hours/test_design/fixture_object.html

#technicalcoaching #softwaredesign #tdd #testdrivendevelopment

Fixture Object Pattern

Fixture Object pattern

Samman Technical Coaching
“We already know the AMOC plays a critical role in regulating climate and sustaining marine ecosystems, and there is growing evidence that it may be weakening. Growing uncertainty around its future is precisely why long-term, consistent monitoring is more vital than ever.”
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-administration-takes-aim-at-crucial-ocean-monitoring-network/
Trump administration takes aim at crucial ocean monitoring network

The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the past decade

Scientific American

Thank you for having me and both my „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development“ 🤓📚💭 talk and my „Solutions for (Modern?) Software Development“ 🔎🎯💬 unconference teaser, @dddeu 🙏❤️‍🔥!

It was an honor and a real blast to be part of this year's conference program and simultaneously have the awesome ability to meet so many fellow human beings that are part of our software development community 💯.

All the best from Lake Constance,🖖
Alex

#OnModernDev #AlexThuTalk

“Feedback loops require real feedback. AI drives it underground.”

https://productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/feedback-loops-require-real-feedback-ai-drives-it-underground

> The methods we take for granted have load-bearing requirements that have already gone extinct in many organizations.

Feedback loops require real feedback. AI drives it underground.

The methods we take for granted have load-bearing requirements that have already gone extinct in many organizations.

The Product Picnic
The EU has updated its list of water pollutants to include certain PFAS “forever chemicals”, pesticides and pharmaceuticals, while addressing microplastics, antimicrobial-resistance indicators and sensitive groundwater ecosystems for the first time. Three big EU laws are getting updated accordingly, with member states required to transpose the changes by December 2027. European Commission https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/stricter-rules-protecting-water-eu-enter-force-2026-05-11_en
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Stricter rules for protecting water in EU enter into force

The new regulations will make Europe more water-resilient, while boosting its zero-pollution and water-resilience ambitions.

Directorate-General for Environment

But there are strategies that break the in-group bias, and create unexpected coalitions.

To learn more.....you'll have to check back tomorrow!

Because we are now in the COUNTDOWN to preorders for THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SOFTWARE TEAMS opening on June 23!

In celebration, I'm sharing a new piece of evidence every day from the book and how it helps us understand our minds and build more thriving, joyful communities in technology ❤️

Sign up for a preorder reminder here:

https://www.routledge.com/The-Psychology-of-Software-Teams/Hicks/p/book/9781032963389

The Psychology of Software Teams

To build the future, we need new ways of supporting software teams. This book will give you a secret weapon: the psychology that creates resilience for developers, sustainable practices for software teams, and innovation for organizations. You’ll learn from rigorous empirical evidence gathered from top engineering organizations and thousands of developers around the world, revealing powerful principles software teams can use to guard against failure and drive cultures of collaboration and prob

Routledge & CRC Press
The reason for the update is the world's decision to make one of the worst people alive the world's first trillionaire. Well done world! https://www.theverge.com/tech/949259/the-worlds-first-trillionaire-is-a-killer
The world’s first trillionaire is a killer

Elon Musk’s empire of wealth is built on suffering.

The Verge
When you see the story
about how the world
now has its first trillionaire,
and when you see the story
about how laboratories
in Congo have run out
of supplies to test for Ebola,
it is important to understand
that in many ways
these are the same story.