When writing code you should be thinking about making your code reusable. It is part of every good programmer’s toolbox. After all, it can save a ton of time on maintenance. But it does come at a cost. There are times where you should strive for making your code as reusable and generic as possible….
There are a lot of examples out there for writing tests with react testing library that I wish did not exist because they meant spending years with ineffective tests. Not considering how you write your tests can lead to flaky tests, hard-to-maintain tests, and tests that don’t do anything or what you think they are…
Writing unit tests is a commitment that a lot of companies and programmers do not make. This is a mistake. Writing unit tests, as well as all automated tests, is an important part of anyone’s software development job. I have been maintaining a 100% code coverage on all work I do for over 2 years…
One of the most frustrating things a developer can deal with is hard-to-find bugs. Creating variables is one of those things that are best to avoid where possible. It is an approach to improve software quality by reducing the number of possible bugs and improving readability. In JavaScript, use const instead of let. In Java,…
Writing clean and easy to read code is the benchmark for a good developer. A lot of developers have the mentality to write working code first, then focus on code that looks good. I challenge that mentality because code defects are almost certain to happen, at the very least it is most likely that someone…