Kylee Tilley ⚠️
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Kylee Tilley ⚠️
@testingrequired.com
· Jul 2
I don't know who needs to hear this but tests can be wrong, even if they are passing.
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Spreadsheets can do anything.
(Spread)sheet Music: Making A Simple Music Sequencer Using CSV Spreadsheets pointersgonewild.com/2018/05/20/s...
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Spreadsheets can do anything.
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Our VP of DevRel, Christian Heilmann, says that deleting code is more important - and more fun - than actually writing it.
Do you agree? 🤔
Watch his closing session from the World Congress, in full, over at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/14...
Do you agree? 🤔
Watch his closing session from the World Congress, in full, over at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/14...
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Our VP of DevRel, Christian Heilmann, says that deleting code is more important - and more fun - than actually writing it.
Do you agree? 🤔
Watch his closing session from the World Congress, in full, over at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/14...
Do you agree? 🤔
Watch his closing session from the World Congress, in full, over at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/14...
Code coverage improvements: before and after 🎉
Lots of low hanging fruit e.g. invalid op codes, mapping errors to diagnostics, popping off an empty stack, removing unused code even.
Lots of low hanging fruit e.g. invalid op codes, mapping errors to diagnostics, popping off an empty stack, removing unused code even.
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Code coverage improvements: before and after 🎉
Lots of low hanging fruit e.g. invalid op codes, mapping errors to diagnostics, popping off an empty stack, removing unused code even.
Lots of low hanging fruit e.g. invalid op codes, mapping errors to diagnostics, popping off an empty stack, removing unused code even.
LPT: count how many bay leaves went in 😅
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
LPT: count how many bay leaves went in 😅
I ended up adding support for numbers to my tiny expression programming language instead 😅
Finishing and publishing this post might be my project for this weekend.
Also fixed!
Maybe now I'll actually write a blog post.
"A decade of software delivery consulting"
🤔
Maybe now I'll actually write a blog post.
"A decade of software delivery consulting"
🤔
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I ended up adding support for numbers to my tiny expression programming language instead 😅
Fun fact, I only recently learned about dbg! in Rust 😅
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Fun fact, I only recently learned about dbg! in Rust 😅
This is blowing my mind right now. I was aware Lucky Pierre and Prick were both Kevin McMahon but I had no idea these were Lucky Pierre tracks first... 🤯
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is blowing my mind right now. I was aware Lucky Pierre and Prick were both Kevin McMahon but I had no idea these were Lucky Pierre tracks first... 🤯
So this has to exist right? A chess app that shows you what moves the CPU might make if they were you? Multiple suggestions ranked by confidence? Updated when new moves are made.
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
So this has to exist right? A chess app that shows you what moves the CPU might make if they were you? Multiple suggestions ranked by confidence? Updated when new moves are made.
Typescript's type system is complex but it's kind of wonderful when you're only dealing with other typescript you've written.
Especially over a dynamic language like Javascript. It's extremely expensive and interesting for exploring API interface ideas before writing any implementation.
Especially over a dynamic language like Javascript. It's extremely expensive and interesting for exploring API interface ideas before writing any implementation.
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Typescript's type system is complex but it's kind of wonderful when you're only dealing with other typescript you've written.
Especially over a dynamic language like Javascript. It's extremely expensive and interesting for exploring API interface ideas before writing any implementation.
Especially over a dynamic language like Javascript. It's extremely expensive and interesting for exploring API interface ideas before writing any implementation.
Option<T> in languages with null values
a poster that says i want to believe
Alt: Mulder's poster "I want to believe"
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Option<T> in languages with null values
When left to my own devices I will try to fix random flaky tests 😅
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
When left to my own devices I will try to fix random flaky tests 😅
This is Carpenter Brut's best track and I won't be taking any follow up questions.
Seriously some of the best synth work and the production is fucking magical.
Seriously some of the best synth work and the production is fucking magical.
Carpenter Brut - Obituary
YouTube video by NeonAether
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is Carpenter Brut's best track and I won't be taking any follow up questions.
Seriously some of the best synth work and the production is fucking magical.
Seriously some of the best synth work and the production is fucking magical.
Finishing and publishing this post might be my project for this weekend.
Also fixed!
Maybe now I'll actually write a blog post.
"A decade of software delivery consulting"
🤔
Maybe now I'll actually write a blog post.
"A decade of software delivery consulting"
🤔
November 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Finishing and publishing this post might be my project for this weekend.
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Throwing more and more AI at delivering software while removing human beings will backfire hard long term. It's unavoidable.
January 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Throwing more and more AI at delivering software while removing human beings will backfire hard long term. It's unavoidable.
"I'm 20/30/40/50 years old. Is it to late to learn THING"
It's never too late. You're never too old. Keep learning until the day you die.
It's never too late. You're never too old. Keep learning until the day you die.
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"I'm 20/30/40/50 years old. Is it to late to learn THING"
It's never too late. You're never too old. Keep learning until the day you die.
It's never too late. You're never too old. Keep learning until the day you die.
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🎉 Spring Framework 7 brings retry capabilities INTO core! No more external spring-retry dependency needed! Reach for the RetryTemplate When you need MORE control than Retryable can give you 💪
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🎉 Spring Framework 7 brings retry capabilities INTO core! No more external spring-retry dependency needed! Reach for the RetryTemplate When you need MORE control than Retryable can give you 💪
Looking through this list end of year project ideas. 😍
November 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Looking through this list end of year project ideas. 😍
Must haves that we don't have:
- Trace ids
- Aggregated structured logging
- Error monitoring and alerting
Logging has been noisy for one of the services and producing 40 text files a day. 😵💫
- Trace ids
- Aggregated structured logging
- Error monitoring and alerting
Logging has been noisy for one of the services and producing 40 text files a day. 😵💫
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Must haves that we don't have:
- Trace ids
- Aggregated structured logging
- Error monitoring and alerting
Logging has been noisy for one of the services and producing 40 text files a day. 😵💫
- Trace ids
- Aggregated structured logging
- Error monitoring and alerting
Logging has been noisy for one of the services and producing 40 text files a day. 😵💫
TFW you're trying to develop and test something but outside forces/micro services keep preventing that from happening...
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
TFW you're trying to develop and test something but outside forces/micro services keep preventing that from happening...
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be kind. you never know whose kid woke up at 5 and hasn’t stopped talking since
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
be kind. you never know whose kid woke up at 5 and hasn’t stopped talking since
It's really empowering to be able to walk away from an opportunity knowing you don't need it.
a group of men are dancing in front of a sign that says bye bye
Alt: The backstreet boys
"Bye bye bye"
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It's really empowering to be able to walk away from an opportunity knowing you don't need it.
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What we know, 10:20pm
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
What we know, 10:20pm
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses