Posts tagged as "opinion"

A Clean Way to Mock Upstream APIs Inside Your BFF Service
6 min

When developing against a Backend-For-Frontend (BFF), stale or filtered upstream data can halt frontend progress. This post explores three approaches to mocking data that allows developers to swap real API clients for deterministic local JSON fixtures

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Defining Good: Why Your Engineering Team Needs Testing Guidelines
6 min

It’s not that engineers don’t know how to write tests. It’s that they’ve never actually agreed on what 'good' means for their team. Here are some guidelines I try to follow in every project.

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Startup versus Big Tech: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
5 min

Startup or Big Tech? Which should you choose? Here’s my honest take on the good, the bad, and the ugly of both.

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Fun with (Feature) Flags
9 min

Let’s explore what feature flags are, how they work, and their pros and cons compared to some traditional approaches

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Level Up Your Pull Requests: The Value of Individual Commits
9 min

Uncover the secrets to effective pull requests. From clear histories to efficient reviews, find out why this is a must for every developer.

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Should I Rent Or Buy a House?
5 min

My two cents on whether you should rent or buy a house and why I rent

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Laid off: Reflections and Lessons learned
7 min

Talking about layoffs is essential to support those going through it. Reflections and Lessons learned after getting laid off again

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Kobo vs Kindle: Which e-reader to buy?
2 min

When buying an e-reader, most people consider a Kobo or a Kindle. Here are some factors I looked at before deciding which one to buy

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Why being an only child is awesome
5 min

Due to my parent's steadfast refusal to give me a sibling, I have been an only child for almost 30 years. This post talks about the pros of being an only child.

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The Beginning
0 min

Welcome to my blog. Over a period of time, I hope to fill this space with travel and food-related posts, the status of my projects and tutorials

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