How can you use code coverage and mutation testing to add tests to legacy code? At @mendercon last year, I demonstrated this powerful technique step by step on the Gilded Rose kata, which is hosted by @emilybache on her GitHub account: https://github.com/emilybache/GildedRose-Refactoring-Kata
You can watch the talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qna5cuzDI0
#CSudberyRecordings #CodeCoverage #MutationTesting #GildedRose #Refactoring #UnitTests
Here’s another of my many tinklings on the @manchesterjazzfestival pianos, performing That Ole Devil (recorded by Billie Holiday and Alison Moyet among others) at @factory_international ’s Aviva Studios, in Manchester.
#CSudberyRecordings #pianists #thepiano #thepianouk #playingpiano #lovepiano #streetpianist #thestreetpianistpodcast
Would it be possible to transfer the test-driven development paradigm over to writing fiction? Test-driven novel writing? I think so!
Here’s my pecha kucha talk on the topic from @Oop Munich: https://youtu.be/s9rPI1lPWfc
I have a tendency to get obsessed with little coding projects, I particularly enjoy making little games… and in this case, many years ago, I created an animation to visualise how the cards in the deck formed fascinating patterns as each game progressed.
You can watch a demo of the game and its animation here (from 11:21): https://youtu.be/pbechQgcpqQ?si=b3dWLMm9H-q-LPvW&t=681
But I’ve learnt a lot and it’s nice to be reminded of that.
You can listen here: https://devjourney.info/Guests/156-ClareSudbery.html
What is Test Driven Development (TDD) and how can it speed up your software development? In this Making Tech Better podcast episode, I spoke to @GeePawHill about why he loves TDD so much and how he has spread that love to software teams all over the world.
You can listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJauO_q5dq8
How should teams be organised for maximum effectiveness? How big should they be, where should the boundaries lie and how independent should they be? In this Making Tech Better podcast episode, I spoke to Matthew Skelton (co-author of the hugely popular Team Topologies book) about how to get the best from your teams.
You can listen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCAKO1zTpJo
People from under-represented genders and ethnic backgrounds often face extra barriers in terms of acceptance and personal insecurities, but there are many out there eager to offer them help.
I interviewed Charlene Hunter from Coding Black Females about all this and much more: https://youtu.be/4mbbmaEB3ag?si=PsD7TR6SDYMLaXGJ
I had a lot of fun a few years ago, holed up in a remote cottage in the Lake District with some recording equipment and a bunch of different outfits. I turned myself into a one-woman choir, with a different outfit for each vocal part. This is one of the videos I made, of a short snippet of Big Dipper by @eltonjohn - chosen because of its wonderful harmonies.
#CSudberyRecordings #pianists #thepiano #thepianouk #playingpiano #lovepiano #streetpianist #thestreetpianistpodcast
What is refactoring, why is it important and how can you get really good at it? In this Making Tech Better podcast episode, I spoke to @emilybache about enhancing the skills and culture of your teams, to make your code easier to understand and cheaper to modify.
You can listen here (subtitles on screen): https://youtu.be/ZcEz8cA017M?si=tYhdCbp851oiyLSz
I’m Gonna Leave You is one of my favourite Nina Simone songs (I love Nina so much), one of the ones she sings with pure attitude. On this occasion I had a go at performing it on one of the @manchesterjazzfestival pianos, at @factory_international ’s Aviva Studios, in Manchester.
#CSudberyRecordings #pianists #thepiano #thepianouk #playingpiano #lovepiano #streetpianist #thestreetpianistpodcast
How do you recruit and train new software engineers? At Made Tech I was responsible for running a regular academy programme, which allowed us to increase diversity and reap many more benefits. In this Making Tech Better podcast episode, I spoke to @craigjbass about how to run a successful academy.
You can listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pMq6GgKQuU
What is hexagonal architecture, and how can it help to make your code more testable? In this Making Tech Better podcast episode, I spoke to @jitterted about the benefits and principles of hexagonal architecture, and how it enables you to keep your domain logic independent from the outside world.
You can listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpITtO-5d-o
Hubby Ally and I thought it’d be fun to perform Abba’s Mamma Mia as a ballad. I really love this take on the old classic. Recorded on one of our annual holidays on a remote hilltop in the Lake District, with a crackling real fire in the background.
#CSudberyRecordings #pianists #thepiano #thepianouk #playingpiano #lovepiano #streetpianist #thestreetpianistpodcast
We often discuss compassion, empathy, and kindness in the context of teamwork. But what we don’t always consider is how to be kind to ourselves. Back in 2022, I spoke to @mscottford and @andreagoulet for the @legacycoderocks podcast , about why it’s so important to be compassionate to ourselves… and I shared some techniques on how to achieve this.
You can listen here: https://legacycoderocks.libsyn.com/self-compassion-with-clare-sudbery
Thankfully I had wonderful hubby Ally and friend @katyharkavy to hold my hand when I saw it on telly for the first time!
#CSudberyRecordings #pianists #thepiano #thepianouk #playingpiano #lovepiano #streetpianist #thestreetpianistpodcast
You can listen to the interview here: https://youtu.be/QI_oopCT8_8?si=eZqzcwodd-mM7eDQ
In the meantime I’ve been revisiting my archives and have been delighted to find a shedload of talks and interviews that I’ll be sharing over the coming weeks.
I had a lot of fun a few years ago, holed up in a remote cottage in the Lake District with some recording equipment and a bunch of different outfits. I turned myself into a one-woman choir, with a different outfit for each vocal part. This is one of the videos I made, of a short snippet of Delta Dawn, inspired by @alex_skeewiff and chosen because of its wonderful harmonies.
#CSudberyRecordings #pianists #thepiano #thepianouk #playingpiano #lovepiano #streetpianist #thestreetpianistpodcast
