This is a list of content I posted in August 2021.

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Blog Posts For August 2021

• API Testing Challenges - How To Use Mirror Mode

How to use the Mirror Mode to learn API Tooling.

• API Testing Challenges - How To Use Simulation Mode

How to use the Simulation Mode to learn API Tooling.

Patreon Posts For August 2021

• Perils of Multi-threaded code

Variable scoping with multi-threaded JavaScript

• My First Node.js Project

Should I write 'Hello World', or should I write something that does something useful?

• Biases vs Expectations

Expectations vs biases, how roles impact expectations and how to compensate.

• Learning programming from scratch (again)

Learning is hard. Keep going.

• Concept For Automating

Basic level concepts I use when automating.

• On the naming of things - in Testing

Naming is enormously important.

• On the naming of things - programming

code that was very hard to understand is often easier to read simply because of a renaming

• Should I use static creation methods?

I'm moving away from static creation methods.

• When you find a defect, how far should you go in your investigation?

Adding value also means not adding waste or filler or noise.

• Summary For July 2021

Summary For July 2021

• July 2021 Collated PDFs

PDFs for the July content collation attached to this post.

• Java Lambda's Explored and Simplified

The approaches I used for learning Lambdas in Java.

• Learning JavaScript

My tooling framework for learning javascript 'properly'

• Abstractions, Interfaces and Refactoring

Refactoring to interfaces also allows me to create factories to use different implementations.

• Google Misc Tools

I found a bunch of misc google tools.

• Refactoring and Simplification

One thing I keep trying to do is simplify my code, and my use of libraries as much as possible.

• API Challenges Simulation Walkthrough using Insomnia

This video is a walkthrough of the simulation using Insomnia.

• Simulation Mode Walkthrough Using Postman

This video is a walkthrough of the simulation using Postman.

• Simulation Mode Explained on API Challenges

The API Challenges have a simulation mode which uses hard coded responses to help you get used to using API tooling and making requests.

• Mirror Mode Added to API Challenges

The API Challenges have a Mirror Mode which allows you to quickly see the details of the requests that you send through.