Speeding up the JavaScript ecosystem - one library at a time

Whilst the trend is seemingly to rewrite every JavaScript build tool in other languages such as Rust or Go, the current JavaScript-based tools could be a lot faster. The build pipeline in a typical frontend project is usually composed of many different tools working together.

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Playwright now has new getBy* APIs

To be able to test elements you need to be able to select elements on the page. With Playwright there are so many different ways to select elements from role to text, css, x-path and more.

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How do you interview a VP of Engineering?

One of my interviewing habits is to write down questions I was asked alongside my responses to them. I do this as a way to self debrief and reflect on how well I think I did. Over the years, I have collected quite a few questions from interviewing for VP of Engineering positions.

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Answering the Question, "What’s Your Professional Opinion?"

Have you ever been asked to provide your professional opinion on something? Does it make you uncomfortable when someone phrases the ask that way? You’re not alone! It can feel like a loaded question even for people with significant relevant professional experience.

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How to know what to test

Knowing how to test is great and important. I've created a LOT of content that teaches people the fundamentals of testing, how to configure tools, how to write tests for specific scenarios, and so on. But knowing how to write tests is only half the battle to achieve confidence in your application.

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Become an Elite Team With Dora Metrics

Organizations have been attempting to measure software development productivity for decades. Too often, attention has concentrated on easily-quantifiable metrics like person-hours, lines of code committed, function points, or features added per sprint.

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Movies app in 7 frameworks - which is fastest and why?

Shipping performant applications is not an easy task. It’s probably not your fault that the app you’re working on is slow. But why is it so difficult? How can we do better?

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