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Barinek (IC)

@barinek

Lead developer/ founder @initialcapacity, lecturer @cuboulder, outdoor enthusiast, force behind the scenes

 Boulder, CO
initialcapacity.io/
Joined October 2008
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OH at some point you should replace org.springframework...-starter-... with just the dependencies you're interested otherwise you might have a mess on your hands
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for your sunday game tracks.scratchround.com/
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our software is saving lives♥️ (~1min mark) cbsnews.com/colorado/video/c…
Colorado Horse Rescue connects horse owners to volunteers ready to transport amid ongoing wildfires

Colorado Horse Rescue connects horse owners to volunteers ready to transport amid ongoing wildfires

It’s at the Colorado Horse Rescue in Longmont where horses like Blackjack and Woody are finding comfort amidst the chaos of the ongoing Stone Canyon Fire.

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OH "...how do you approve a pull request" - anonymous senior dev #winning
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OH and crazy perspective “both wicker park and boulder have been gentrified in the past several decades”
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when your application or system depends on a database, a queue, or a cache - the dependent services should never be mocked or faked rather running locally and tested directly. tests are not flaky and all run fast. #notintegrationtests
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architecture starts with the first line of code you write and continues from there
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struggling with an unmanageable test suite? our own @Kimdhendrick just released an awesome article on infoq: 'is your test suite brittle? maybe it's too dry'. infoq.com/articles/brittle-t…
Is Your Test Suite Brittle? Maybe It’s Too DRY

Is Your Test Suite Brittle? Maybe It’s Too DRY

One important design principle in software development is DRY – Don’t Repeat Yourself. However, when DRY is applied to test code, it can cause the test suite to become brittle — difficult to unders...

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just turned 21 this year! that is I've been using @jetbrains software for 21 years, so crazy #intellij #initialcapacity
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post Ryder Cup software article infoq.com/articles/user-stor…
User Story: a Placeholder for a Conversation

User Story: a Placeholder for a Conversation

User stories are meant to be a placeholder for a conversation. This article dives into the differences between user stories and tickets, where stories came from and how recent trends are moving us...

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It’s difficult for developers to communicate clearly, especially on distributed teams. We’ve found that working software is the most effective means of communication between developers. content.initialcapacity.io/s…
Software as a communication medium

Software as a communication medium

Source code may be one of the most direct means of communication between developers and tends to be the principal way of conveying…

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that’s a wrap! we really enjoyed spending time with our friends at ⁦@ITQ⁩
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Saturday = Day 2 of the @ITQ #CloudNative Weekend! Orange hoodies in Amsterdam all day, which is filled with great #ModernApps-improvement inspiration from @initialcapacity!Thanks  @barinek, @tygern & Dylan Ham! #itqlife – at Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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not every company needs to become a software company overnight. we make building and running software simple initialcapacity.io/#delivery
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continuous integration check list - ☑️ every dev commits to main, at least daily ☑️ every commit triggers an automated build and test suite run ☑️ if the build or a test fails, it's repaired in ten minutes #cloudnative
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so nice to see the afternoon rain in boulder the past several days
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red, green, refactor
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Summarize your coding style in 3 words 🤌
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current status
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We’re excited to be a @gitlab Open Channel partner - and very much looking forward to a GitLab edition of Cloud Native Weekend! #deployfirst #cloudnativeweekend
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