More important than testing is knowing what to test and how often to test. Here's how you can optimize the time and money you spend on automated software tests during development. 

Are you still using JUnit 4? If so, your code will thank you for migrating to JUnit 5.

"Is this project ready to be deployed?" Every developer is familiar with this question, whether it's asked by a manager or a non-technical stakeholder. Here's how to prepare a good answer.

Writing automated tests is an essential part of the development process, but it's not unusual to find codebases with little or no test coverage. Compared to unit tests, integration tests bring even more challenges since they get the same results running in different OSs (different developer...

When I joined the Avenue Code team as an intern, I was introduced to mentoring: a guidance system where seasoned developers share their knowledge, skills, and experience to assist their colleagues toward successful development. In this post, I will talk about my experience as a mentee, as well as...

A common problem with the traditional blocking API style is what we call backpressure. Simply put, backpressure is when clients or consumers overwhelm the server's capacity to process requests. This creates the need for efficient hardware and software scaling. Fortunately, Spring WebFlux offers a...

Visual Studio Code's Pipe transport debug configuration makes debugging many non-standard configurations easy. In this article, I will demonstrate how to leverage this tool to debug a .NET Core application running inside a Kubernetes cluster.