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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks Emily, much appreciated 🤗

Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · 3d

Took me quite some time to figure it out, but I finally understood why `idea diff "my file" "my other file"` won't work on my Mac.

The issue is in the `idea` script as generated by @intellijidea.com Toolbox.

See youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/TBX-77...

youtrack.jetbrains.com

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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · 25d

🚀 ApproveJ v0.11 is here

🖨️ The ObjectPrinter now prints fields in their declared order. Sorted output is still possible.
🖨️ The ObjectPrinter now also prints fields of super classes.
🪲 Approvals in Awaitilities await lambdas now work as expected.

github.com/mkutz/Approv...

Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · 26d

Done. Happy. Tired.

#cologne #marathon

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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · 27d

Ready to run 🏃‍♂️

#colognemarathon #marathon #cologne

My running gear laid out for tomorrow's run

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JUnit Team 💙💛 @junit.org · Sep 30

#JUnit 6.0.0 is released!

✨ Java 17 and Kotlin 2.2 baseline
🌄 JSpecify nullability annotations
🛫 Integrated JFR support
🚟 Kotlin suspend function support
🛑 Support for cancelling test execution
⏭️ New `--fail-fast` mode for ConsoleLauncher
🧹 Removal of deprecated APIs

docs.junit.org/6.0.0/releas...

JUnit Release Notes

docs.junit.org

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AssertJ @assertj.github.io · Sep 19

📢 AssertJ 3.27.5 has been released!

This 🛠️ upgrades ByteBuddy to its latest version to ensure smooth compatibility with Java 25 ☕

Happy assertions!

github.com/assertj/asse...

Release v3.27.5 · assertj/assertj

⚡ Improvements Core ByteBuddy in AssertJ 3.27.4 not compatible with Java 25 #3946 🔨 Dependency Upgrades Core Upgrade to Byte Buddy 1.17.7 #3947 Upgrade to JUnit BOM 5.13.4 #3947 Guava Upgrade ...

github.com

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Ted M. Young (he/him) aka @JitterTed @ted.dev · Sep 16

Still more good stuff coming in the #Java 25 Launch live stream!

Tune in now at www.youtube.com/watch?v=duIc...

#Java25

Java 25 Launch Stream

YouTube video by Java

www.youtube.com

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IntelliJ IDEA, a JetBrains IDE @intellijidea.com · Sep 16

Java 25 LTS is here! 🚀 Ready to tap into the latest #Java features? #IntelliJIDEA supports Java 25 from day one. Let’s dive into what’s new and how your IDE has you covered! 👇 #Java25IntelliJIDEA jb.gg/r70wns

Java 25 LTS and IntelliJ IDEA | The IntelliJ IDEA Blog

Full support for Java 25 is available in IntelliJ IDEA!

jb.gg

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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · Sep 12

The end of the Agile Testing Days | Nov. 24 - 27, 2025 early bird phase is nigh!!! 😱

And if you like to save more, please contact me for a discount code that gives you an additional 15% on top of the Early Bird price, valid on onsite AND online.

A guy in front of Sans Soucie castle in Potsdam holding a sign saying "THE END IS NIGH".

Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · Sep 8

Oh wow. That looks really nice and useful. Thanks for the hint!

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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · Sep 8

Close to Paris, aren't you?

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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · Sep 8

Fixt (also a nice name btw) looks indeed close to ApproveJ.
Do you have a concept of removing dynamic stuff (timestamps, generated IDs)?

There's also github.com/approvals/Ap...

My aim however was to create something that can operate on any data objects, not "only" Strings and to have a fluent API.

github.com

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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · Sep 8

You're not the first one to mention that term.
I like approval a little better as it describes the process. "One approves a snapshot". Also it was the term that under which @emilybache.com introduced it to me.

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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · Sep 7

🚀 ApproveJ v0.10 is here

🖨️ revamps the ObjectPrinter especially for Kotlin data classes
🎛️ adds new global configuration file ~/.config/approvej/approvej.properties

github.com/mkutz/Approv...

#approvaltesting #jvm #kotlin #java #approvej

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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · Aug 14

🚀 ApproveJ v0.9.7 was released

🧽 new strings scrubber allows to scrub known strings
🧽 new masking replacement turns "Whatever74" into "Aaaaaaaa11"
🐞 the approval error now has expected and actual in the right order

👉 github.com/mkutz/Approv...

#approvaltesting #snapshottesting #java #jvm

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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · Jul 15

🚀 ApproveJ v0.9.5 is out

🔁 New Replacement interface can be implemented and used with any RegexScrubber.

⚠️ Deprecates relativeDates() Scrubber
Use DateTimeScrubber.replaceWithRelativeDate() instead.

#approvaltesting #snapshottesting #java #kotlin #jvm

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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · Jul 7

…aaaaand here's the link to the release notes 😉
github.com/mkutz/Approv...

Release Release v0.9.4 · mkutz/ApproveJ

Changelog core 🆔 Allow to set a name for an approval This allows you to add a name affix to the approval. This is particularly useful whenever you want to approve multiple values in one test case ...

github.com

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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · Jul 7

🚀 ApproveJ 0.9.4 is out

🆔 The new named method of the ApprovalBuilder now allows to approve multiple values in one test case. Previously the first approved file would have been overwritten by the second.

#approvaltesting #jvm #java #kotlin

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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · Jun 18

🎉 ApproveJ v0.9.3 is out!

📅/🕗 introduces 16 new pre-defined Scrubbers for date/time strings
🐞 fixes broken parsing if a date/time pattern contained a square bracket within an optional part

👉 github.com/mkutz/Approv...

#approvaltesting #java #testing

Release banner for v0.9.3 featuring two of the the new pre-defined date/time scrubbers isoInstants and basicIsoDates

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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · Jun 13

So happy for you 🙌

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Øredev @oredev.org · Jun 4

The Øredev 2025 program just dropped!
Talks on AI, code, ethics, space rovers, and everything in between by some of the sharpest minds in tech.
November 5–7, Malmö.
You in?

Check out the full program 👉 oredev.org/program

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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · Jun 3

🚀 ApproveJ 0.8.6 was just published

👁️ adds new review mechanism to automatically open a diff/merge tool if needed

#approvaltesting #snapshottesting #java #kotlin

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Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · May 6

The @agiletdzone.bsky.social program has been announced yesterday!

I am very proud that I have been invited to be the co-chair of the "Test Automation Deep Dive", together with two outstanding experts in the field: @gilzilberfeld.bsky.social and @friendlytester.bsky.social

#agileTD

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Agile Testing Days | Nov. 24 - 27, 2025 @agiletdzone.bsky.social · May 5

The moment you've been waiting for is here - the Agile Testing Days 2025 program is now live!
🚀 Discover the lineup of speakers, sessions, and topics.
🧨 Program: tinyurl.com/3fyefa68

Secure your spot - EB discount available now!

#AgileTD #QualityAssurance #SoftwareQuality #SoftwareTesting #ai

The Agile Testing Days Program is now live. Event takes place November 24 to 27, 2025 in Potsdam Germany or live online.

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Michael Kutz @mkutz.bsky.social · May 5

The program for the @agiletdzone.bsky.social is out…

…and I'm really happy to be in it as a speaker 😃
This year I'm going to give my brand new talk on documentation. "WTFM: Where’s the F****** Manual⁈"

agiletestingdays.com/2025/session...

#agiletd

Agile Testing Days

Agile Testing Days - November 23 - 26, 2024 in Potsdam, Germany - Europe's GreaTest Agile Testing Conference for Software Testers, Developers & Managers

agiletestingdays.com

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