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Simone Romani

@simoneromani.bsky.social

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Senior developer and engineering manager at ING. TDD enthusiast. Striving to improve my code every day, I’m on Bluesky so that I can follow the latest trends of software development.

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Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · 15d

My very first contribution on the ING Tech Blog! I’m excited to share my experience with mutation testing and how it’s vital to strengthen your test suite to gain code quality and resilience.

Test smart. Test strong. Trust your code.

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Gain confidence in your code with mutation testing

Hi, I’m Simone, a Chapter Lead at ING and I’m responsible for the application gateway for all payments done via the Mobile Banking app…

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Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · 1d

Closing @devoxx.com with the final talk by @balarawool.bsky.social about virtual threads and the new concurrency features of the JDK

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Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · 1d

The final reckoning is coming 😄 #devoxx

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Johan Hutting @johanhutting.bsky.social · 1d

Finally...

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Makan Sepehrifar @makan1869.bsky.social · 2d

Ending of #devoxx

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Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · 2d

I will start experimenting next week, looking forward to having faster start up times for our JVM applications!

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OpenRewrite by Moderne @openrewrite.github.io · 11d

JUnit 6 is here! Ready to upgrade? We’ve got you covered with step-by-step recipes to move from 3 → 4 → 5 → 6.

docs.openrewrite.org/recipes/java...

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JUnit Team 💙💛 @junit.org · 11d

#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

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Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · 12d

Whoever is telling you to come to the office for days like this is not really doing a good job, I must say

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Devoxx Belgium @devoxx.com · 12d

All Devoxx Belgium 2025 eTickets have been emailed🎟️
✔️ Check your inbox (or spam)
✔️ Download to your phone/tablet
✔️ Show QR code at entrance for your badge
✔️ Max screen brightness = smooth scanning ✨

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Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · 15d

Gain confidence in your code with mutation testing

Hi, I’m Simone, a Chapter Lead at ING and I’m responsible for the application gateway for all payments done via the Mobile Banking app…

medium.com

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Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · Aug 29

Just finished marking all my favorite talks happening at @devoxx.com , so many interesting ones! Looking forward to it

Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · Aug 22

It’s not obvious because a number to chase could be seen as a scapegoat to reduce technical debt, instead of building a testing culture which is going to require more effort and alignment. It could be seen as a quick solution to put a green check to an Excel sheet.

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Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · Aug 22

www.atlassian.com/continuous-d...

“Good coverage does not equal good tests”

Don’t reach for a number, reach for a strong test suite. Inspire a culture in your team rather than putting a target to reach.

It will take you more time and effort, but the payback value is far higher.

What is Code Coverage? | Atlassian

Code coverage is a metric that helps you understand how much of your source is tested. Learn how it is calculated & how to get started with your projects.

www.atlassian.com

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Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · Aug 18

If I were you, I might even consider having a talk by whoever built the Devoxx website full stack and have them present what happened during the ticket purchase. Interesting case of how to handle extremely high load of requests on a predefined time-slot!

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Devoxx Belgium @devoxx.com · Aug 17

reg.devoxx.be/event/dvbe25 🔥🚀👀

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Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · Aug 11

Hope to see you there!! I’ll be showcasing how introducing mutations in code will highlight gaps in the test suite. Theory and live demo will be covered!

Johan Hutting @johanhutting.bsky.social · Aug 11

Just found out my colleague @simoneromani.bsky.social will be covering mutation testing at the Amsterdam JUG in September alongside @thedanicafine.bsky.social on Apache Iceberg and Soroosh Khodami on security, great program 🤩

www.meetup.com/amsterdam-ja...

Amsterdam JUG Meetup at Snowflake, Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

This Amsterdam JUG meetup will be hosted and sponsored by Snowflake, in their office at [Gustav Mahlerlaan 300-314, 1082 ME Amsterdam](https://maps.app.goo.gl/AyfVmPSWJFiAt

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Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · Aug 11

Looking forward to it! I hope to empower the audience 😄

Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · Aug 11

If both you and Elias have been rejected, then I have very high expectations of the talks accepted!

Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · Aug 10

Fellow software developers using Maven, what is your opinion on using Bill of Materials to manage your dependencies versioning?

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Balkrishna Rawool @balarawool.bsky.social · Aug 8

@devoxx.com is amazing tech conference and I am super happy to be part of it as a speaker again 🤩

Part of mail showing acceptance of a talk proposal at Devoxx Belgium

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Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · Jul 24

Straight to <bannedDependencies> !!

Simone Romani @simoneromani.bsky.social · Jul 17

Immutability is a great feature that everybody should start using in their code. Thank you @johanhutting.bsky.social for advocating it!

Devoxx UK @devoxx.uk · Jul 17

Discover how Java records can simplify your code and boost immutability. Watch @johanhutting.bsky.social’s session from Devoxx UK 2025 for practical strategies on migrating from POJOs, handling collections, and making the most of records.

View @ www.devoxx.co.uk//talk?id=9608

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Gunter Rotsaert @mydeveloperplanet.com · Jun 30

Just as it is a good practice to make all fields private unless they need greater visibility, it is a good practice to make all fields final unless they need to be mutable. - Brian Goetz

#quotes #quoteoftheday

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Venkat Subramaniam @venkats.bsky.social · Jun 16

Quality of tests is a reflection of the quality of code under test.

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Andres Almiray @andresalmiray.com · Jun 8

Be the change you want to see in the world. Sometimes approaching a young speaker at the end of their presentation and thanking them for the session is enough to make their day.

Words of encouragement go a long way.

Be kind and excellent to each another.

two men standing next to each other with the words be excellent to each other

ALT: two men standing next to each other with the words be excellent to each other

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