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Jon Reid

@qualitycoding.org

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https://qualitycoding.org Author of iOS Unit Testing by Example https://iosunittestingbyexample.com. Technical coach, ex-Industrial Logic. Over 20 years of #TDD. Code with joy, drive down your cost of change. he/him

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · Nov 17

👋 Greetings, Bluesky!

I've been a developer in the Apple ecosystem since Mac OS 7. Got test-infected. Wrote a book for iOS developers.

I'm an Exvangelical (not a typo), originally from Japan, love music (especially prog and fusion).

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 15h

Tight coupling spreads complexity through our code. For web service communication, let's isolate with a Request Model — a first step to Clean Architecture! https://qualitycoding.org/request-model/

Request Model: How to Architect Your Apps for Networking | Quality Coding

Tight coupling spreads complexity through our code. Let's isolate web service communication with a Request Model — a first step to Clean Architecture.

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 2d

Duration: 2 hours

Global Coding Dojo!

Join us for a dynamic online coding session where we'll practice pair programming, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and more!

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 2d

There's a free Global Coding Dojo this Wednesday, 11:00am Pacific, 15:00 UTC for anyone wanting to learn or practice TDD. Perfect for any skill level - beginners warmly welcomed! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-coding-dojo-tickets-1114576240539

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 4d

Do you wish there were a simpler way to design tests before fighting with syntax or tools? https://qualitycoding.org/describe-test-plain-english/

Describe Your Test in Plain English | Quality Coding

Learn how to start your first SwiftUI test with TDD — not by coding right away, but by outlining the test in plain English. A practical way to plan your test.

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 6d

TDD isn't about writing code first — it's about thinking first https://qualitycoding.org/describe-test-plain-english/

Geordi Drake meme
Top (reject): writing code first
Bottom (approve): thinking first

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 6d

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 7d

RIP Jane Goodall. I used to read about her in the old National Geographic issues we had at our summer cabin.

The Far Side cartoon features two chimpanzees in a tree, with one discovering a blonde hair on the other, asking, "Conducting a little more 'research' with that Jane Goodall tramp?"

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 9d

Describe Your Test in Plain English https://qualitycoding.org/describe-test-plain-english/

iOS Test-Driven Development
Describe Your Test in Plain English
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 13d

That peace and safety are actually the works of the devil and so we should embrace the alternative isn’t the argument I was expecting.

Regulating AI hastens the Antichrist, says Palantir’s Peter Thiel

Tech billionaire claims in a lecture about religion that the devil promises peace and safety by strangling technological progress with regulation

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 14d

TDD isn't the only way to get fast feedback. A "spike test" lets you know if things are working so far, before the code is really done. Here's an example. https://qualitycoding.org/spike-test/

Need Feedback Now? Quickly Hack a Spike Test | Quality Coding

TDD isn't the only way to get fast feedback. A "spike test" tells you if things are working so far, before the code is done.

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 17d

Hope you have some milk

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Christopher Owen @oysta.au · 18d

Yeah man we should really fight back by staying on X

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 18d

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Dave Lee @davelee.me · 19d

Dutch late night TV has its take

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · Jul 26

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 21d

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 21d

A tool is not the same thing as a discipline. Do you practice the _discipline_ of refactoring? Watch this refactoring demo to find out. https://qualitycoding.org/refactoring-demo/

Refactoring Demo: Is It More than Just Changing Stuff?

A tool is not the same thing as a discipline. Do you practice the discipline of refactoring? Watch this demo to find out.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 23d

TOP TEN CAT BREEDS
1. Super Bingus
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5. Load-bearing Tater
6. Royal Softling
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10. Dinky Porch Pebble

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[MS] @mikstev.bsky.social · 24d

South Korean culture has these strange customs that Americans find hard to understand.

For instance, their last president was impeached for using the military to subvert democracy, then arrested, and is now facing trial.

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 25d

We will cross next year’s bridge when we get there. But for now, we’re good.

Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 25d

My wife's good idea: get our COVID shots before any changes trickled down to make it harder.

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 28d

You find a bug. You fix a bug. …Then what? Don't miss the golden opportunity it provides. https://qualitycoding.org/safety-nets-guardrails/

How to Turn Your Next Defect into a Win | Quality Coding

You find a bug. You fix a bug. …Then what? Don't miss the opportunity it provides.

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · Sep 8

argh

Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · Sep 3

As static analysis warnings become more powerful with each new release of Xcode, does Test-Driven Development become less important? Not at all! https://qualitycoding.org/static-analysis/

Static Analysis: Will It Free You from the Need for TDD?

As static analysis becomes more powerful with each release of Swift & Xcode, does TDD become less important? No!

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · Sep 1

Anyone else write a lot of Xcode code snippets? I haven't seen a description of the "Availability" choices, showing "This applies here, but not there."