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Marc Littlemore

What Marc Littlemore thinks about software quality

@marc-littlemore · 10 positions · On ppll ↗

British senior engineering manager at Netlify, previously a team lead at the BBC; writes about JavaScript testing, chatbots and serverless at marclittlemore.com.

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5 dated positions, 2021 to 2024, in their own words. Our reading of what Marc Littlemore has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingCollaboration between software developers is the key to great software.

    Their wordsCollaboration with other software developers is the key to great software.

    ↗Automate Your Static Site Rebuilds with Netlify Scheduled Functionsmarclittlemore.com

  2. 3 years earlier

  3. Our readingThe main purpose of writing tests is to build confidence in the code, not to find bugs.

    Their wordsThe primary goal is to make sure that your code is working as expected and to give you and the whole team confidence in your codebase.

    ↗Improving Your Workflow with JavaScript Testing: Best Practicesmarclittlemore.com 1st of 3 in this piece

  5. Our readingThe goal of testing should be tests that are easy to understand and maintain, not high coverage of everything.

    Their wordsThe goal is to write tests that are easy to understand and maintain, not to test everything.

    ↗Improving Your Workflow with JavaScript Testing: Best Practicesmarclittlemore.com 3rd of 3 in this piece

  6. 2 weeks earlier

  7. Our readingSmaller, more atomic pull requests make code review easier.

    Their wordsThis makes code reviews much easier as your team will gravitate towards less code for each branch.

    ↗Streamline Your Workflow: Automate GitLab Releases with Semantic-Releasemarclittlemore.com 1st of 2 in this piece

  9. Our readingA refactor often needs to be deployed anyway, to check that nothing has broken.

    Their wordsIn practice, a refactor often needs to be deployed to sanity check that nothing has broken.

    ↗Streamline Your Workflow: Automate GitLab Releases with Semantic-Releasemarclittlemore.com 2nd of 2 in this piece