Tom Hombergs
As a professional software engineer, consultant, architect, general problem solver, I've been practicing the software craft for more than fifteen years and I'm still learning something new every day. I love sharing the things I learned, so you (and future me) can get a head start. That's why I founded reflectoring.io.
Articles by Tom Hombergs
Testing a Spring Boot REST API against a Consumer-Driven Contract with Pact
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Tom Hombergs
- August 11, 2018
Consumer-driven contract tests are a technique to test integration points between API providers and API consumers without the hassle of end-to-end tests (read it up in a recent blog post).
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Tom Hombergs
- August 10, 2018
Consumer-driven contract tests are a technique to test integration points between API providers and API consumers without the hassle of end-to-end tests (read it up in a recent blog post).
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Tip: Provide Contextual Information in Log Messages
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Tom Hombergs
- August 5, 2018
Have you ever had a situation where you stared at en error message in a log and wondered “how the hell is this supposed to help me?
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Tip: Use a Human-Readable Logging Format
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Tom Hombergs
- July 30, 2018
Application logs are all about finding the right information in the least amount of time. Automated log servers may help us in finding and filtering log messages.
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Tip: Use Logging Levels Consistently
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Tom Hombergs
- July 28, 2018
When searching for a bug, or just trying to get a feel for an application, it helps a lot if we know which information we can expect to find in the logs.
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Skipping a CI Build for non-code changes
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Tom Hombergs
- June 11, 2018
Skipping a CI build is like purposefully not brushing your teeth every morning and evening. You know it should not be skipped and you feel guilty when you do it anyways.
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