This article was originally published on InfoQ at this date Key Takeaways Making I/O calls from business logic makes it difficult to write tests and slows down test execution The disadvantage of relying on mocks to test coupled code is tests may fail even when the business logic did not change Reducing…

Ça vous est arrivé, d’éviter de modifier une fonction, par peur de causer des bugs ? De vous énerver en essayant de comprendre comment fonctionne le code source du projet que vous venez de rejoindre ? D’avoir des sueurs froides en approuvant les quelques modifications de code proposées par votre…

I.e. Make the hi-hat pad of the “Oak Custom” kit sound “opened” unless you press the pedal. — Hi! By default, when you hit pad 9 with the built-in “Oak Custom” kit, the DTX will play a “closed” hi-hat sound. That’s a great default setting when you want to play without pedal, as you can use pad 12 to play the “opened” hi-hat. When plugging the HH65 hi-hat…

How to hijack the microphone, to send a clean sound from my DTX to ImuJam. — This weekend, I discovered “ImuJam”, a website on which musicians can record their performances and contribute to others’. I thought this was a pretty cool thing to try, but then I realised that recoding my electronic drum kit through my laptop’s microphone would include the sound of my drum sticks…

As Google Inbox is shutting down, let me share a trick to keep adding reminders to Gmail, thanks to IFTTT. — 1. Add a “quick note” button on your iPhone Click the link below to add the “quickly email yourself a note” recipe on your IFTTT account. That recipe relies on the “Note” widget that IFTTT’s app can integrate to your smartphone’s today screen. Quickly email yourself a note — IFTTT Sign in to your IFTTT account to manage Applets and get more, to explore new services, and to see your account…ifttt.com

Here are the setup and customisation steps I followed after buying this awesome second-hand instrument. Today, I’m not writing about startups, Openwhyd or personal development. I would like to share a few things about a new music instrument I bought from another drummer: Yamaha’s DTX Multi 12. A bit of context Why did I…

Une liste de livres, cours et articles que j’aurais du prendre le temps de lire et d’appliquer avant (de rater) le développement et le lancement de mes produits en solo. — Avertissement: Dans cet article, je partage ma compréhension propre de concepts de marketing appliqués aux Indie Hackers. Il est possible que certaines définitions y soient exagérément simplifiées. La finalité est de donner un ressenti de base de ces concepts, de donner des pistes d’étude à mes confrères développeurs. …

I’m sharing the key points I hand-picked while reading Poornima Vijayashanker’s excellent book about how to turn a software product into income. If you enjoy them, please buy the book! — Chapters How to come up with ideas, pare them down, and share them Start with a side project Mitigating market risk Building an audience before you build your product Finding your customer segment Identifying your ideal customer

Indie hacker français, Jérôme Gangneux nous raconte comment il a développé et monétisé son produit “Thread Reader” en quelques semaines. — Salut Jérôme ! Tu veux bien te présenter ? Salut, je m’appelle Jérôme, j’ai 32 ans et je vis actuellement à Vancouver au Canada. Dans la vie, j’aime créer et expérimenter tout un tas de choses. Comme je suis développeur de formation, c’est avec le code que je m’exprime et…