Willo vd Merwe

Technical Competency Lead, Saratoga

[Willo vd Merwe @qbitza]

@RvLeshrac @joshnuss @kentcdodds You are talking about integration tests, and these should be done on a provider basis.

[Willo vd Merwe @qbitza]

@rrhoover https://t.co/Aa1uVe7qa9

[Willo vd Merwe @qbitza]

Is @Sourcefabric still a running concern?

[Saratoga Software @SaratogaDev]

Great start to @devconfza Cape Town!

@qbitza and our Saratogans are in their element.

Looking forward to the rest of the talks today.

#DevConf #CapeTown #Devs

[Saratoga Software @SaratogaDev]

A big thanks to @devconfza and everyone involved in making #DevConf 2023 in Cape Town an epic event!

Our Saratogans had a great time learning & connecting with the #dev community.

#CapeTown #Devs @qbitza

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

A “razor” is a rule of thumb that simplifies decision making.

The most powerful razors I’ve found:

[Saratoga Software @SaratogaDev]

“Testing is one of the most critical processes of the Software Development Lifecycle.”

Read more about a career in software testing by Shinaaz Osman, Senior Quality Assurance Consultant @SaratogaSA | https://t.co/miBCrds19E

#techinsight #qualityassurance #SoftwareTesting

[Willo vd Merwe @qbitza]

@WoodyZuill To borrow from Philip K Dick: 'kibble', loosely defined as useless objects which multiply over time. Newspapers, for example, are one day useful and the next irrelevant.

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

James Doohan, the actor for Star Trek's Scotty, was given an honorary doctorate by the Milwaukee School of Engineering after nearly half the student body cited him as their inspiration for pursuing engineering.

[Saratoga Software @SaratogaDev]

“Industry events like the @devconfza provides exposure to new ideas & ways of thinking and is a great opportunity to build & maintain relationships within the technology industry.” @qbitza

Read more about our insights from #DevConf 2022 | https://t.co/IuidriAGIM

[Saratoga Software @SaratogaDev]

Cape Town has been named Africa’s top city on the Global Financial Centres Index’s Fintech list, moving up 9 places from 2021.

@CapeTownEtc | https://t.co/dPiOhxS1x1

#TechNews #CapeTown #fintech

[Adrian Dozsa @adriandozsa]

Great list of patterns of distributed systems by @unmeshjoshi; valuable to understand all the distributed databases, message brokers, and so on, that you are using.
https://t.co/TEtqCErMWu

[Willo vd Merwe @qbitza]

@joshilewis @devconfza @SaratogaSA Glad she enjoyed it!

[Willo vd Merwe @qbitza]

@geekc0der @gillespiesw did you get a duck?

[Willo vd Merwe @qbitza]

@geekc0der I feel cheated now :(

[(((Joshua Lewis יְהוֹשֻׁעַ‎ ))) עם ישראל חי @joshilewis]

Wow!

[Willo vd Merwe @qbitza]

@joshilewis Better believe it! That's the way we roll... 😁

[Willo vd Merwe @qbitza]

After event drinks are an amazing time to catch up.
#DevConf

[Willo vd Merwe @qbitza]

Putting the senior software developer shortage squarely in the spot light.
Do you have online version of this talk available @PhilipJoubert ?

[DevConf @devconfza]

@PhilipJoubert from @OfferZen highlighting some of the major differences between the 2021 and 2022 State of the Developer Nation survey. Some fascinating takeaways for those in leadership.

#DevConf #developers #software