Fudge: Another Python Mock Framework
I'm excited to announce the release of Fudge, a Python module for replacing real objects with fakes (mocks, stubs, etc) while testing. Fudge started when a co-worker introduced me to Mocha, a mocking...
View ArticleGooglebot's Fatal Flaw And How You Can Fix It (or Get Rich Trying)
I came across this article today on Coding Horror about how Google has a monopoly on search engines and how something must be done about it. I'm not one who falls into the "Google Is Evil" camp; I...
View ArticleA new version of Fudge, mock object library for Python
I just released 0.9.1 of the Fudge module which is a tool for working with fake objects while testing Python code. Some call these mocks, stubs, or actors, but I just call them all fakes because that...
View ArticleDegradable Ajax by Sharing Mako Templates With Dojo
For a Pylons site I have been working on I wanted to provide Ajax functionality for the users but also allow the content to be crawled by search engines. Let me point out that not all of the Ajax...
View ArticleUnit Testing JavaScript With JsTestDriver
I've been experimenting with a new tool that was released open source recently called JsTestDriverIt's a tool that makes unit testing JavaScript simultaneously on many browsers from the command line...
View ArticleI've Joined the Web Dev Group at Mozilla
Whenever I'd hear about someone from the Python community getting hired by Mozilla I'd get really excited because I knew they'd continue to share and collaborate in the open source world that I was a...
View ArticleWhat The New Open Web Can Do: Firefox 4 Demos
Firefox 4 is near the end of its beta cycle but what is so special about this release? Why not see for yourself on the new demo site, the Web of Wonder (requires Firefox 4 beta but some demos do work...
View ArticleHow To Achieve True Privacy On The Web: DOMCrypt
The Internet was invented so that data could be decentralized and liberated. Well, so much for that idea. With the rise of services such as Facebook and Twitter we are back to the original mainframe...
View ArticleFirefox 4 Is Here And It's Glowing
Firefox 4 has launched! If you want to watch the whole planet upgrade in realtime head over toglow.mozilla.org (built by @potch, @jeffbalogh, and others!). If you haven't already downloaded Firefox 4...
View ArticleWhat's Happening at Mozilla?
Most people at Mozilla are remote so each quarter we sync up face to face as a group for an all-hands meeting. There are over 600 employees! We of course sync up in smaller groups more frequently but...
View ArticleProfiling And Optimizing React Apps
At Mozilla, the Add-ons team hosts a casualshow & tell each month. It's a public meeting and we invite community members to share their work.This time I demo'd some of the work I've been doing to...
View ArticleSafer TypeScript With Generics And Linting
TypeScript makes JavaScript safer and even opens up new architectural possibilities such asbetter unit tests. I highly recommend it. However, the default configuration encourages unsafe patterns that...
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