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Posted on Jan 8

Fixing a bunch of flaky tests. Feels good.

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A Canadian software developer who thinks he’s funny.

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NY
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Mount Allison University
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Co-founder at Forem
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Dec 27, 2015

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Got some code in on the holiday — which I kind of love. No disruptions, etc. Not everybody has to love to code when everyone is offline, but it can be cathartic!

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Is there a worse feeling than *knowing* the code works and taking like two hours to get the test right?

#test #productivity #discuss

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