Dec 22, 2022Five tools to work with KafkaIn the last decade, Kafka has become the de-facto event streaming solution. It has gained popularity as thousands of products are using it to solve simple to complex event distribution and streaming problems. As a software architect, I have also used Kafka in various solutions. …Kafka4 min readKafka4 min read
Feb 8, 2022MailHogIntroduction Many developments and testing teams need to fake SMTP server to test email-related functionalities. For such use cases MailHog can be a suitable option. What is MailHog? MailHog is an email testing tool for developers: Use MailHog for SMTP delivery Web UI to view messages REST API to fetch the messages It can…Mailhog2 min readMailhog2 min read
Nov 8, 2020Non-Functional Testing“Quality is not an act, it is a habit.” — Aristotle Testing and continuous monitoring of NFRs are key to access production readiness and trend of Software qualities like stability, performance, security, etc. in a given context. Like functional testing, NFR testing should be part of the development phase and planned from the start. …Nfr5 min readNfr5 min read
May 11, 2020Project Quality Dashboard (Grafana, Sonar and Gitlab)“For you to sleep well at night, the aesthetic, the quality, has to be carried all the way through”. ~ Steve Jobs Who does not love sleeping well ;)?? I recently had a few sleepless nights after looking at the increasing technical debt in our products. After having a few…Grafana3 min readGrafana3 min read
