blog.code-n-roll.devKotest + Spring + TestcontainersRecently, I wanted to rewrite a JUnit integration test for my Spring Boot application. Since it was an integration test, I used Testcontainers to start a database. While there are Kotest extensions for Spring and Testcontainers we have the problem th...Nov 16, 2024·3 min read
blog.code-n-roll.devKotest - YAML matchersI am happy to tell you all about an upcoming Kotest feature that will be in one of the future versions (hopefully the next one ;) ) of Kotest: YAML matchers What makes those matchers special for me is that they are my first contribution to the Kotest...Nov 5, 2024·3 min read
blog.code-n-roll.devCourse Review: Udacity AI Programming with Python1. Introduction Beginning in December, I had the chance to participate in a Bertelsmann scholarship. I was allowed to start the Udacity nanodegree "AI Programming with Python" for free. Last month, I finished the nanodegree successfully, and therefor...Jul 23, 2024·4 min read
blog.code-n-roll.devKafka Streams - Lessons LearnedI recently had to work with Kafka Streams for the first time and, as usual, when encountering a new technology, made some mistakes. I want to share the learnings from working the first time with Kafka Streams with you. Without getting too much into d...Nov 8, 2023·5 min read
blog.code-n-roll.devAdvent of Code 2022 RecapIntroduction This year was the first one in which I participated in Advent of Code (AoC). I am not sure why I haven't noticed it before. Maybe I was not interested, since coding competitions are not related to my daily work. Additionally, competition...Dec 23, 2022·3 min read