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Reminder that I am now mainly on bluesky -> bsky.app/profile/pitest.bsky…
Just published a short blog post on how to use some new features in pitest and arcmutate to tune your build.
blog.arcmutate.com/faster-mu…
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Nice write up from Mahak Tripathi at @Atlassian on setting up Arcmutate for mutation testing Java and Kotlin.
linkedin.com/pulse/mutation-…
For anyone interested in trying out arcmutate, you can find more info here
arcmutate.com/
That's pitest 1.18.0 syncing through to maven central
github.com/hcoles/pitest/rel…
It was finally time to say goodbye to Java 8 and some of the crustier older code. Looking forward to enjoying some of the benefits that came with 9, 10 and 11.
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My first book is on submission.
Wish me luck or, better yet, force your friend who's an editor at a big 5 publisher buy it.
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I’m now at end of life care - palliative care-and will be going into a hospice for the foreseeable - thanks to everyone who sends me love and support- you’ve been amazing
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The @WomensPrize Trust is launching the 2025 Discoveries writing development programme and prize to inspire unagented and unpublished women in the UK and Ireland to write their first novels.
Find out more 👇 thebookseller.com/news/the-w…
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💥 NEW: A disabled children’s charity handed over 43% of its grants to rightwing think-tanks and pressure groups based at Tufton Street and beyond over the last five years. 🧵
🔎Read our latest investigation with @MC_00_ here ⬇️
goodlaw.social/mfk4
Does anyone happen to know of any good resources on the internals of @robolectric?
I'm having a poke around, but a map or guide would be handy.
Hot on the heels of last week's pitest release, we have another one.
github.com/hcoles/pitest/rel…
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Friends, do you use mutation testing with your Java apps?
I want to write an article, but need understand the relevance first 🙃
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Tangent Online bitched about the chess moves I used in "The Immortal Game", apparent not realising that I used the exact moves made (up until the point things get gruesome in story) by real masters (Topalov and Kasparov, 1999).
It's ranked as the #1 chess game of all time 🤣
A little more detail on the pitest 1.16.2 release
blog.arcmutate.com/pitest-1-…
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when our baby was 3wks old he said he was nipping out & after 20mins I realised he hadn't come back, then realised a bag was gone & now it's been 11 years since either of us have seen him 😂 so dunno. probs something like that 🤷♀️
Pitest 1.16.2 has now synced through to maven central.
github.com/hcoles/pitest/rel…
Includes additional info in the html report (thanks @Vivek_Ganesan) and some deep magic to enable "delayed execution" code used in static initializers to be mutated.
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It's just over a month since #REEK came out – thank you to everyone for making it so amazing. To celebrate, let's have a giveaway!
Reek is a sci-fi tale of poisoned air, evil tech bros and a kick-ass heroine, with art by the amazing @Caltsoudas. To win one of 5 signed copies, RT and follow me and @BarringtonStoke. Ends 6th September!
More info👉 alastairc.com/books/reek/
#giveaway #competition #happyFriday
ALT The cover of the book REEK by Alastair Chisholm, illustrated by George Caltsoudas. Cover shows a girl swinging across the city in a sci-fi setting. A sales graphic says "WIN THE BOOK!".