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Front-end JavaScript test coverage with Istanbul + SeleniumHave to say this is a top 5 moment in my software development career. I have made some cool things happen, but this one is really neat…Oct 9, 2021A response icon1Oct 9, 2021A response icon1
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The World Might be Missing a Programming LanguageWe have all the languages we need — perfection has been achieved. Or has it?Oct 9, 2021A response icon18Oct 9, 2021A response icon18
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