Published inGrindr EngineeringHow Grindr Uses HOT (Heap only Tuple) UpdatesWith a staggering 13 million monthly active users, Grindr pulsates with a constant stream of chats, images, and even videos between our…Apr 30, 2024Apr 30, 2024
Published inGrindr EngineeringGrindr Backend Tech: A 2023 Recap and Glimpse Into Our 2024 RoadmapAs we boot up for an exciting 2024, let’s take a moment to recap the achievements our backend team unlocked in 2023. We didn’t just tick…Feb 6, 20241Feb 6, 20241
Unitigration Testing with Kotest and Test ContainersIn this blog post I’m going to opine on something I care very much about — testing without mocks.Apr 18, 2022Apr 18, 2022
Published inProAndroidDevIntroducing the KotlinTest IntelliJ PluginI think it is fair to say that when it comes to Kotlin specific testing frameworks, the two most popular are KotlinTest and Spek. Many…Mar 5, 20192Mar 5, 20192
Published inProAndroidDevWhat’s new in KotlinTest 3.2 and 3.3As I write this, the committers behind KotlinTest (of which I am lucky to include myself), have just finished putting the final touches on…Mar 1, 20191Mar 1, 20191
Published inProAndroidDevData Driven Testing with KotestThe ability to quickly rerun the same test over and over with a predefined set of inputs and expected values is often called data driven…Jul 15, 20181Jul 15, 20181
Published inProAndroidDevKotest Pro TipsAs developers we spend a considerable portion of our time writing tests; unit tests in particular. And if you’ve made the move to Kotlin…May 19, 20182May 19, 20182