Getting started with ClojureScript
ClojureScript is a Clojure to JavaScript compiler which has gained a considerable amount of traction since its release in July of last year. It provides a way for developers to write a web-application in a large subset of Clojure and then compile it to JavaScript with the help of the…
Read MoreAutomating your VMware farm with PowerCLI
At Caplin, we have 7 ESX 4.0 data stores, filled to the brim with Linux and Windows VMs. We use these VMs to test and deploy artifacts from many different projects, all under the management of a Thoughtworks GO server. It’s vital for our continuous integration strategy to work, that…
Read MoreSCALING AGILE – THE WORLD IS ALL THAT IS THE CASE
THE WORLD IS ALL THAT IS THE CASE There’s a flurry of activity when projects kick off, resources have to be marshalled and often teams need to be informed of a good deal of information around the thinking behind the work at hand. As that ship leaves port upon its…
Read MoreVisualizing Option Prices
The easiest way to make sense of a lot numbers is to turn them into a picture. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise: While it takes a lot of conscious effort to see trends, movements and tendencies within a large set of figures we find it rather easy…
Read MoreWhy 100% Code Coverage is not enough
Introduction When it comes to software testing and code quality it is not always clear what the Test Coverage is – respectively what areas of the application need more attention regarding testing. Questions like: – Do we have enough tests? – Do the tests cover enough paths of the code?…
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