Building HiveShard required a new testing model: Xcepto
Why HiveShard needed event-driven tests that verify behavior instead of control flow.
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I share my thoughts on some software engineering topics.
Xcepto was trying to solve RabbitMQ testing. It ended up reinventing testing itself.
The origin story for Xcepto and how solving messaging tests led to a broader testing model.
Docker container startup time is sabotaging your test feedback loop.
A testing workflow post about avoiding slow container startup as the default local feedback path.
Same test. Different runtime -> Different behavior. Why?
How execution strategies let one test definition run across different runtimes without changing intent.
Given-When-Then is not just syntax. It’s a mindset.
A post about why Given-When-Then fits asynchronous system behavior better than Arrange-Act-Assert.
Infinite test loops silently burning CI credits.
Why every wait loop in a test framework needs a default timeout and a useful failure path.