Alvaro Cavalcanti

Writing software about people, one story at a time since 1998.

work

Developer at Convene Inc.

location

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

education

UNICAP

joined

Mar 24, 2017

All 22 Comments

re: What was your TDD aha moment? Oct 29 '18

You seem to be confusing unit testing with TDD. Unit tests...

re: What was your TDD aha moment? Oct 29 '18

It's hard to describe it without a clear example, but I can...

re: What was your TDD aha moment? Oct 29 '18

I'm currently working on a project which we started back in...

re: Readability for Real - Using Meaningful Names for Database Queries Oct 16 '18

I see your point, Theofanis, and it's a valid one. But just...

re: Practical Python - Duck-typing to the rescue! Oct 10 '18

You points are much appreciated, Ali! Thanks! I do underst...

re: Do you consider reading books a must? Oct 10 '18

+1 on all of this. Pretty much all I would have said. 😊

re: Who's looking for open source contributors? (May 7 edition) May 8 '18

I know it can be hard. But you can try analyzing the code, ...

re: Who's looking for open source contributors? (May 7 edition) May 8 '18

Pierre DeCheck! github.com/alvarocavalcanti/pierre... It's...

re: Resources for Learning Python Mar 30 '18

Great resources! Thanks for that! Also, for those interest...

re: Future dev.to product concept: "Preview" button in index view Mar 28 '18

I'm always for iterative evolution. Text only at first (if ...

re: Future dev.to product concept: "Preview" button in index view Mar 28 '18

I like it! But I must say, since you said the investment w...

re: Ever wished for a pull request dependency check? You've got it. Mar 7 '18

The cron job is a possible solution, which would also requi...

re: Ever wished for a pull request dependency check? You've got it. Mar 7 '18

Thanks, Patricio! I hope it proves to be useful! To answer...

re: 6 Months of Working Remotely Taught Me a Thing or Ten Mar 1 '18

Great article! Unfortunately I just found it now, and could...

re: To Create or To Fix? Feb 9 '18

I didn't know her article, and I so agree with you. It reso...

re: As a Senior, do you look forward to mentor Junior developers? Feb 6 '18

I totally agree with you! Junior people would require more ...

re: As a Senior, do you look forward to mentor Junior developers? Feb 5 '18

I have worked for 3+ years at a company that values mentori...

re: The most important lesson that the success of JavaScript has taught us Jan 29 '18

I do agree that they are different, but related, matters. A...

re: Watch your Coding Manners Jan 8 '18

Regarding comments, I have never liked them much, but was h...

re: What are your must-read tech books for 2018? Dec 27 '17

This is a great list, and goes along with mine! Just add th...

re: How do you stay focused at work? Aug 1 '17

Even though I get what you mean by not liking the "stay-foc...

re: I'm running my first tech workshop next week. Any general advice? Aug 1 '17

Be mindful, tho. Remember it's supposed to be a hands-on wo...

loading...