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Clare Macrae

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Ben and Matt trick another live human being into joining them on the podcast. Clare Macrae joins to talk about her work with approval testing, her experiences dealing with legacy Fortran and C++ code, and an upcoming Webinar she's doing on refactoring-to-testability using CLion.

Ben and Matt trick another live human being into joining them on the podcast. <a href="https://claremacrae.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clare Macrae</a> joins to talk about her work with approval testing, her experiences dealing with legacy Fortran and C++ code, and an upcoming Webinar she's doing on refactoring-to-testability using CLion.

Special Guest: Clare Macrae

Rob and Jason are joined by Clare Macrae to discuss Approval Tests and how they can be used to quickly test legacy C++ code.        Clare is an independent consultant, helping teams streamline their work with legacy and hard-to-test C++ and Qt code. She has worked in software development for over 30 years, and in C++ for 20 years. Since 2017, she has used her spare time to work remotely with Llewellyn Falco on ApprovalTests.cpp, to radically simplify testing of legacy code. She has enjoyed this so much that she recently went independent, to focus even more on helping others to work more easily with legacy code.    Clare was until recently a Principal Scientific Software Engineer at Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre. She is the original author of their popular 3D crystal structure visualisation program Mercury. News  Cmake 3.15 available Clang/LLVM Support for MSBuild Projects LEAF light-weight error-handling lib seeking Boost review manager  Clare Macrae  @ClareMacraeUK Clare Macrae's Blog  Links  C++ Approval Tests Approval Tests #include  Happy one-of-our-birthdays #include! Sponsoring Diverse CppCon 2019 Attendees #include  sponsorship for CppCon 2019  Sponsors  Errors that static code analysis does not find because it is not used PVS-Studio in the Clouds - Running the Analysis on Travis CI  Hosts  @robwirving @lefticus

Rob and Jason are joined by Clare Macrae to discuss Approval Tests and how they can be used to quickly test legacy C++ code. Clare is an independent consultant, helping teams streamline their work with legacy and hard-to-test C++ and Qt code. She has worked in software development for over 30 years, and in C++ for 20 years. Since 2017, she has used her spare time to work remotely with Llewellyn Falco on <a href="https://github.com/approvals/ApprovalTests.cpp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ApprovalTests.cpp</a>, to radically simplify testing of legacy code. She has enjoyed this so much that she recently went independent, to focus even more on helping others to work more easily with legacy code.      Clare was until recently a Principal Scientific Software Engineer at Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre. She is the original author of their popular 3D crystal structure visualisation program <a href="https://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/mercury/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mercury</a>. <h3>News</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.kitware.com/cmake-3-15-0-available-for-download/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cmake 3.15 available</a></li> <li><a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/clang-llvm-support-for-msbuild-projects/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clang/LLVM Support for MSBuild Projects</a></li> <li><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/cdzy8w/leaf_a_lightweight_errorhandling_library_seeking/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LEAF light-weight error-handling lib seeking Boost review manager</a></li> </ul> <h3>Clare Macrae</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ClareMacraeUK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ClareMacraeUK</a></li> <li><a href="https://claremacrae.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clare Macrae's Blog</a></li> </ul> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/approvals/ApprovalTests.cpp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">C++ Approval Tests</a></li> <li><a href="https://approvaltests.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Approval Tests</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.includecpp.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#include </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gregcons.com/KateBlog/HappyOneofourbirthdaysInclude.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Happy one-of-our-birthdays #include!</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sponsoring-diverse-cppcon-2019-attendees?pc=&amp;rcid=r01-156331121458-e1203fc6dedf4e8f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sponsoring Diverse CppCon 2019 Attendees</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7Ctwydv5yu0egr8lOoWz5q1JXYkyDpBoaMAtsW1qPy8Kq2Q/viewform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#include sponsorship for CppCon 2019</a></li> </ul> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.viva64.com/en/b/0639/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Errors that static code analysis does not find because it is not used</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.viva64.com/en/b/0636/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PVS-Studio in the Clouds - Running the Analysis on Travis CI</a></li> </ul> <h3>Hosts</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/robwirving" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@robwirving</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/lefticus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lefticus</a></li></ul>

Approval Tests

Llewellyn Falco

01:32 - Clare’s Superpower: Collecting and Sharing Useful Information 04:31 - Llewellyn’s Superpower: The Ability to Collaborate with Others 08:01 - Pairing Together: C++ Version of ApprovalTests 12:15 - Pairing Retrospectives: What emotions did you feel? MindMup 16:21 - Kinship Formed Through Working Together 18:55 - Working Asynchronously vs Live Pairing  20:15 - Writing Documentation for Pairing Sessions and Working to Improve the C++ Community Culture #include  30:44 - Safeguarding: Harnessing Pain For Good Safeguarding: A step-by-step guide  MarkdownSnippets 35:04 - Documentation Cont’d   Turning “Error Messages” Into “Help Messages” Healthy Abstractions Testing Communication  45:08 - Asking “Why” Questions vs “What” Questions: Observability Reflections: John: The idea of using a retrospective in such a small scale. Also, the difference in the level of community while pairing: building kinship. Clare: Read more about the paradigm framing effect. Llewellyn: Being appreciative of the people you pair with. Arty: Taking the time to think about what you’re doing from the perspective of sharing affects what you do. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps. You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks!Special Guests: Clare Macrae and Llewellyn Falco.Sponsored By:Atlas Authority: This episode of Greater Than Code is brought to you by Atlas Authority. Atlas Authority helps organizations manage and scale their Atlassian stack. With expertise in Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket and other software development tools, Atlas Authority offers consulting, training, licensing and managed hosting services. Visit AtlasAuthority.com/GTC to find out more and learn why organizations trust Atlas Authority to implement, support, and maintain their critical Atlassian applications.Support Greater Than Code

01:32 - Clare’s Superpower: Collecting and Sharing Useful Information 04:31 - Llewellyn’s Superpower: The Ability to Collaborate with Others 08:01 - Pairing Together: <a href="https://github.com/approvals/ApprovalTests.cpp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">C++ Version of ApprovalTests</a> 12:15 - Pairing Retrospectives: What emotions did you feel? <a href="https://www.mindmup.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MindMup</a> 16:21 - Kinship Formed Through Working Together 18:55 - Working Asynchronously vs Live Pairing 20:15 - Writing Documentation for Pairing Sessions and Working to Improve the C++ Community Culture <a href="https://www.includecpp.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#include </a> 30:44 - Safeguarding: Harnessing Pain For Good <a href="http://llewellynfalco.blogspot.com/2018/12/safeguarding-step-by-step-guide.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Safeguarding: A step-by-step guide</a> <a href="https://github.com/simonCropp/MarkdownSnippets" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MarkdownSnippets</a> 35:04 - Documentation Cont’d <ul> <li>Turning “Error Messages” Into “Help Messages”</li> <li>Healthy Abstractions</li> <li>Testing Communication</li> </ul> 45:08 - Asking “Why” Questions vs “What” Questions: Observability Reflections: John: The idea of using a retrospective in such a small scale. Also, the difference in the level of community while pairing: building kinship. Clare: Read more about the paradigm framing effect. Llewellyn: Being appreciative of the people you pair with. Arty: Taking the time to think about what you’re doing from the perspective of sharing affects what you do. This episode was brought to you by <a href="https://twitter.com/therubyrep" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@therubyrep</a> of <a href="http://www.devreps.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DevReps, LLC</a>. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/greaterthancode</a> To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at <a href="https://www.paypal.me/devreps" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paypal.me/devreps</a>. You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks!Special Guests: Clare Macrae and Llewellyn Falco.Sponsored By:<ul><li><a href="http://AtlasAuthority.com/GTC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Atlas Authority</a>: <a href="http://AtlasAuthority.com/GTC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This episode of Greater Than Code is brought to you by Atlas Authority. Atlas Authority helps organizations manage and scale their Atlassian stack. With expertise in Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket and other software development tools, Atlas Authority offers consulting, training, licensing and managed hosting services. Visit AtlasAuthority.com/GTC to find out more and learn why organizations trust Atlas Authority to implement, support, and maintain their critical Atlassian applications.</a></li></ul><a href="https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Greater Than Code</a>

137: Pairing & Sharing with Llewellyn Falco and Clare Macrae