Tidy Code on Tomas Malmsten.comhttps://tomasmalmsten.com/tags/tidy-code/Recent content in Tidy Code on Tomas Malmsten.comHugo -- gohugo.ioenWed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000Giving your unit tests the trust they deservehttps://tomasmalmsten.com/blog/trusting-unit-tests-fully/Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://tomasmalmsten.com/blog/trusting-unit-tests-fully/<!-- end-chunk --> <!-- begin-chunk data-anchor="giving-your-unit-tests-the-trust-they-deserve" --> <h1>Giving your unit tests the trust they deserve</h1> <p>Where we learn more about the value of unit tests, and about collaborating closely to better understand the complexities in our software.</p>Untangling test setuphttps://tomasmalmsten.com/blog/2024-08-21-untangle-test-setup/Wed, 21 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://tomasmalmsten.com/blog/2024-08-21-untangle-test-setup/<!-- end-chunk --> <!-- begin-chunk data-anchor="untangling-test-setup" --> <h1>Untangling test setup</h1> <p>Where we learn about some patterns that will help separate test setup from tests, making tests easier to read and understand.</p>Decomposing workhttps://tomasmalmsten.com/blog/2024-07-01-decomposing-work/Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://tomasmalmsten.com/blog/2024-07-01-decomposing-work/<!-- end-chunk --> <!-- begin-chunk data-anchor="decomposing-work" --> <h1>Decomposing work</h1> <p>Where we learn some more about how to slice work into smaller pieces, perhaps so small we can deliver many a day.</p>A mechanic making preparatory tidying separate from feature changeshttps://tomasmalmsten.com/blog/2023-01-17-a-way-to-handle-preperatory-tidy-work-from-feature-work/Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://tomasmalmsten.com/blog/2023-01-17-a-way-to-handle-preperatory-tidy-work-from-feature-work/<!-- end-chunk --> <!-- begin-chunk data-anchor="a-mechanic-making-preparatory-tidying-separate-from-feature-changes" --> <h1 class="header-anchor-wrapper">A mechanic making preparatory tidying separate from feature changes <a href="#a-mechanic-making-preparatory-tidying-separate-from-feature-changes" class="header-anchor-link"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1rem" height="1rem" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"> <line x1="4" y1="9" x2="20" y2="9"></line><line x1="4" y1="15" x2="20" y2="15"></line><line x1="10" y1="3" x2="8" y2="21"></line><line x1="16" y1="3" x2="14" y2="21"></line> </svg> </a> </h1> <p>Where we learn a way to separate structural changes from behavioural even though making it easy to change takes quite a while.</p>