# \#coding **URL:** https://club.ministryoftesting.com/tag/coding/19.md [Latest](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/tags.md) --- ## [Advent of Code 2025](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/advent-of-code-2025/86947)
**Author:** [@lgibbs](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/lgibbs)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [5 December 2025 15:30 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/advent-of-code-2025/86947 "2025-12-05T15:30:52Z")
Anyone doing Advent of Code this year? It is an annual event consisting of a series of programming challenges which are released throughout December. I have been attempting these coding challenges for a few years now, an… --- ## [Testing aspects of coding with AI](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/testing-aspects-of-coding-with-ai/86916)
**Author:** [@christian.baumann](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/christian.baumann)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [20 November 2025 19:43 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/testing-aspects-of-coding-with-ai/86916 "2025-11-20T19:43:42Z")
Hi ⁠all, does anyone has resources about “Testing & Quality when coding with AI”? Things like how to get the LLM/ Agent to also test properly and deliver high quality code. Guidelines, best good practices, How Tos, etc… --- ## [C#/C++ or Python/Java/Scripts which are easiest to test with](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/c-c-or-python-java-scripts-which-are-easiest-to-test-with/86741)
**Author:** [@conrad.braam](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/conrad.braam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [9 October 2025 06:44 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/c-c-or-python-java-scripts-which-are-easiest-to-test-with/86741 "2025-10-09T06:44:22Z")
As someone who aced the recent job interview by solving the interview question in a 1 hour session with C#, you might think I prefer C++ or C# for creating tests. But I’m still very much a fan of the removal of time wast… --- ## [When to check in your changes?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/when-to-check-in-your-changes/86548)
**Author:** [@conrad.braam](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/conrad.braam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [23 August 2025 00:12 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/when-to-check-in-your-changes/86548 "2025-08-23T00:12:05Z")
Only check in working code is the mantra. But… I belong to that school of thought that test code should live with the product code, and that’s true for situations where the “definition of done” includes the writing of u… --- ## [Is it just me or is it the ecosystem?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-the-ecosystem/84674)
**Author:** [@conrad.braam](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/conrad.braam)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [22 May 2025 12:22 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-the-ecosystem/84674 "2025-05-22T12:22:19Z")
As part of a new project, to automate a new product the team came up with, I always have to write screeds of framework code. To do all of the basic stuff, like connecting to a resource, handling the resource being unavai… --- ## [Vibe Coding and "Testing the Vibes"](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/vibe-coding-and-testing-the-vibes/84064)
**Author:** [@al8xr](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/al8xr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [7 April 2025 07:03 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/vibe-coding-and-testing-the-vibes/84064 "2025-04-07T07:03:08Z")
Last Friday at “This Week in Testing”, we touched on the topic of the “vibe coding” movement. I assume that vibe coding will grow up and people will use it for real engineering, with the “turn your brain off” version o… --- ## [Advent Of Code 2024](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/advent-of-code-2024/81121)
**Author:** [@lgibbs](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/lgibbs)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [6 December 2024 15:08 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/advent-of-code-2024/81121 "2024-12-06T15:08:12Z")
Who is taking part in Advent of Code this year? Starting December 1st and running through December 25th, a new programming puzzle is released every day. While puzzles are released daily, there’s no deadline—you can take… --- ## [Advent Of Code 2023](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/advent-of-code-2023/72360)
**Author:** [@lgibbs](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/lgibbs)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [16 September 2024 14:21 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/advent-of-code-2023/72360 "2024-09-16T14:21:17Z")
Hi all, Not strictly testing, but I know there are a lot of testers out there who like to practice their programming skills. Just wondering if anyone has every attempted the Advent of Code challenge? Are you planning o… --- ## [Has anyone tried the new Cursor.com AI yet?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/has-anyone-tried-the-new-cursor-com-ai-yet/78575)
**Author:** [@aj\_wilson](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/aj_wilson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 August 2024 16:34 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/has-anyone-tried-the-new-cursor-com-ai-yet/78575 "2024-08-27T16:34:11Z")
I would love some feedback or someone to share their experience using it, I know it is fairly new. Any tips, recommendations etc.? (https://www.cursor.com/) --- ## [Unit Testing Resources](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/unit-testing-resources/76544)
**Author:** [@christian.baumann](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/christian.baumann)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [21 May 2024 07:45 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/unit-testing-resources/76544 "2024-05-21T07:45:43Z")
Hi all, Does someone has guidelines/ articles/ resources on how to write good unit tests? Audience would be developers (Java & Python) who don’t have any experience with unit testing. Many thanks! --- ## [How does software testing affect code quality?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-does-software-testing-affect-code-quality/64673)
**Author:** [@julienbreton](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/julienbreton)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [29 January 2024 13:16 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-does-software-testing-affect-code-quality/64673 "2024-01-29T13:16:59Z")
Hello, In my company, we have a working group with a tester (me) and some developers. The goal of this group is to improve the quality of the code. I would like to know your opinion on the following question: How does… --- ## [Writing automation tests for cases involving lengthy forms: What could be some best practices?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/writing-automation-tests-for-cases-involving-lengthy-forms-what-could-be-some-best-practices/73636)
**Author:** [@hananurrehman](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/hananurrehman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [26 January 2024 11:46 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/writing-automation-tests-for-cases-involving-lengthy-forms-what-could-be-some-best-practices/73636 "2024-01-26T11:46:29Z")
The web app I’m automating through playwright has a lengthy task creation form with almost 17 inputs fields of different types. Currently we have implemented automation on it by filling all the fields and then transitio… --- ## [Is it necessary for testers to learn coding and programming?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/is-it-necessary-for-testers-to-learn-coding-and-programming/67785)
**Author:** [@fullsnacktester](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/fullsnacktester)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [25 October 2023 12:41 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/is-it-necessary-for-testers-to-learn-coding-and-programming/67785 "2023-10-25T12:41:32Z")
Another question, that I generated by asking ChatGPT for a list of controversial questions for Testers: “Is it necessary for testers to learn coding and programming? How much technical expertise should testers possess?… --- ## [Should assertions conditions be done in the page Objects, or in the Test classes?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/should-assertions-conditions-be-done-in-the-page-objects-or-in-the-test-classes/67860)
**Author:** [@jgfmachado](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/jgfmachado)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [13 October 2023 08:34 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/should-assertions-conditions-be-done-in-the-page-objects-or-in-the-test-classes/67860 "2023-10-13T08:34:07Z")
One thing that still baffles me to this day is, should we implement the methods to check our assertions conditions exclusively in Page Objects, or should we do those in our Tests? In other words, given a method: boolea… --- ## [Will demand for QA grow with AI?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/will-demand-for-qa-grow-with-ai/68636)
**Author:** [@simon\_tomes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/simon_tomes)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [27 June 2023 15:40 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/will-demand-for-qa-grow-with-ai/68636 "2023-06-27T15:40:46Z")
I read this LinkedIn post about AI and the demand for QA. Demand for QA will soon explode. The flood of AI-generated code will require rigorous testing and validation. And the author emphasised the following: Incre… --- ## [What technical terminology and coding essentials can help testers?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-technical-terminology-and-coding-essentials-can-help-testers/68237)
**Author:** [@simon\_tomes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/simon_tomes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 June 2023 11:43 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-technical-terminology-and-coding-essentials-can-help-testers/68237 "2023-06-09T11:43:26Z")
Lucy Llewellyn delivered a super informative talk at Leeds Testing Atelier: Back To Basics: Assumed Knowledge in Software Engineering. They shared some essential knowledge: Computer CPU & Memory is the brain RAM is w… --- ## [What does your naming convention for tests/checks look like?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-does-your-naming-convention-for-tests-checks-look-like/65225)
**Author:** [@simon\_tomes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/simon_tomes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [28 February 2023 22:11 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-does-your-naming-convention-for-tests-checks-look-like/65225 "2023-02-28T22:11:52Z")
This post by @mkutz is brilliant, helpful and thought-provoking. How to Name Tests for Maintainability | by Michael Kutz | Medium I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve had this debate with various team members. “Descri… --- ## [Tips to crack coding round interviews for SDET role](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/tips-to-crack-coding-round-interviews-for-sdet-role/63415)
**Author:** [@sahilpuri](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/sahilpuri)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 November 2022 08:16 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/tips-to-crack-coding-round-interviews-for-sdet-role/63415 "2022-11-09T08:16:15Z")
Hi, I’m sharing my first blog on ‘Cracking to coding rounds in SDET interviews’. Let me know what you think below. --- ## [What to look for in a code review?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-code-review/48134)
**Author:** [@heather\_reid](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/heather_reid)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [18 January 2022 19:33 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-code-review/48134 "2022-01-18T19:33:59Z")
What are your go-to resources for “What to look for in a code review?” I’m thinking of a range of audiences from people who’ve never contributed to a code review before to people who have but maybe feel like they’re mis… --- ## [Is anyone taking part in Hacktoberfest?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/is-anyone-taking-part-in-hacktoberfest/54496)
**Author:** [@mirza](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mirza)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 October 2021 15:01 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/is-anyone-taking-part-in-hacktoberfest/54496 "2021-10-29T15:01:31Z")
Hactoberfest is a open-source month, where people are encouraged to contribute to the open source. I’ve been using it to learn more about Cypress, a couple of friends and I started re-doing a website for the local artis… --- ## [Watir (Web Application Testing in Ruby)](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/watir-web-application-testing-in-ruby/12729)
**Author:** [@burdettelamar](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/burdettelamar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [7 October 2021 16:53 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/watir-web-application-testing-in-ruby/12729 "2021-10-07T16:53:51Z")
Watir is by far my preferred tool for testing web applications. From watir.com: Watir is… An open source Ruby library for automating tests. Watir interacts with a browser the same way people do: clicking links, fillin… --- ## [The Habit of reading application code base by Testers](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/the-habit-of-reading-application-code-base-by-testers/51660)
**Author:** [@musaffir](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/musaffir)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [30 June 2021 15:41 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/the-habit-of-reading-application-code-base-by-testers/51660 "2021-06-30T15:41:00Z")
Hey All, I have been doing this a lot, reading application code base. Ours is in Python, so its lot readable. And it helps and support my testing. I am not a very technical person, still it helps. I noted down some of … --- ## [The Struggle With Learning To Code](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/the-struggle-with-learning-to-code/46363)
**Author:** [@heather\_reid](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/heather_reid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [21 June 2021 08:29 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/the-struggle-with-learning-to-code/46363 "2021-06-21T08:29:13Z")
A recent interaction on Twitter with @maaike.brinkhof prompted me to write this post. The blog post Maaike went on to publish is: https://www.maaikebrinkhof.nl/2021/01/the-struggle-with-myself-learning-to-code-for-th… --- ## [Tips for migrating from TestNG to JUnit5?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/tips-for-migrating-from-testng-to-junit5/51292)
**Author:** [@mirza](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mirza)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [16 June 2021 12:28 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/tips-for-migrating-from-testng-to-junit5/51292 "2021-06-16T12:28:29Z")
I was working on making a API automation framework prototype for a project I’m working on. It’s a small framework which started out a POC and I’ve been extending it a bit over time. Anyway, I initially went with TestNG, … --- ## [What language are you using for your automation?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-language-are-you-using-for-your-automation/43054)
**Author:** [@heather\_reid](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/heather_reid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [21 May 2021 14:08 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-language-are-you-using-for-your-automation/43054 "2021-05-21T14:08:14Z")
Inspired by a news piece I read recently about the most common/popular programming languages for software developers, I was wondering what programming language are you using for your automation? --- ## [What is your first coding memory?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-is-your-first-coding-memory/48396)
**Author:** [@heather\_reid](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/heather_reid)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [4 April 2021 22:35 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-is-your-first-coding-memory/48396 "2021-04-04T22:35:39Z")
What is your first coding memory? For me, it’s either My computer course where we had to use HTML and CSS to create different coloured boxes and text on a web page. Looking back I wonder how it took me so long but it … --- ## [Coding exercises with answers?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/coding-exercises-with-answers/46574)
**Author:** [@heather\_reid](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/heather_reid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [8 February 2021 18:28 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/coding-exercises-with-answers/46574 "2021-02-08T18:28:00Z")
I find that when I’m learning, I learn best by doing/practising. When I was trying to get to grips with HTML I did this by using a website that had a game where I had to fill a plate with food using HTML and my learning … --- ## [Struggling with learning new skills](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/struggling-with-learning-new-skills/46070)
**Author:** [@froberts](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/froberts)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [14 January 2021 07:37 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/struggling-with-learning-new-skills/46070 "2021-01-14T07:37:42Z")
I’m not surely exactly what I’m after here so hopefully I’ll figure that out as I type this… I’m really struggling with JavaScript - and just learning to code in general. I know a bit of Python, I’ve spent nearly a year… --- ## [Remote Coding Interview Tools?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/remote-coding-interview-tools/42923)
**Author:** [@heather\_reid](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/heather_reid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [24 September 2020 08:00 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/remote-coding-interview-tools/42923 "2020-09-24T08:00:07Z")
I saw a question recently asked around tooling for remote coding interviews. The person wanted to be able to have the candidate: setup and run a few tests but I’m having difficulty in finding a tool that can allow me t… --- ## [Let's Explore! The Lottery Challenge - Have You Tried It?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/lets-explore-the-lottery-challenge-have-you-tried-it/42591)
**Author:** [@heather\_reid](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/heather_reid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [14 September 2020 13:25 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/lets-explore-the-lottery-challenge-have-you-tried-it/42591 "2020-09-14T13:25:32Z")
I’m loving the latest video project from @neil :tada: Have you tried the lottery challenge? What language did you try it in? [Next page](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/tag/coding/19.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=coding)