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Wednesday Links - Edition 2025-01-08

Do We Need Unit Tests Anymore? (9 min)💭
https://www.petrikainulainen.net/programming/testing/do-we-need-unit-tests-anymore/

Hello DCO, Goodbye CLA: Simplifying Contributions to Spring (4 min)✍️
https://spring.io/blog/2025/01/06/hello-dco-goodbye-cla-simplifying-contributions-to-spring

Handling Errors in Kotlin (18 min)🧺
https://softwaremill.com/handling-errors-in-kotlin/

Peaceful and Bright Future of Integrity by Default in Java (8 min)🛣️
https://inside.java/2025/01/03/evolving-default-integrity/

Prompt Engineering for AIDE (9 min)💬
https://blog.vanillajava.blog/2025/01/prompt-engineering-for-aide.html

The Proper Way to Define Configuration Properties in Spring (4 min)📝
https://foojay.io/today/the-proper-way-to-define-configuration-properties-in-spring/

Pseudorandom Number Generator – The Secret Behind Santa’s Gift Bag (3 min)🔮
https://foojay.io/today/pseudorandom-number-generator/

Overcoming Resistance to Extreme Programming (9 min)🫸
https://benjiweber.co.uk/blog/2025/01/01/overcoming-resistance-to-extreme-programming/

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