Ryan Craig
Software Engineer

Don't Panic, Just Unit Test

I'm a Senior Software Engineer that's been working professionally for over 10 years. Most of my career has been with Java but have developed production code in Objective-C and Swift as well. I consider myself an expert at Mobile Development, but also enjoy Back-End and Front-End projects. I believe the delivery pipeline to be a crucial component in maintaining the integrity of a product and releasing at steady and predictable intervals. I write source code to be unit testable from the start, as it's the best pulse for health. It's faster and safer to have a large suite of automatic tests at compile time rather than a small set of manual tests at release time. Unit tests allows developers to refactor with confidence, knowing that the I/O of a method hasn't changed. It's also a great metric for determining if a method, class, or service is slow. Engineering a strong, robust, and lasting product requires industry standard methodologies and disciplines. It's the difference between amateur and professional. The decision of where to implement is just as important as how to implement.