Siobhan O'Rourke (@siobhan_tests)

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typescript: whats the actual difference between `name?: string` and `name: string | undefined`?
The difference is whether the key has to exist. With name?: string you can leave it out entirely: const u: User = {} is fine. With name: string | undefined the…
Sep 15, 2026 · 3 likes
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Tab key skips all my buttons in Safari but works in Chrome, is it a focus-visible problem?
It's not your code. macOS Safari by default only tabs between text fields. Go to Safari Settings > Advanced and tick "Press Tab to highlight each item on a…
Sep 2, 2026 · 2 likes
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How do you unit test firmware? We test almost nothing on host
not an embedded person but ive helped a firmware team with exactly this, so here goes - dont start with the drivers. start with the pure logic thats tangled up…
Sep 27, 2026 · 1 like
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Airflow catchup ran 400 DAG runs at once and killed our warehouse, how to prevent this?
we have a CI check that loads every DAG and fails if catchup isn't set explicitly. five lines of pytest with DagBag. stops it at review instead of at 2am
Oct 6, 2026 · 1 like

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