Category: Software Engineering

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Adrian Oprea / Opinion / Software Engineering

Unit tests = documentation

If you landed on a project and don't know anything about it, look for the tests. They'll speak volumes about the project's history and how it got to where it is, now. On the other hand, if you're starting a greenfield project, show some compassion for the people who will work after you, and write decent tests.

Adrian Oprea / Software Engineering / Databases

Using archives to back up and restore a MongoDB database

Database backups are important. Data loss is a frequent issue and a frequently overlooked item when migrating servers, changing technologies or upgrading libraries. Until it happens. We recently added the ability for companies and professionals to create accounts on the platform and struggled ourselves with backing up our database and now we are sharing what we learned with you.