Romain Pouclet

Late once again, but for a valid yet upsetting reason: I got sick. Last Sunday, I gave you my heart my partner tested positive to COVID. I didn’t, but started developing the same symptoms the next day. I think it’s safe to say I caught it too. Monday and Tuesday were really bad, making it impossible for me to work, so we just spent the day resting, drinking fluids and worrying about the effects of long COVID. Fortunately, other things happened in those last 2 weeks.

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There’s always been something vulnerable about posting technical content (or, any content) online. You expose yourself to the possibility of being wrong and/or being judged. Because of that, I’ve spent a lot of time pondering if something was worth sharing at all, if that’s the kind of content people expected to see here… but I’m trying to move out of that way of thinking. With the strong possibility of coming up as naive about this project, I’ve decided to start writing my own web testing framework in Kotlin.

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I mentioned in a previous notes post that I didn’t want to pressure myself if I didn’t feel like sharing what happened in the week before, but I think I overcorrected a little. If there is one thing I’ve learned as part of my recent commitment to get my shit together, it’s that sometimes you still need to push yourself a little if you want the habit to stick. I know, I was just as shocked as you are right now when I learned this.

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Every Christmas, the community I’m a member of (the one that I keep mentioning every time I write about Comics Outmash) organizes a Secret Santa. This Christmas was my 3rd participation and I got a little carried away for my friend, who happened to be a fan of Lord of the Rings. Read on for the whole story or scroll to the bottom of the page to see the final product.

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I decided not to pressure myself into posting weekly if the updates don’t really make sense. Here goes for the past 2 weeks’ updates.

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