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GitHub - infix-de/testBalloon: Coroutines-powered test framework providing structured testing for Kotlin Multiplatform. It is lightweight, heavy-lifting, and easy to use (like a balloon). Coroutines-powered test framework providing structured testing for Kotlin Multiplatform. It is lightweight, heavy-lifting, and easy to use (like a balloon). - infix-de/testBalloon

TestBalloon, the next generation Kotlin test framework, has now reached flight level 0.7.1. Please do check out its unique combination of characteristics, making it 🌋 powerful, 🚀 blazingly fast, and ☺️ so easy to use. There's a brand-new documentation site, too!

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That's a smart move. 🎉 Brings in the perspectives of many, as long as you're not doing something on the bleeding edge. 🙂

Schade nur, dass so wertvoller Inhalt erst über mehrere Linkstufen und scrollen einer allgemein gehaltenen Selbstdarstellungs-Textwüste auf mission-wertvoll.org erreichbar ist. Weniger Drumherum wäre hier mehr.

Excellent thanks for the clarification!

testBalloon/examples/android/build.gradle.kts at main · infix-de/testBalloon TestBalloon is a coroutines-powered test framework providing structured testing for Kotlin Multiplatform. It is lightweight, heavy-lifting, and easy to use (like a balloon). - infix-de/testBalloon

Isn't that a common pattern nowadays? I mean, when bringing Android device testing to TestBalloon, it seemed natural to do it that way for a first stage of meaningful CI testing: github.com/infix-de/tes...

Could you forward my congratulations for the excellent visuals to whoever was involved? Really amazing!

A Kotlin source code excerpt: /** * Executes the test element, adding [TestElementEvent]s to the [report]. * * For proper reporting, this method is also invoked for disabled elements. */ internal abstract suspend fun execute(report: TestExecutionReport)

Yeah, these were the early discussions. 🙂

As of today, I still don't know what a runner is. In TestBalloon, it's a function:

Waren wir vorher schon, war nur nicht in allen Details bekannt… 🎉

YouTrack today:

A Kotlin enum class with a companion object, closing the list of enum values with a semicolon.

Oops ?: error(";")

!!

Sounds like 🐈‍⬛ might be involved.

Release v1.0.0-rc01 · JetBrains/compose-hot-reload Release summary 🔥🎆 The project is promoted to the 'RC' stage. We are still working on convenient tooling in IntelliJ and Android Studio and will continue experimenting there. The 'core technology' ...

We released Compose Hot Reload 1.0.0-rc01 🎆
What started as a happy accident was promised to be pushed towards stability as quickly as possible, allowing you to rely on a stable user experience.

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I do speak German (sort of), but I also get frequently annoyed when I can’t choose the language. Most times I want search results to focus on English, regardless of my browser‘s settings. 😤

I have no experience with Nexus Gradle, so I can't recommend anything here. So the usual considerations of pain points and maintenance burden (technical debt) apply.

GitHub - karmakrafts/Fluently: Kotlin Multiplatform implementation of the Fluent localization system. Kotlin Multiplatform implementation of the Fluent localization system. - karmakrafts/Fluently

Added some KDocs, this can be tested already, release coming closer. Implemented last missing feature and added localization bundles.
github.com/karmakrafts/...

Bewohnbares Land?

Actually, our brains have never been able to parallelize. Multitasking has always been a myth. What we are doing instead is context switching. Which is expensive and slow, given the size and speed of our 🧠 register set.

Sind wir im gleichen Boot, navigieren gemeinsam in eine bessere Zukunft. Und das fühlt sich gut an!

This is an amazing accomplishment by the Compose Multiplatform and Wasm teams at JetBrains, as well as everyone else contributing. I am so happy that they finally got this far!

Took this F18 race catamaran to a beach bar. Having the unusual combination of a non-alcoholic beer, coffee and chocolate cake. 😎

Good point. Also true: Media and algorithms shape those biases.

What can we do? Ask ourselves: What’s influencing me now?

Entertaining, insightful, inspiring. A perfect start into the weekend. 🚀

Absolutely. And beyond agent feedback loops: With AI-generated code, testing is becoming our strongest line of defense to safeguard product quality. Time to ramp up our toolkit.

GitHub - infix-de/testBalloon: TestBalloon is a coroutines-powered test framework providing structured testing for Kotlin Multiplatform. It is lightweight, heavy-lifting, and easy to use (like a ballo... TestBalloon is a coroutines-powered test framework providing structured testing for Kotlin Multiplatform. It is lightweight, heavy-lifting, and easy to use (like a balloon). - infix-de/testBalloon

From a TestBalloon (2025) perspective, I wonder what might happen if we started to replace JUnit 4 (2006) with a modern Kotlin-native test framework.

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IntelliJ IDEA test results display showing: 1,497,521 tests passed; 1,497,521 tests total; 9 min 55 sec

😂 When TestBalloon completes 1.4 million tests in under 10 minutes and IntelliJ IDEA needs 6 minutes extra time to process the test results.

grug some very good points in there!

grugbrain.dev

grug brain may smol but very powerful. some say means efficient.

Sunday writing about why (and how) you should isolate your plugins work.

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GitHub - infix-de/testBalloon: TestBalloon is a coroutines-powered test framework providing structured testing for Kotlin Multiplatform. It is lightweight, heavy-lifting, and easy to use (like a ballo... TestBalloon is a coroutines-powered test framework providing structured testing for Kotlin Multiplatform. It is lightweight, heavy-lifting, and easy to use (like a balloon). - infix-de/testBalloon

TestBalloon 0.6.0 is out now, welcoming Android to next-generation Kotlin testing:

✅️ Android local tests and Android instrumented tests in addition to KMP.

✅️ Nested, concurrent and parallel tests on the Android platform.

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