Re:Nimforum: Lightweight alternative to Discourse written in...
by epilys on Friday August 27, 2021 @05:22PM
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I recently wrote one: https://github.com/epilys/sic
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Re:Nimforum: Lightweight alternative to Discourse written in...
by goodpoint on Saturday August 28, 2021 @06:42PM
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Python, AGPL and without JS? Excellent!
Re:Nimforum: Lightweight alternative to Discourse written in...
by e12e on Saturday August 28, 2021 @04:20AM
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Thanks for sharing, I missed your earlier "show hn": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28086637
As someone not too familiar with Django, this looks like a nice codebase :)
But am I right that there are no tests?
Re:Nimforum: Lightweight alternative to Discourse written in...
by epilys on Saturday August 28, 2021 @04:55AM
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Thank you! Indeed there are no tests. I'm not familiar with testing in Django or web apps in general but I want to add some once I figure out what and how I should be testing.
Re:Nimforum: Lightweight alternative to Discourse written in...
by e12e on Saturday August 28, 2021 @06:24AM
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Well, in my limited experience, the best way to do testing is to start with tests first (TDD/BDD) - and the second best, when you've started, and have no tests - is to start from a bug: someone reports a real bug, in your real system - and you try and write a test that's failing in such a way, that when you alter the system to fix the bug, the test will pass.
Typically the first test will be quite painful - you might have to install a testing dependency, possibly re-work some code to allow for testing etc. But then, the next test should be a little easier. And after a few bugs and tests, you might find that for your next feature, you can somewhat easily start with a failing test.
/unsolicted_advice
Re:Nimforum: Lightweight alternative to Discourse written in...
by emptysongglass on Friday August 27, 2021 @06:03PM
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I am loving this, thanks for sharing. My only request would be for a publicly hosted image so I can easily selfhost for my own little campfire community.