Stancalau.ro https://stancalau.ro/ Effective Software Engineering Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:57:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://stancalau.ro/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-stancalau-icon-e1511612290885-32x32.png Stancalau.ro https://stancalau.ro/ 32 32 Building a Realistic Typo Generator https://stancalau.ro/building-a-realistic-typo-generator/ https://stancalau.ro/building-a-realistic-typo-generator/#respond Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:48:23 +0000 https://stancalau.ro/?p=2454 Most typo generators get it wrong. They randomly swap characters, insert garbage, or delete letters at arbitrary positions. The result looks nothing like real human typing errors. If you have ever tried using one to test a spellchecker, create realistic chat dialogue, or make AI-generated text feel more human, you know the output feels synthetic. […]

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]]> https://stancalau.ro/building-a-realistic-typo-generator/feed/ 0 Video Streaming Integration Testing: A Practical Framework for LiveKit https://stancalau.ro/livekit-testing-framework/ https://stancalau.ro/livekit-testing-framework/#respond Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:30:44 +0000 https://stancalau.ro/?p=2411 Solving the testing challenges for real-time video platforms with comprehensive BDD automation for LiveKit integration Why WebRTC Testing Remains Difficult Testing real-time video applications presents unique engineering challenges that standard testing approaches fail to address. The complexity stems from multiple interconnected systems: WebRTC peer connections, media stream handling, Docker containers, browser automation, cloud storage, and […]

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]]> https://stancalau.ro/livekit-testing-framework/feed/ 0 Analysis of Online Video Streaming Trough to 2020 https://stancalau.ro/online-video-streaming/ https://stancalau.ro/online-video-streaming/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2020 21:34:56 +0000 https://stancalau.ro/?p=2113 Today we’ll talk about online video streaming, it’s history, future, key concepts and common high-level solutions. Video Broadcasting Paradigm Shift What was the precursor of online video streaming? The closest service in terms of functionality is television of course and it’s still for a little longer.The barrier for entry in the exclusive club of television […]

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]]> https://stancalau.ro/online-video-streaming/feed/ 0 GitHub Actions with Gradle to Set Up a Basic CI/CD Build https://stancalau.ro/basic-ci-build-github-actions-gradle/ https://stancalau.ro/basic-ci-build-github-actions-gradle/#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:48:48 +0000 https://stancalau.ro/?p=2075 I don’t know about you, but setting up CI and dev-ops tasks freak me out. There are so many different platforms, libraries and configurations to set up just right that I’m usually overwhelmed. But what if there is a more developer-friendly way? Let’s look at how to set up a basic continuous development workflow using […]

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]]> https://stancalau.ro/basic-ci-build-github-actions-gradle/feed/ 0 6 Mistakes You Should Never Do as a Software Professional https://stancalau.ro/6-mistakes-you-should-never-do-as-a-software-professional/ https://stancalau.ro/6-mistakes-you-should-never-do-as-a-software-professional/#respond Sat, 18 Apr 2020 19:41:00 +0000 http://stancalau.ro/?p=1030 You often hear the phrase software craftsman, or a true professional. While the thousands of things these people do right may differ from title to title and company to company, the things they never get wrong are more or less the same. Consider the following checklist to make sure you are avoiding these common mistakes: […]

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]]> https://stancalau.ro/6-mistakes-you-should-never-do-as-a-software-professional/feed/ 0 Clean Code – Book Review – Is it Useful for Software Engineers? https://stancalau.ro/clean-code-book-review/ https://stancalau.ro/clean-code-book-review/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2020 17:26:13 +0000 https://stancalau.ro/?p=1993 Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship by Robert C. Martin (aka Uncle Bob) is the first book of the series named after the author from Prentice Hall, Pearson. Originally published in 2008, it represents a classic and still relevant resource for coding best practices, presented in the context of Agile principles. What Is […]

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]]> https://stancalau.ro/clean-code-book-review/feed/ 6 How to Shop Based on Utility Theory and Make a Rational Decision? https://stancalau.ro/overcoming-analysis-paralysis-by-using-utility-theory/ https://stancalau.ro/overcoming-analysis-paralysis-by-using-utility-theory/#respond Sat, 04 Apr 2020 20:58:46 +0000 https://stancalau.ro/?p=1951 Are you often feeling the full blow of the Paradox of Choice in your life? Do you put off important decisions because there are simply too many alternatives? I know I do… and one solution is using simple utility theory concepts to compare apples with apples using the framework of our objective needs. When trying […]

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]]> https://stancalau.ro/overcoming-analysis-paralysis-by-using-utility-theory/feed/ 0 How to consider code style and write cleaner software code? https://stancalau.ro/code-style-terminology-introduction/ https://stancalau.ro/code-style-terminology-introduction/#respond Sun, 11 Mar 2018 16:13:40 +0000 http://stancalau.ro/?p=1522 “Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute.” – Harold Abelson It’s a well-known fact that software engineers spend way more time reading code than writing it (Robert C. Martin says 10 to 1). Therefore, investing time in writing readable code should be a prime concern for every […]

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