Red-Green SoftwareSmall, well-tested software. Make it fail, make it pass, make it right.Zola2026-11-09T22:10:56-05:00https://www.red-green.com/atom.xmlAgentic coding: a great pair programmer, if you know what to ask for2026-11-09T22:10:56-05:002026-11-09T22:10:56-05:00Red-Green Softwarehttps://www.red-green.com/blog/agentic-coding/What it's like to build with a coding agent like Claude Code, why being specific matters so much, and why knowing your tools and technologies matters more than ever.C++ with CMake, Conan and Ninja2026-11-09T21:06:17-05:002026-11-09T21:06:17-05:00Red-Green Softwarehttps://www.red-green.com/blog/cpp-with-cmake-conan-ninja/A complete, tested walkthrough: choosing packages from ConanCenter, building with CMake and Ninja, linking the libraries, and producing static executables.Writing tests: what they prove, and what they don't2026-11-09T20:46:14-05:002026-11-09T20:46:14-05:00Red-Green Softwarehttps://www.red-green.com/blog/writing-tests/How to write useful tests, what Go, Python, C++, Rust and PHP use to run them, a closer look at GoogleTest, and why a green test suite proves what works but never that there are no bugs.Issue tracking: from bug report to commit2026-11-09T20:02:15-05:002026-11-09T20:02:15-05:00Red-Green Softwarehttps://www.red-green.com/blog/issue-tracking-from-bug-to-commit/Tracking bugs and features with GitHub for public projects, or self-hosted Gogs or Forgejo, and linking every issue to the tests and commits that resolve it.uv: Python versions, venvs and projects, with examples2026-11-09T19:41:54-05:002026-11-09T19:41:54-05:00Red-Green Softwarehttps://www.red-green.com/blog/uv-python-versions-and-venvs/A hands-on guide to uv: installing Python versions, managing virtual environments, building a complete project, single-file scripts, tools, and whether you really need a src directory.Python: what it does best2026-11-09T19:29:32-05:002026-11-09T19:29:32-05:00Red-Green Softwarehttps://www.red-green.com/blog/python-what-it-does-best/Where Python shines, and a tour of the libraries we reach for most: requests, pendulum, pandas, Django, Jinja2, SQLAlchemy, Black, Pylint and pytest.Git for every project2026-11-09T19:13:17-05:002026-11-09T19:13:17-05:00Red-Green Softwarehttps://www.red-green.com/blog/git-for-every-project/Why git is the version control tool we use for everything: cheap branches for refactoring and experiments, smooth collaboration, and the commands you'll use every day.The right tool for the job2026-11-09T19:06:58-05:002026-11-09T19:06:58-05:00Red-Green Softwarehttps://www.red-green.com/blog/right-tool-for-the-job/PHP, Python, Go, C++ and Rust: what each is good at, where each hurts, and how to choose a language and its libraries.Red, green, refactor2026-11-07T00:00:00+00:002026-11-07T00:00:00+00:00Red-Green Softwarehttps://www.red-green.com/blog/red-green-refactor/Why the smallest loop in software is also the most useful.First post2026-11-06T00:00:00+00:002026-11-06T00:00:00+00:00Red-Green Softwarehttps://www.red-green.com/blog/first-post/A tour of what this theme can do.