Nigel Brookes‑Thomas

Maker; Tester; Designer; Builder.

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00 / About

Beautiful engineering

I care about engineering.

I love the poetry and prose of beautiful code. I test things and build things, some is Open Source.

20+

Years Experience

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Ideas Brewing

01 / Projects

A linter for besr practice Gherkin syntax for BDD. Complete with LSP and MCP servers for seamless integration into code editors.

Testing BDD Ruby

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Testing beats checking. Faker Maker is a factory builder with a simple but powerful DSL for generating fake data for tests.

Testing Automation Ruby

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A self-hosted blog engine with rich-text editing.

Blog CMS Ruby on Rails

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02 / Elsewhere

Thoughts on design, code, and creativity

Creative coding sketches and prototypes

Tools, libraries, and inspiration I use

Speaking engagements and workshops

03 / Connect

Always interested in collaborating on ambitious projects, speaking opportunities, or just having a conversation about design and technology.

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