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The Curation Problem Nobody Saw Coming
We’re about to drown in code, and nobody’s figured out how to manage that yet. I read three articles last week about PRs from very different angles. One was about PR overload in open source projects. Another about using AI agents to help engineering managers handle more code. The third about pushing ideas, not code.… Continue reading
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From “This Is Annoying” to “This Works for Everyone”
You’re about to learn a skill you’ll use in every tough discussion with stakeholders, teammates, or anyone blocking your progress. And the best part, it’s very simple. As developers, we are not just writing code. Big part of our job is the communicatingwith your peers, business analyst, product managers, stakeholders.And whether we like it or… Continue reading
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12 things to watch when debugging flaky tests
✅ Quarantine flaky tests fast – don’t let them poison CI.🔄 Check for leaked global state (variables, config, env).🗄️ Clean your database between tests.⏰ Look for time-dependent logic sneaking in.🌐 Mock external dependencies – never trust the network.♻️ Reset everything: globals, env, DB state.📌 Freeze time for stable results.🖥️ For browser tests: use robust selectors… Continue reading