Writing on engineering, delivery, quality, and the systems behind reliable products.

A software update left my car's touchscreen locked behind licence terms that wireless Apple CarPlay had covered. A small bug with a familiar testing lesson.

Manual and automated testing both matter. The strongest teams know where each adds value, and why trying to automate everything is usually a mistake.

Missing tests create risk, but flaky tests create confusion. Good automation should build trust, not train teams to ignore the signal.