Field notes for quality leaders
Release intelligence, packaged apps, architecture, agentic AI and the pitfalls that slow every test cycle. Filter by topic or search.
End-to-end handoffs: the accrual that never clears
Every module passed its tests, yet the receipt accrual never cleared. Why handoffs between modules and systems go untested, and how chain tests catch them.
Quality has a tool-sprawl problem
Enterprises buy functional, performance, security, test data and other quality tools separately, each with its own model of the same app. The case for one.
Coding agents in the pipeline: tests under policy
Coding agents now run tests to finish their own work. How to give them identity, scope, environment limits and an audit trail without bypassing the gate.
Earned autonomy
How much should AI be allowed to change your tests? A six-level autonomy ladder, why trust has to be earned per scope, and the rules that never relax.
Salesforce release certification for customized orgs
Three releases a year meet years of Flows, Apex, packages and permissions. How to certify each Salesforce release in sandbox preview in a customized org.
The desktop gap in enterprise testing
Packaged apps and custom Windows clients run critical work, yet desktop tooling is thinning out. What the 2027 deadlines mean and how to plan.
Regression suites that only grow
Suites grow because adding feels safe and deleting feels risky. Why tag filters do not fix it, and how to select tests as a plan with a purpose and a budget.
Deterministic execution, AI only at authoring
Where AI sits in a test architecture decides whether results can be reproduced and audited. A design that uses AI to author and a compiled plan to run.
Coding agents need a test gate
Coding agents can now run, edit and heal tests through MCP. Why the test suite needs a policy gate, and why an agent must never approve its own heal.
Cohorts, preview windows and the certification squeeze
Vendor preview windows look generous until they overlap with each other and with close. How to plan certification by cohort and move work out of the squeeze.
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