Writing
- Five Bugs Wearing One Error Message
August 18, 2026
toMatchAriaSnapshot fails, someone regenerates the baseline, CI goes green. Across nine triage sessions I found five distinct root causes hiding behind that one error string — and regeneration is the correct fix for exactly two of them.
- A Week with Claude Code: A Field Manual
July 14, 2026
A seven-day field manual that takes you from installing Claude Code to running your own architect-plus-subagents setup, complete with model routing, distilled skills, and unattended cron jobs.
- Verify Green or It Didn't Happen
July 2, 2026
How one un-negotiable verification gate — and a lessons file that never forgets — carried an iOS idle game from empty repo to feature-complete, mostly at 11pm.
- Compiles Isn't Done
June 29, 2026
A three-layer SwiftUI preview crash in FeverBee, and the lesson it left behind: a green build proves the compiler is happy, not that the app runs.
- What I Actually Look For When I Interview QA Engineers (And How You Can Prepare)
March 16, 2026
I've conducted more QA technical interviews in my career than I can count — from junior candidates fresh out of bootcamp to seasoned seniors with a decade of experience. And I keep seeing the same gaps, the same missed opportunities, and the same surprises when candidates nail it. The QA job market has shifted. If you're preparing for interviews right now, the playbook from 2 or 3 years ago won't cut it. Let's talk about what's actually going on, what skills matter, and how to walk into your next interview with confidence.
- The 3 Skills Gaps That Tank QA Automation Interviews
November 12, 2025
After conducting multiple technical interviews for QA automation roles in my career, I’ve discovered that even experienced engineers fail at the same three fundamentals. Here’s what’s really happening — and how to prepare.