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Testing
11 entries tagged “Testing”
- Testing AI Where It Actually Runs
· 6 min
Offline evals are necessary but not sufficient. Here's how I test AI features in production with shadow mode, canaries, and rollback automation -- with Go code.
testing
ai
production
AI Code Review Is Mostly Noise
· 4 min
I've been running AI code review on real PRs for months. It catches some real bugs. It also generates a staggering amount of useless commentary.
engineering
ai
development
How I Actually Test LLM Features
· 6 min
LLM outputs are non-deterministic. That doesn't mean you can't test them rigorously. Here's the layered testing approach I use in production.
llm
testing
ai
LLM Evaluation: Stop Shipping on Vibes
· 5 min
Your LLM feature looks great in demos and breaks in production. Here is how to build an evaluation loop that catches regressions before your users do.
ai
llm
testing
AI Code Review: What It Actually Catches (And What It Misses)
· 4 min
After three months of using AI-assisted code review across multiple projects, here's what actually works and what's just noise.
ai
engineering
developer-experience
Testing Microservices Without Losing Your Mind
· 5 min
Microservices fail at the seams. A layered test strategy that keeps feedback fast and catches integration issues before production.
testing
microservices
go
Comparing Infrastructure Testing Approaches: What Actually Catches Bugs
· 6 min
I tested Terraform modules with unit checks, policy engines, and full integration runs side by side. Here's what each approach actually catches and what it misses.
infrastructure
testing
infrastructure-as-code
Your Load Tests Are Lying to You
· 3 min
Most load tests produce comforting numbers instead of useful answers. Here's what I learned the hard way about getting honest results.
testing
performance
reliability
Your Staging Environment Is Lying to You
· 5 min
Staging never catches the real bugs. Here's how I learned to test in production without burning everything down.
testing
production
ci-cd
Stop Counting Code Reviews and Start Reading Them
· 4 min
Most code reviews are theater. Here's what actually makes them worth the time.
engineering
testing
teams
You Don't Need to Be Netflix to Break Things on Purpose
· 4 min
Chaos engineering isn't just for the big players. Here's how a small team can start breaking things deliberately and actually learn from it.
reliability
testing
devops