Ecobee Smart Thermostat Review: 6 Years of Real-World Use
A 6-year hands-on Ecobee 3 review from a Florida homeowner — occupancy detection, remote sensors, humidity control, and whether the cost is worth it after years of real use.
Test Automation
How to Test AI Chatbots and Agents: A Real-World QA Engagement
Testing an AI chatbot with Promptfoo and Playwright: oracle problem, guardrail testing, bias detection, and accessibility — lessons from a real two-week engagement.
Test Automation
What Would You Stop Doing When UI Tests Are Flaky?
Most QA engineers answer this interview question confidently wrong. Here's what "What would you stop doing when UI tests are flaky?" is actually testing and what an experienced answer sounds like.
Ubiquiti
Is UniFi Talk Worth It? 4-Year Review with the UTP-Touch
At $9.99/mo, UniFi Talk replaced my ISP VoIP service, cut my bill by $20/mo, and eliminated robocalls entirely. Four-year review covering setup, number porting, the UTP-Touch phone, and what to know before switching.
Test Automation
How to Handle Failing Tests Caused by a Known Bug
When a test fails due to a known bug that can't be fixed immediately, commenting it out is the wrong move. Here's the right pattern, with skip syntax for every major test framework.
Test Automation
Automated API Testing with Schemathesis: Let Your OpenAPI Spec Do the Work
Schemathesis automates API testing by generating test cases directly from your OpenAPI spec — covering edge cases, schema violations, and server errors you'd never think of or have the time to write manually.
