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On software development & testing, AI, and on how to build quality apps you can be proud of
April 23, 2024
Octoneers
We got funded!
We've raised $4.8 m to reinvent testing with AI. Led by Cherry Ventures, the round supports the developer tool’s ambitions to create a bug-free future for AI-assisted software development and testing.
testing
investor news
March 28, 2024
Daniel Draper
The full-stack testing mindset
When done right, end-to-end tests are invaluable tools for comprehensively testing a backend. Working e2e tests is in everyone’s interest, whether you are on frontend, backend, engineering or QA.
backend testing
software development
March 7, 2024
Daniel Rödler
Why we built an e2e testing tool on top of Playwright
To build a better way of testing we needed a testing framework to complement our AI agents. Our ideal end-to-end testing tool would help build high quality apps fast.
testing
software development
February 12, 2024
Daniel Rödler
Keep your Copilot and your code quality
How do we get quality back on track while keeping the productivity benefits of tools like Copilot? After all, degrading quality undermines delivery speed and neutralizes some of the gains, if not most.
generative AI
AI coding assistants
December 21, 2023
Veith Röthlingshöfer
Prompt engineering your boss
A case study of creating personalized AI generated gifts for your team, friends and family 🎄🎁 I created this blog to share with Octomind friends, users and fans. This is our special, genAI way of saying: thank you.
generative AI
prompting
December 15, 2023
Octoneers
We went viral with a broken app
Post mortem on a weekend of missed opportunity. What we've learned on moving fast and making sure we don't break things thanks to an unexpectedly viral blog posted to a subreddit on a Friday afternoon.
software development
testing
December 5, 2023
Daniel Draper
Test your code!
#4
Software testing is littered with strong opinions and i'm no different. What, when, who, how and if to test at all is the subject of heated discussions. About the one dogma I'm guilty of - testing what you've built.
software development
testing
November 8, 2023
Daniel Draper
Never Ship on Fridays
#3
Deploying on Fridays is a legend of programming memes - a practice only fools engage in. Being completely averse to Friday releases can come across as dogmatic. My take #3 on popular developer dogmas.
software development
November 7, 2023
Daniel Draper
Navigating TypeScript Gymnastics #2
Take #2 on popular developer dogmas and an attempt for reconciliation between TypeScript lovers and haters. I’m firmly in the TypeScript camp. However, using typescript is also not an absolute.
software development
November 6, 2023
Daniel Draper
Deconstructing Popular Developer Dogmas #1
Opinions in software engineering have gotten more extreme lately. I'll use some notorious examples to show that nuance is an essential engineering principle.
software development
October 4, 2023
Veith Röthlingshöfer
On Type Safety in LangChain TS
The unpredictable and non-deterministic nature of LLM output makes ensuring type safety hard. Lessons I learned about parsing and error handling of LangChain.
LLMs
type safety
October 2, 2023
Marc Mengler
Testing Pyramid:
An Evolutionary Tale
Change is ubiquitous in software development. New languages, tools and frameworks are being constantly invented . Yet the one thing unwilling to move is the Testing Pyramid.
software testing
e2e tests