Code Curmudgeon

04/27/2026

This is what happens when build and deploy are your software lifecycle. Where's the testing? https://bit.ly/42jvXcp

PocketOS founder blames ‘Cursor running Anthropic's flagship Claude Opus 4.6’ plus Railway’s infrastructure for data disaster.

04/24/2026

The Token Tax is coming for your unit testing budget.

One session in an agentic loop can drain your daily AI budget in minutes. Scale that to a legacy codebase with thousands of classes and you've got a bill nobody saw coming.

New article in DEVOPSdigest on why LLM-based unit testing costs more than it looks — and how to keep it under control.

https://www.devopsdigest.com/avoiding-unexpected-costs-token-tax-in-llm-based-unit-testing

03/05/2026

We just did an interesting intro to the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) for anyone that's wondering what it is and if it matters for you.

The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is redefining how organizations approach software security, risk management, and regulatory compliance. Explore what the CRA m...

03/03/2026

Lots of people are fighting with AI augmented software testing tools rather than getting the value they wanted. Learn what AI testing tools can do for you and what features are most important.

Choosing AI-Powered API Testing Tools: What Capabilities Really Matter?Almost every API testing vendor now claims to be “AI-powered.” But what should AI actu...

01/21/2026

We've got a really great webinar tomorrow - Thursday. It's about AI in software testing and we had some great guests. Devin Dickerson from Forrester will talk about what's happen in industry, Bhanu Chander Miryala from Northbridge will talk about real world challenges they've worked on, and finally we'll have a demo from Nathan Jakubiak of Parasoft showing AI in testing. Then we have a panel discussion to talk about various aspects. I hope you can join us!

AI is moving fast—and so is the pressure on teams to keep up. As 2026 begins, many QA and development leaders are asking the same question: How do we make AI actually helpful, not overwhelming? Join Forrester analyst Devin Dickerson, experts from Parasoft, and Bhanu Miryala, QA automation lead at ...