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A Deep Dive into Tracing Agentic Workflows (Part 1)

Agentic systems fail silently — loops, hallucinations, corrupted state. You can't debug or improve what you don't trace.

May 22, 2026

by VIVEK KATARYA

· 3,578 Views · 2 Likes

11 Agentic Testing Tools to Know in 2026

This article is a review of tools used to autonomously plan, generate, maintain, and execute tests.

May 22, 2026

by Alvin Lee

CORE

· 3,433 Views · 1 Like

Dear Micromanager: Your Distrust Has a Job; It’s Just Not the One You’re Doing

Dear micromanager, your distrust has a job — it’s just not the one you’re doing; learn about the role of the Verification Architect.

May 21, 2026

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 3,037 Views · 2 Likes

Retesting Best Practices for Agile Teams: A Quick Guide to Bug Fix Verification

Retesting isn’t a checkbox — it’s discipline: reproduce, verify fixes, test edges, run regression, validate in staging, document, automate, and never skip it.

May 19, 2026

by Alok Kumar

· 3,712 Views · 3 Likes

Securing Everything: Mapping the Right Identity and Access Protocol (OIDC, OAuth2, and SAML) to the Right Identity

AuthN verifies identity and AuthZ defines access. Modern systems use OIDC, OAuth2, SAML, and M2M flows for secure human and machine access.

May 18, 2026

by Ananth Iyer

· 2,670 Views · 1 Like

The Third Culture: Blending Teams With Different Management Models

44% of failed teams integrations are caused by cultural friction. One of the safest ways to reduce this risk is to build a third culture.

May 18, 2026

by Evgeniy Tolstykh

· 1,718 Views · 2 Likes

Designing Effective Meetings in Tech: From Time Wasters to Strategic Tools

Most meetings waste time due to poor design. Treat them as systems: clear goals, async prep, solid docs. Use AI to capture decisions and scale knowledge — not chaos.

May 15, 2026

by Otavio Santana

CORE

· 1,881 Views · 1 Like

Why Your QA Engineer Should Be the Most Stubborn Person on the Team

Strong QA is not checklist work. It combines investigation, analytical thinking, and technical communication to find failure paths early and improve the system over time.

May 14, 2026

by Alex Vakulov

CORE

· 2,561 Views · 5 Likes

You Learned AI. So Why Are You Still Not Getting Hired?

Most AI job seekers learn tools. Employers hire people who can specify tasks, evaluate outputs, manage risk, and deliver real business value with AI.

May 13, 2026

by Faisal Feroz

· 5,966 Views · 5 Likes

Stop Using the ATM-Didn’t-Kill-Jobs Story to Reassure Developers About AI

The ATM didn’t kill bank tellers’ jobs — the iPhone did. Getting the history right isn’t reassuring; it clarifies why developers should pay attention.

May 13, 2026

by Thomas Johnson

· 4,127 Views · 3 Likes

The 7 Pillars of Meeting Design: Transforming Expensive Conversations into Decision Assets

Most meetings waste engineering time, increase latency, and break focus. The 7 Pillars of Meeting Design help teams create efficient, outcome-driven decisions.

May 12, 2026

by Otavio Santana

CORE

· 3,209 Views · 3 Likes

AI-Driven Integration in Large-Scale Agile Environments

Learn how AI integrates with Agile at scale, improving velocity and insights while requiring human oversight, bias control, and continuous feedback.

May 11, 2026

by Abhijit Roy

· 3,642 Views · 3 Likes

The Death of "Text-Only" ChatOps: Why Google's A2UI Matters for DevOps and SRE

Google’s A2UI lets AI agents send secure JSON blueprints that render native, interactive UIs, replacing ChatOps text walls with click-to-act ops workflows.

May 8, 2026

by Deneesh Narayanasamy

· 2,460 Views · 1 Like

Designing Self-Healing AI Infrastructure: The Role of Autonomous Recovery

Distributed AI systems fail faster than humans can respond, making traditional response insufficient. Self-healing systems use telemetry and automation to recover early.

May 7, 2026

by Sayali Patil

· 5,362 Views · 6 Likes

Designing Agentic Systems Like Distributed Systems

Agentic systems behave like distributed systems - unpredictable and failure-prone, requiring orchestration, contracts, and strong observability.

May 6, 2026

by Satyam Nikhra

· 2,914 Views · 1 Like

Beyond Conversation: Mastering Context with Claude Code Skills and Agents

Stop "talking" to LLMs and start engineering context flows. The shift from chatbot to system component requires moving from monolithic prompts to modular agentic skills.

May 5, 2026

by Ioan Tinca

· 5,852 Views · 7 Likes

AI Didn't Replace Seniors; It Just Made Them the Bottleneck

The code generation era shipped a paradox: faster output, slower understanding, and a talent pipeline headed for collapse.

May 5, 2026

by Abgar Simonean

· 3,526 Views · 4 Likes

Cost Is an SLI: Why Your System Is “Healthy” but Burning Cash

Runaway cloud spend hides in healthy systems — driven by poor cost visibility, idle resources, and scaling inefficiencies. Fix it with cost-per-request metrics.

May 4, 2026

by David Iyanu Jonathan

· 2,180 Views · 1 Like

Integrating AI-Driven Decision-Making in Agile Frameworks: A Deep Dive into Real-World Applications and Challenges

AI + Agile boosts workflows via adaptability, retrospectives, and automation. Biggest gains come with human oversight, despite skills gaps and lack of standards.

May 4, 2026

by Abhijit Roy

· 2,971 Views · 3 Likes

The Technical Evolution of Video Production: AI Automation vs. Traditional Workflows

Video editing is now a collaboration between humans and AI. This collaboration lets creators scale production faster and cheaper without losing the soul of their work.

April 29, 2026

by Faith Adeyinka

· 2,964 Views · 2 Likes

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