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internal newsletter items - security edition

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:39:00 +0000

This edition goes into some security issues and what we can do as testers about them. Plus lots of stuff about AI!

Always With the Learning

UX and security can go hand-in-hand, according to Josh Ben-David in this Medium article . In considering how a person authenticates, it is important to understand the tradeoffs and the ease with which it can be done. A quote attributed to Jared Spool lands hard: “if it’s not usable, it’s not secure.”

internal newsletter items - testing in production

Fri, 29 May 2026 13:33:00 +0000

This issue talks about testing in production, how to make staging more prod-like, has a very healthy dose of AI stuff, and more!

Always With the Learning

Cindy Sridharan has a great series of posts about testing in production. Worth the long read, especially for those of us with distributed systems and microservices.

internal newsletter items - catching up

Sun, 24 May 2026 18:24:00 +0000

I’ve released 17 issues of the newsletter at this point, and I have only posted three times here, so let’s catch up on stuff I love!

Always With the Learning

Each issue will have some blog posts or articles to read. We’re starting out with a series by Maria Kedemo about testability. Four parts, but they’re nicely consumable.

internal newsletter items - accessibility edition

Sun, 24 May 2026 17:28:00 +0000

Initially published internally on Global Accessibility Awareness Day (May 18th). I also added a new feature specifically devoted to AI (“Model Citizen” - get it?) so that the entire newsletter wouldn’t be just AI each time.

Always With the Learning

Vitaly Friedman wrote about designing for neurodiversity and how that is part of accessibility. It’s chock full of further resources and great information.

internal newsletter items - ALL ABOUT AI

Fri, 08 May 2026 13:18:00 +0000

Newsletter items from my internal company newsletter, the week of May 4

internal newsletter items - systems thinking and more

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:14:00 +0000

I publish a biweekly newsletter for the QE organization at my company, and I thought I’d start sharing some of what I have there. This edition is about systems thinking, as well as some other stuff.

Always With the Learning

Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos wrote about systems thinking and automation for the Ministry of Testing. Short read with some good insights.