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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Our first-ever Circles Live is in the books! Thanks to everyone who joined us, brought their challenges to the group, and helped make the event a success. Interested in getting involved? Applications for our virtual Software Leadership Circles open at the end of October. More info coming soon!

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#AI made writing code faster, and #software delivery didn't speed up to match. The Theory of Constraints predicted exactly this outcome forty years ago, and it also tells you what to do about it. Test Double's River Bailey explores what this means: link.testdouble.com/7cffe0

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

77% of healthcare execs measure tech success by efficiency. Only 16.7% of teams are asked to impact customer experience. That gap keeps the symptom cycle going. Our framework for breaking it: link.testdouble.com/e6d858

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We're back from a big week at #RailsWorld! Our booth was full of conversations about careers, how AI is changing the work, and what's ahead. We're especially proud of the crew in this photo. Didn't get a chance to pair with us at the show? Contact us: testdouble.com/contact

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Manual testing has value. But it can't keep up with feature complexity. Senior Software Consultant Gabriel Côté-Carrier on why automated testing is essential, and where humans still do the work machines can't. link.testdouble.com/cd4ef1

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tech debt isn't the disease—it's a symptom. The real root causes: siloed data, wrong metrics, and misalignment between leadership and tech teams. Part 3 of our healthcare research series digs in: link.testdouble.com/e6d858

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Quality software is expensive because the parts users notice least often require the most work: usability, reliability, security, compliance, testing, and long-term maintenance. link.testdouble.com/e56cb9

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Mission: CPower needed a critical prototype + team staffing simultaneously Fix: Delivered Elixir simulation systems (real-time + time-accelerated) & onboarded new team thru pairing + architectural decision records. Result: Production systems + prepared team 💚 link.testdouble.com/3c94f3

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Day 1 of Rails World is in the books! We had some great pairing sessions yesterday in the Double Up Lab. Stop in to see us today in the Sponsor Lounge and bring something to work on: a legacy system challenge, an AI tooling question, or whatever you're working on. #RailsWorld #RubyOnRails

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Double Up Lab is officially underway at #RailsWorld, and our duck has been making the rounds while the team talks #Rails, tackles problems, and catches up with the community. If you're here, find us in the Sponsor Lounge or sign up for a pairing session: testdouble.com/pairing-railsworld

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

With agentic tools writing code, it feels natural to fill the time by reaching for the next task. But have you considered what you might be losing? River Bailey digs in to understand why we should protect downtime instead of filling it with more activity. link.testdouble.com/661732

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

You committed the fix. But everything you learned along the way went nowhere. Staff Software Consultant Rick Reilly shares a practice borrowed from TDD's red-green-refactor loop, which gives that hard-won knowledge somewhere to land. link.testdouble.com/f8f108

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Healthcare teams spend more time managing tech than improving care. Our research reveals why healthcare tech and product teams need to focus on root causes, not symptoms. link.testdouble.com/a8bdb4

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Nine years running! We are proud to share that Test Double has made #Inc5000. We help companies modernize aging systems, adopt AI in ways that return value, and move faster without cutting corners. We're grateful to keep doing that work, year after year! More: link.testdouble.com/2a53bf

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We're excited to host Software Leadership Circles Live next week! Join us on September 24th in the Columbus area as we bring together 30-40 software leaders for one day, in one room, with nobody pitching anything. Request your seat: link.testdouble.com/be1bb9

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We often mistake effort for value. By combining feedback, work history, and AI, James Walker discovered that the work that felt easiest was often what others valued most. Read the blog: link.testdouble.com/bcbf44

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Curious how AI fits into your development workflow? Rails bug you can't shake? Legacy system you're trying to modernize? Bring it to the Double Up Lab at #RailsWorld! Stop by the Sponsor Lounge to pair with a Test Double consultant. Book a session here: testdouble.com/pairing-railsworld

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Most organizations expect agentic tooling to greatly increase the speed at which we write code. But there's another benefit in this new world that may not get as much as attention as it deserves: accessibility. River Bailey discusses accessibility in the age of AI. link.testdouble.com/ec7ae7

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Heading to #RailsWorld? Grab 30 minutes with one of our senior consultants to pair on whatever you're working through, whether it's a stubborn bug, a legacy system challenge, a tricky upgrade, how AI fits into your workflow, or career advice. 🔗 Sign up: testdouble.com/pairing-railsworld

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Remember when web crawlers were called "spiders"? Bots were stitching the internet together from the beginning. Now the fabric is worn and we're all restitching it. AI tools will help. Humans decide the pattern. link.testdouble.com/141dd6

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

79% of healthcare tech leaders cite limited budget as their top blocker. Yet the real constraint isn't money—it's solving the wrong problems. Our ongoing research points to patterns. And we've got a useful framework to start diagnosing root causes. link.testdouble.com/389f5e

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Move from "here's the story of the system" to "here's what's red and here's the intervention that makes sense for your situation." If you're considering legacy modernization, leadership needs a scored diagnosis: every finding rated on how bad and problem type. link.testdouble.com/28cb6b

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A 1,000-line setup guide made onboarding feel like navigating fog. So Jeremy Fairbank built a Claude skill to be the captain: a documentation companion that guides developers through setup step by step. Six lessons from the build: link.testdouble.com/5c7ba7

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Most teams are excellent at measuring whether code is correct. Fewer know how to tell if it's actually working—or delivering the intended business impact. Read Jed Schneider's new blog, After the tests pass: link.testdouble.com/d98744

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Talk to someone else who gets it. We offer free office hours to talk about challenging problems. Pair with an experienced software developer or product manager who will ask you curious questions to help get you unstuck. link.testdouble.com/b0de11

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

AI makes teams move faster. It doesn't make legacy code easier to live with. That's the kind of problem we want to dig into with you at #RailsWorld. Bring a legacy system, a question about using #AI without letting tests and architecture slip, and more: testdouble.com/pairing-railsworld

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Senior DevOps Consultant Joé Dupuis says stop spamming the permission button on Claude. Learn how to set up Claude Code's sandbox so your AI agent works freely and securely without constant interruptions. Get the illustrated guide and get in the box: link.testdouble.com/fef21c

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Foundation models are getting better and cheaper every quarter. So what's left to build a defensible product on? We think that's people and domain expertise. We observed this first hand while partnering with Traingent to build Ride with Dave. link.testdouble.com/1df281

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Gifthealth hit 11x order volume growth in just over a year. We embedded 19 consultants across engineering, product, and data to help them scale amidst hyper growth without breaking their foundation. Full field report: link.testdouble.com/362dd6

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

AI doesn't have an accuracy problem. It has a target problem. Three Amigos, adapted for solo devs: BDD → TDD → Given/When/Then Acceptance Criteria. Stop correcting after the fact. Approach and useful framework tools: link.testdouble.com/bcf238

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Pair with Test Double at #RailsWorld! Bring your hardest Rails problems, legacy system struggles, and more to the Double Up Lab for 30 minutes with one of our senior consultants, matched to what you're working on. Learn more & sign up: testdouble.com/pairing-railsworld

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Is your code ready for advanced agentic tooling? River Bailey explores the foundational practices that help both humans and AI amplify good work, and avoid repeating the existing problems. link.testdouble.com/a31a85

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Your Python code doesn't need more abstractions. It needs fewer moving parts. Staff Consultant @kadams54.bsky.social lays out seven tenets for functional simplicity in Python. link.testdouble.com/0a1025

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Test Double Co-Founder & CEO Todd Kaufman talked with Traingent Co-Founder & CEO Rikky Singh about product development in the AI era, and shares some thoughts inspired by our partnership working on Ride with Dave. link.testdouble.com/80b445

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We spent fifty years building software abstractions for human cognition. Agentic coding starts pulling in the other direction. @docondev.bsky.social says we may need to renegotiate the abstractions. link.testdouble.com/50b4c2

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

For decades, we've optimized code for human readers. Agentic coding is forcing a renegotiation of what "craft" means. @docondev.bsky.social argues that's shifting emphasis from code-level readability to system-level observability and problem-space incrementalism. link.testdouble.com/d4da60

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Your coding agent will write tests. What it won't do, by default, is write good tests. Mutation testing fills that gap, and it turns out LLMs benefit from it far more than human developers. Neal Lindsay breaks down the set up and getting your agent to run it. link.testdouble.com/c8f60d

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

When leaders demand speed, teams often cut corners—creating brittleness that slows everything down. @docondev.bsky.social has advice: Real speed emerges from flow, small batches, and systems designed for adaptation, not pushing harder on execution. link.testdouble.com/0655f3

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Teams actually shipping AI products build a system that keeps agents honest with humans in charge. Principal Consultant Dave Mosher talked with Traingent CTO Wayne Marley about how this shaped the way Ride with Dave was built. link.testdouble.com/14515b

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Setting up Firebase Emulator to work with local dev, Cypress, CI, and Claude Code—what works, what doesn't, and edge cases to watch out for. Senior Software Consultant Robert Komaromi digs in: testdouble.com/insights/a-practical…

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Facing a lack of standards and capabilities in the industry, Pelagic Research Services developed mission-critical emergency software for the ocean's final frontier in partnership with Test Double. Read the full case study: link.testdouble.com/17b970

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Mission: Get rid of paper forms & manual entry, with no full-time dev team, to help HRS scale. Fix: HIPPA compliant web app in English & Spanish, plus 24/7 chat. Results: Multi-patient assistance scaling & sole Medicaid vendor for major Ohio health systems. link.testdouble.com/bf6618

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

VP of Delivery @docondev.bsky.social reflects on agentic coding as the third real sea change in software development. After PCs (decade-long shift) and the web (five years), the timeline is compressing. Prior shifts expanded the profession. This one compresses it. link.testdouble.com/29294e

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Principles without consequences are aspirations. Senior Product Manager Michael Toland shares a framework for turning codified culture into real behavioral change. Learn more: link.testdouble.com/6648fc

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Verse Communications was building decentralized social infrastructure, and needed a repeatable path to test assumptions and find product-market fit fast. We ran rapid AI prototyping sprints and built discovery frameworks so they could move with confidence. link.testdouble.com/a004f1

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Case study: Help CPower build & scale while VP hires a new team The fix: → Prototype and build real-time simulation scenarios in Elixir system → Knowledge transfer via pairing & architectural decision records "Matt Jones is a rock star. He resolved several thorny issues." — Mike Ratliff, CPower

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Standard Ruby (the bikeshed-proof linter & formatter) is used in over 9,000 projects. But how does the team at Test Double decide which RuboCop rules make the cut? Camilo Payan shares the process: the criteria, the tradeoffs, and what they deliberately leave out. link.testdouble.com/dde93d

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

You can generate more code faster than ever. But speed was never the goal—it's a byproduct of achieving outcomes under constraints. AI amplifies quality and entropy equally. The key is the harness you build around it. Read the post and let us know what you think link.testdouble.com/17569f

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We use AI to solve business problems, not for hype's sake. Solving problems with software to drive business impact is why we exist. CEO Todd Kaufman shares why it's important for business leaders to periodically revisit organizational mission, vision, and values. link.testdouble.com/6a0803

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Test Double @testdouble.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

AI tooling gives developers time back in their day, but fills it with more tickets. Is that productivity, or just more motion? River Lynn Bailey on why "did this make me faster" is the wrong question, and "did this make my life more human" is the right one: link.testdouble.com/ad01f5

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