Software Quality — Entidade

techempower.com·há 4 meses

QA in the age of agentic coding: shift-left and shift-right

If AI can generate code and tests in seconds, do we still need QA? Yes, but the job is changing fast. Quality is stretching left into specs and acceptance criteria, and right into integration, release

optimizedbyotto.com·há 9 meses

DEP-18: A proposal for Git-based collaboration in Debian

I am a huge fan of Git, as I have witnessed how it has made software development so much more productive compared to the pre-2010s era. I wish all Debian source code were in Git to reap the full benef

optimizedbyotto.com·há 12 meses

Best Practices for Submitting and Reviewing Merge Requests in Debian

Historically the primary way to contribute to Debian has been to email the Debian bug tracker with a code patch. Now that 92% of all Debian source packages are hosted at salsa.debian.org — the GitLab

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Debcraft – Easiest way to modify and build Debian packages

Debian packaging is notoriously hard. Far too many new contributors give up while trying, and many long-time contributors leave due to burnout from having to do too many thankless maintenance tasks. S

optimizedbyotto.com·há cerca de 1 ano

Corporate best practices for upstream open source contributions

This post is based on a presentation given at the Validos annual members’ meeting on June 25th, 2025.\n

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Creating Debian packages from upstream Git

In this post, I demonstrate the optimal workflow for creating new Debian packages in 2025, preserving the upstream Git history. The motivation for this is to lower the barrier for sharing improvements

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Debian Salsa CI in Google Summer of Code 2025

Are you a student aspiring to participate in the Google Summer of Code 2025? Would you like to improve the continuous integration pipeline used at salsa.debian.org, the Debian GitLab instance, to help

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10 habits to help becoming a Debian maintainer

Becoming a Debian maintainer is a journey that combines technical expertise, community collaboration, and continuous learning. In this post, I’ll share 10 key habits that will both help you navigate t