Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Staff Consultant Steve Jackson talks about the value of software tests and automated test suites as onboarding tools for your new software engineers.
Staff Consultant Steve Jackson talks about the value of software tests and automated test suites as onboarding tools for your new software engineers.










![Micromanaging to Failure: a scary software story
What happens when micromanagement meets a fragile CI build? 🎃
In this eerie software story, we explore a real-life consulting experience where one manager’s overbearing presence turned build breaks into a nightmare for the whole team.
Expect:
- Tales of Subversion and outdated CI (scary, right?)
- A micromanager who haunts cubicles in real-time
- Commit chaos and integration disasters
Will the team survive—or will they get lost in a tangle of failed builds? Watch this Halloween-themed video to find out!
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