Quality

Stop Throwing AI at Your Software Process. Start Strategically Placing It. A practical framework for integrating AI into brownfield software development The CEO’s Napkin vs. Reality I’ve sat in enough boardrooms to know the drill. Someone draws four boxes on a whiteboard: Idea → Design → Develop → Deploy Then the AI conversation starts, and those four boxes collapse into three: Idea → ☁️ AI Magic ☁️ → Money I get it. AI is exciting. The demos are impressive. But if you’ve ever managed a real software team — especially one maintaining systems that have been running for years — you know that napkin sketch is missing about 98% of what actually happens. ...

When things go south It’s Friday evening. You get an automated text message. “URGENT: Production outage detected! Error 503: Service Unavailable at endpoint /api/prd/payments. Immediate attention required!” When you look at the screen and try to compose yourself, you get another “Boss… I was testing the latest patch on tst env. Can’t connect to db.tst.payments. What should we do?” A handy tool to help you handle the situation would be handy, right? Fear not, my fellow manager. There is the good old 8D report! ...

Introduction Hello, my name is Krzysztof Sajna, and I am an Engineering Manager at CodiLime. With many years of experience working with multicultural teams, I’ve had the privilege of leading diverse groups of talented individuals for a variety of customers, each with their unique cultural settings. From startups to large corporations, I’ve navigated the complexities of different organizational structures and cultures, and I’ve learned a lot along the way. You can learn more about my professional journey on my LinkedIn profile. ...