IXC Insights
Articles on regression test scope, requirements traceability, verifying AI-generated code and tests, and the criteria for release decisions and accepting delivered software.
10 articlesLatest publication 2026-09-26
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2026-09-26 · 17 min read
Review AI-generated test cases first for the evidence behind the requirement, controlled conditions, observable results, and criteria for failure.
2026-09-26 · 19 min read
To turn a production error into a regression test, extract the conditions needed to reproduce it, define expected behavior, and verify that the faulty version violates that expectation while the fixed version satisfies it.
2026-09-26 · 21 min read
Multi-tenant authorization tests must go beyond changing users and roles.
2026-08-28 · 16 min read
Sorts authentication, authorization, data, payments, external APIs, secrets, and operational risk by failure impact across twelve areas, and says how deep each must be verified before release.
2026-08-28 · 19 min read
Splits acceptance into a functional gate and an operational gate, and sets source, repository, build, deployment, accounts, data, recovery, security, and ownership against evidence and HOLD conditions.
2026-08-22 · 13 min read
Test results are one piece of release evidence, not the verdict. A Release Evidence Matrix, the READY / READY WITH CONDITIONS / HOLD criteria, a residual risk register, and a Release Decision Record.
2026-08-22 · 19 min read
Give requirements, changes, implementations, tests, and defects stable ids and versions, then re-review the links per change package to surface orphans and stale links.
2026-08-06 · 21 min read
Connect protected branches, required checks for the current revision, change-specific human approval, and provenance. Establish pre-merge evidence, AI-review scope, and emergency-bypass records.
2026-06-11 · 15 min read
A Change Impact × Regression Scope Matrix — twelve axes across reach, uncertainty, and controllability — for choosing Focused, Expanded, or Broad regression, plus a decision record form.
2026-04-23 · 15 min read
Prioritize tests through twelve dimensions and three gates for value, trust, and responsibility. Distinguish automation first, automation with human review, human-led testing, and checks that should not be automated yet.
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