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Interesting Testing

Jan 12, 2026

I find these provocative and perhaps challenging – let's dig in.

January 2026 – Workroom Playtime

A Software Library with No Code
Do we still need libraries of 3rd party code when AI agents are this good?
Drew BreunigDrew Breunig
ARC Prize
ARC Prize is a $1,000,000+ nonprofit, public competition to beat and open source a solution to the ARC-AGI benchmark.
ARC Prize
claude-plugins-official/plugins/ralph-loop at main · anthropics/claude-plugins-official
Official, Anthropic-managed directory of high quality Claude Code Plugins. - anthropics/claude-plugins-official
GitHubanthropics

In the queue

How the GNU coreutils are tested
Tools and techniques used to test coreutils
curl - Tests Overview
Tests Overview

https://arlobelshee.com/wet-when-dry-doesnt-apply/

Baiting the bot
LLM chatbots can be engaged in endless “conversations” by considerably simpler text generation bots. This has some interesting implications.
Conspirador NorteñoConspirador Norteño

Mutation testing

Exploratory Interfaces 4: Tests
Explore the passing tests of a built product to explore the product.
Workroom ProductionsJames Lyndsay

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James Lyndsay

Getting better at software testing. Singing in Bulgarian. Staying in. Going out. Listening. Talking. Writing. Making.

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