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Tests Aren’t Medicine

A while back I got into an argument on Twitter (back when it was still called that). Somebody posted that testing is the medicine...

There’s a lot being said and done about AI in automotive. One of the challenges is the use of AI itself to work inside...

Originally published November 2019, updated May 2026 You hate unit testing. You know you do. And you probably feel a little better about it...

You hear people talking about shifting left all the time these days. But what do they really mean, and should anyone care? Will it...

CAN (Controller Area Network): Controller Area Network aka CAN aka CAN Bus is a wiring standard for vehicles that enables communication between various components and devices without having a host computer. For example doors, brakes, transmission.
AI (HTML5): HTML5 is the most recent version of the HTML standard. It is a language used to create web pages. Currently it is a draft standard, but it supported by all major browsers. HTML4 is the current actual standard.
AI (AJAX): Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. It's a set of web technologies that help create interactive web applications.
AI (Flash): Web-based multimedia platform. Used for putting animation, interactivity, and video on web pages.
AI (BASIC): Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. A programming language designed specifically for beginners.
AI (artificial intelligence): An attempt to make computers work/talk/act like people. Traditional definitions included a simple test that if a person dealing with a computer, for example via a keyboard and monitor, could not tell that there was a computer on the other end, then it was artificial intelligence. Modern definitions are more strict.