Susanne Abdelrahman

Susanne Abdelrahman

Mama. Reader. Baker of delicious pies. Product-minded testing nerd. Lover of naps, sunshine, and macarons. I write about quality and the invisible work of making software less awful. Always learning.
05
Jun
Red neon sign reading "THERE IS A BETTER WAY" mounted on a brick wall

When Good Quality Ideas Don't Stick: Lessons from a Failed Framework That I Loved

In my current pursuit to organize all of the knowledge I have stored across tools and apps, I've
5 min read
28
May
Scrappy Isn’t Scalable

Scrappy Isn’t Scalable

What Being the Oldest Daughter in an Immigrant Family Taught Me About Resourcefulness (and When It Stops Serving You)
3 min read
21
May
Neon sign reading “THE WORLD IS YOURS” with the 'Y' unlit.

The Lone Tester: Surviving and Thriving as The First QA Hire

I've been the "first QA" in three different ways over the course of my career: as
11 min read
13
May
Half-Baked, Fully Shipped: Thoughts on “Quality” in DX Core 4

Half-Baked, Fully Shipped: Thoughts on “Quality” in DX Core 4

Something about the DX Core 4 has been quietly bugging me… More specifically, about the “Quality” category and how something
1 min read
25
Apr
Half-Baked, Fully Shipped: The Tradeoffs I’m Making With AI (And Why I’m Nervous)

Half-Baked, Fully Shipped: The Tradeoffs I’m Making With AI (And Why I’m Nervous)

I’ve been thinking a lot about AI lately. I think a lot. About a lot of things. Probably too
2 min read
16
Apr
A neon sign on a dark wall that says “Dance like no one’s watching.” The words "dance like" are barely glowing. The rest glows softly in red, casting a faint light.

Tech Debt Took Down 4chan (Not Hackers)

What the site-killing hack reveals about maintenance neglect, quality culture, and the failures that build up when no one’s watching.
2 min read
10
Apr
Are flaky tests just… inevitable?

Are flaky tests just… inevitable?

I had an interview earlier today. Sometime during a chat with a possible future boss, a former colleague (now an
1 min read
05
Apr
How to Translate QA Gaps into Hiring and Process Decisions

How to Translate QA Gaps into Hiring and Process Decisions

You’ve identified your quality gaps. Now what? Knowing what’s broken doesn’t automatically tell you how to fix
3 min read
12
Mar
How to Build the Right QA Team for Your Company

How to Build the Right QA Team for Your Company

So, you’ve moved past the question "should we hire a QA?" and on to "what kind
2 min read
28
Feb
Half-Baked, Fully Shipped: Toilet Paper, Software Quality, and the Problem You Didn’t See Coming

Half-Baked, Fully Shipped: Toilet Paper, Software Quality, and the Problem You Didn’t See Coming

No deep-dive posts this week (sometimes life just be lifin’, y’all). Instead, here’s another Half-Baked, Fully Shipped, courtesy
2 min read

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