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Don’t rely on players to find bugs in your video games. There’s a smarter way forward. And it involves using AI agents and shift-left testing. Here’s why AI bots are game-changers: Automated Playtesting: Advanced AI agents now handle repetitive playthroughs, catching issues early and reducing developer crunch in alpha and beta phases. Comprehensive Coverage: These bots don’t just mimic players; they explore every inch of the game, uncovering bugs that would take traditional QA departments hours.

Producer retries in Apache Kafka can make or break message delivery, especially during broker events like updates or failures. Use the idempotent producer, and configure delivery timeouts, in order to avoid common pitfalls that lead to lost messages or broken ordering.

Lewis Prescott helps us define what contract testing really means. What's your take on it?

In today's fast paced financial world, maintaining precision and speed in managing foreign exchange rates is more crucial than ever. Professionals face the constant demand for accurate and timely data, as even minor errors can lead to significant financial consequences. This pressure often pulls focus away from strategic growth. FXLoader from insightsoftware steps in as the seamless solution to these challenges.

Astera makes invoice processing faster, more reliable and fully automated. Just drag and drop your files, and let AI detect the layout to capture and extract data in seconds.

Relying solely on shift-left testing to catch issues? Think again. Testing expert @Mac Clark reveals why the best teams integrate shift-right testing as an 'insurance policy' for quality software, catching what pre-release tests might miss. Here’s why it matters: Watch the latest episode of Test Case Scenario to see how industry leaders combine shift-left and shift-right approaches for unbeatable software quality.

Picking the wrong partition key in Apache Kafka? That’s a fast track to performance headaches—think unbalanced loads, slowdowns, and broken message ordering. Choosing the right partitioning strategy keeps your data flowing smoothly and avoids hot partitions.

What's going to happen in AI in 2025? Read December's edition of the Snow Report to get the predictions from top data AI experts. Also in this issue, a demo video on how to get started with Snowflake Notebooks (now in GA), info about Open Catalog, news about updates to Hybrid Tables and the Native App Framework, and much more!

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