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6 proposals

  1. Proposed

    API Contract Court: Break, Version, and Fix a Public API

    A role-played engineering trial where client teams expose why breaking changes hurt.

    Difficulty: Mixed Duration: 2 hours Target date: July 21, 2026 #api-design#contracts#testing
  2. Proposed

    Dependency Upgrade Gauntlet: Patch a Critical Library Without Breaking Users

    Practice upgrading under risk using changelogs, tests, canaries, and rollback plans.

    Difficulty: Mixed Duration: 2 hours Target date: December 30, 2026 #dependencies#security#testing
  3. Proposed

    Documentation Test Kitchen: Prove the Guide Works Before Publishing

    Treat documentation like software by testing setup guides, examples, and failure paths.

    Difficulty: Mixed Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Target date: August 11, 2026 #developer-experience#documentation#testing
  4. Proposed

    Flaky Test Court: Put Unreliable Tests on Trial With Evidence

    Separate product bugs from timing problems, test data leaks, order dependence, and bad assertions.

    Difficulty: Mixed Duration: 2 hours Target date: December 21, 2026 #flaky-tests#qa#testing
  5. Proposed

    Permission Boundary Testing: Roles, Scopes, and Admin UI Access

    A practical two-hour session on Permission Boundary Testing, focused on Roles, Scopes, and Admin UI Access. Attendees work through concrete engineering tradeoffs, review examples, and leave with a checklist they can apply in real team projects.

    Difficulty: Intermediate Duration: 2 hours Target date: September 5, 2026 #authorization#security#testing
  6. Proposed

    Spec to Test Matrix: Catch Ambiguity Before It Becomes a Bug

    Turn a fuzzy feature request into edge cases, acceptance tests, and reviewable behavior.

    Difficulty: Mixed Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Target date: August 14, 2026 #product#requirements#testing