Mastering AI Automation: My learnings from a year of experiments & WordPress Testing

How to Build AI-Powered Workflows and Systems In 2025, I’ve read countless LinkedIn posts about how some CTOs have fully transitioned their tech departments to be AI-based, with agents working all night for you to push to production in the morning. I also had numerous conversations with engineering leaders regarding […]

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“AI-driven QA: How LLM, MCP and Playwright facilitate WordPress E2E testing” at WordCamp Netherlands 2025

On November 28th, 2025, I presented “AI-driven QA: How LLM, MCP, and Playwright facilitate WordPress E2E testing” at WordCamp Netherlands. The talk included several live demos based on a WordPress theme available in this GitHub repository. WC Netherlands 2025 – AI-driven QA par Mathieu Lamiot

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Code Reviews Are Killing Your Team’s Velocity (Here’s How to Fix It)

A real-life example I recently had the opportunity to dive back into hands-on coding for my teams—something I hadn’t done for several months while focused on other leadership responsibilities. I knocked out a few quick PRs, each taking about an hour to implement and test. Simple fixes, well-tested, ready to […]

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Efficient Support Ticket Escalation: 8 Lessons from WP Media and RankMath

Increasing efficiency: the common engineering leader’s mission As I became in charge of the engineering departments of WP Media and RankMath at different points in my career, I faced a similar request: to improve the engineering team’s efficiency. The brief seemed straightforward – help the team deliver more features, faster. […]

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