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
Continue Reading“L’observabilité en pratique” at DevFest Toulouse 2025 (French)
On November 13th, 2025, I presented “L’observabilité en pratique: comment devenir proactif avec les bugs” at DevFest 2025 in Toulouse, France. DevFest Toulouse 2025 – L’observabilité en pratique: comment devenir proactif avec les bugs par Mathieu Lamiot
Continue ReadingObservability for WordPress at WordCamp Verona 2025
My talk at WordCamp Verona 2025: From Reactive to Proactive: Modern Observability for WordPress at Scale From Reactive to Proactive: Modern Observability for WordPress at Scale – WC Verona 2025 par Mathieu Lamiot
Continue ReadingPour une escalade efficace des tickets support aux développeurs at Agi’Lille 2025 (French)
On June 25th, 2025, I presented “Pour une escalade efficace des tickets support aux développeurs” at Agi’Lille 2025, in Lille, France. Pour une escalade efficace des tickets support aux développeurs – Agi’Lille 2025 par Mathieu Lamiot
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Yesterday, I came back from WordCamp Europe 2025 in Basel, where I had the chance to be both as a speaker and as a sponsor with group.one, and our brands WP Rocket, RankMath & WP.one! My talk at WordCamp Europe 2025: From Reactive to Proactive: Modern Observability for WordPress at […]
Continue ReadingCode 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 […]
Continue ReadingObservability in practice at Dutch PHP Conference 2025
On March 21st, 2025, I presented “Observability in Practice, so that issues have nowhere to hide” at the Dutch PHP Conference (DPC), WebDevCon & AppDevCon 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Observability in practice – DPC2025 par Mathieu Lamiot
Continue ReadingEfficient 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. […]
Continue Reading“L’observabilité en pratique” at Azur Tech Winter 2024 (French)
On November 26th, 2024, I presented “L’observabilité en pratique, pour que les problèmes n’aient nulle part où se cacher” at Azur Tech Winter 2024 at Sophia-Antipolis, France. Observabilité en pratique – Azur Tech Winter 2024 par Mathieu Lamiot
Continue ReadingAI for Engineering Leaders: How I Finally Focus on Real Leadership
The tech world buzzed this year with endless discussions about AI transforming software development. Every day, new headlines appeared about developers boosting productivity with GitHub Copilot or debating whether or not AI would replace developers. Yet, in this flood of coverage, I did not see much about how AI can […]
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