Hi, I'm Tebogo đź‘‹
A Software Engineer, I write about my experiences, share knowledge - I consider this my personal memory database.
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2026
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Chaos Is Not the Problem
Everyone wants perfect software. That’s the problem. For the past few months I’ve been watching the industry converge on this idea. One solution for everything. One key that fits every door. AI can prototype it fast. AI can ship it faster. So why not automate... Read more
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I Built a RAG System So My AI Agent Stops Asking Me the Same Questions
I am working on a production AI agent infrastructure at Scrums.com. This post covers a personal RAG system I built for my own coding sessions. Same pattern, different governance. Every time I start a new session with an AI agent, I spend the first 10... Read more
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What If You Could Query Your Own Brain?
Imagine having a second brain. One that stores everything you’ve ever learned, every problem you’ve ever solved, every decision you’ve ever made. And when you need something, you just ask it. That’s not science fiction. That’s Obsidian with enough notes in it. Obsidian is a... Read more
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Being Intentional
For the past 3 to 4 years, I think I’ve been living life on autopilot. Got a problem? Plug it into AI. Thinking of an idea? Validate it with AI. Need to have a tough conversation with my manager? Simulate it with AI first. The... Read more
2025
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Where QA Fits in Web3: A Beginner-Friendly Deep Dive
If you’ve ever wondered what it really means to test a blockchain project; beyond clicking buttons in decentralized apps or checking if the smart contract is deployed. There’s more to it than what we see in the surface. QA in Web3 isn’t about contracts, and... Read more
2024
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Power Up Your Pipeline: Playwright Tests with Github
So, let’s talk about a common scenario: QA teams diving into automation testing with all the enthusiasm in the world, only to find themselves drowning in a sea of forgotten scripts and missed updates. Sound familiar? Well, here’s the scoop: there’s a simple yet powerful... Read more
2022
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Who knew I would be in QA and Automation
Well, this was unexpected. For the past 5 months, I have been in QA and Automation. As a profession, not that titles matter, but I have been a QA Enablement Software Engineer and an Automator—that’s a mouthful. I will unpack what that means and what... Read more
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Humble beginnings
Hi there, I don’t know how you got here, but let me introduce myself weirdly. My name is Tebogo Tema. I am a Junior Software Engineer and a self-taught freelance Graphic Designer. My graphic design work ranges from UI and some little bit of UX,... Read more