The dontslowme blog
Practical writing on bug reporting, triage and QA workflows.
· 9 min read · Process
Bug triage 101: severity, priority, status
A clear vocabulary for triaging bugs. Severity, priority and status mean different things — keeping them separate is what makes a queue manageable.
· 8 min read · QA
Screenshot and screen-record workflows for QA
Faster bug reports start with faster capture. The keyboard shortcuts, tools and habits that get a screenshot or recording into a bug in seconds.
· 10 min read · Tools
Lightweight alternatives to Jira for small teams
Jira is powerful but heavy. Here is how to evaluate lighter bug-tracking tools for teams of 1 to 30, with the trade-offs that matter and a checklist for choosing.
· 8 min read · Tools
Bug tracker vs issue tracker: what is the difference
Bug trackers and issue trackers overlap, but they solve different problems. Here is when each one is the right tool — and why mixing them up slows teams down.
· 9 min read · Bug reporting
How to write a bug report developers actually act on
A practical template for writing bug reports that get triaged and fixed faster, with examples, anti-patterns and the fields every report should include.