I wrote an article titled “Catching the pitfalls of AI-generated test code with Mutation Testing” as the first chapter of the second feature “How do you test code written by AI?” in Software Design June 2026. How it came about I had already talked about Mutation Testing and gomu, the Go implementation I built, at Go Conference mini in Sendai 2026. Someone reached out after that talk, and that led to the article. ...
On February 21, 2026, Go Conference mini in Sendai 2026 was held. I gave a talk titled “Who tests the Tests?” and also enjoyed the other sessions and the after-party as an attendee. It was a great experience, so I want to write down my thoughts on the overall atmosphere of the event, my own presentation, and the community interactions in Sendai. Sendai.go and Me Sendai.go holds a special place in my heart. It was the very first offline conference I ever attended in person – Go Conference mini 2022 Autumn IN SENDAI. I had been speaking at Go Conference since I was a student, but back then COVID was only just beginning to settle down, so all my talks had been online. Speaking offline added a sense of liveness that’s hard to feel through a screen – seeing people actually listening, reacting in real time. I remember how much fun that was. ...