by Nikolay Advolodkin | Sep 30, 2026 | Temporal
The officiant asks each person, “Do you?” Nobody is married yet. Only once both have said “I do” does the officiant say “I now pronounce you married.” If either says no, nobody gets married. Three systems are involved: inventory,...
by Nikolay Advolodkin | Sep 20, 2026 | Temporal
One of my favorite new AI techniques is using Claude to transform my Temporal code into an interactive HTML diagram before I start making changes. The goal is simple: build a clear mental model of the workflow before modifying the implementation. The Challenge When...
by Nikolay Advolodkin | Apr 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most teams are still reviewing pull requests the same way they did 10 years ago. A human opens a PR.They skim it.They leave a few comments.They miss things. Meanwhile, we now have AI that can write code, refactor code, and reason about systems… and we’re still using...
by Nikolay Advolodkin | Dec 31, 2025 | Temporal
If you are new to Temporal, one of the most common mistakes is putting too much logic inside an Activity. It often works at first. Then, retries, failures, and real production behavior expose serious problems. This post explains what is correct, what is dangerous, and...
by Nikolay Advolodkin | Oct 1, 2025 | AI, appium, case studies
Overview A major international hotel retailer partnered with UltimateQA to overhaul a failing mobile automation program. Their existing framework, built with Appium, Java, TestNG, and Cucumber, was slow, brittle, and unable to scale. Instead of accelerating...
