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8 issues published since February 2026.
[Bashmatica!] When the Dashboard Says 94%
Coverage measures execution, not verification. The distance between those two things is where bugs thrive.
Mar 31, 2026
[Bashmatica!] The Trust Decay of the Green Checkmark
When AI games the metric to pass the tests, your bugs stay in production.
Mar 24, 2026
[Bashmatica!] Amazon Lost 6.3M Orders. AI Was The Catalyst, Not The Culprit.
AI didn’t introduce a new risk. It overwhelmed controls that were already too weak.
Mar 17, 2026
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