bug-report

2 articles

• Aug 21, 2026

  How QA Talks to Developers: «It's Not a Bug», Priorities and Tone Without War

  Half of QA's job isn't finding a bug — it's getting it fixed. How to answer «it's not a bug, it's a feature», how severity differs from priority, how to write a bug report that prevents arguments, keeping the tone «the behavior is broken, not you broke it», what to do about «can't reproduce», and when to escalate.

• Jun 25, 2026

  How QA and developers can stop fighting: reporting bugs and giving feedback without conflict

  QA–developer conflict is almost never about the bug — it's about how it's communicated. How to report bugs and give feedback without friction: the bug is about the product, not the person; a report structure that defuses defensiveness; feedback language (SBI and Lara Hogan's formula); severity without drama; handling 'works as designed'; shift-left; when to escalate; blameless culture and a 10-point checklist.