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6/24/2025 · 5 min read
AI-Powered Analytics Reports — Read Your Umami Data with MCP
Automate analytics reporting with AI using MCP Python SDK, Google Gemini, and Umami. Intelligent insights from your website data with natural language queries.
9/29/2006 · 3 min read
Automation, Buildbot, trying svk for version control
Implementing release automation for Mozilla using Buildbot, exploring distributed development workflows and version control optimization with SVK and CVS.
2/21/2026 · 4 min read
Agent-Driven Engineering: My 2026 Formal Spec Workflow
Augmenting CI/CD with continuous agency. Using formal specs to power autonomous AI agents and accelerated playtesting.
1/1/2026 · 7 min read
My 2026 Web Development Workflow: Agent-Driven Engineering
Explore my 2026 agent-driven workflow, a shift from CI/CD. This post details using AI agents and formal specifications to build modern websites.
7/30/2008 · 6 min read
Simplifying and speeding up the serving of Firefox updates
A discussion on simplifying and improving the process of configuring and serving updates for Mozilla-based applications
11/25/2007 · 2 min read
Updates on the process of migrating Tinderbox to Buildbot
Transitioning Firefox Nightly Builds to a new release automation CI/CD system based on Buildbot instead of Mozilla's venerably Tinderbox
3/4/2008 · 1 min read
moving 1.8 nightlies to release machines March 5 2008
Announcement about migrating nightly production to release machines for the 1.8 branch for Firefox releases, with a list of impacted machines
2/15/2008 · 2 min read
moving nightly Mozilla1.8 Firefox to release automation
Streamlining Mozilla 1.8 Nightly Builds with Release Automation, with links to bugzilla and more information. Tinderbox still in use, with help from BuildBot.
7/9/2008 · 1 min read
Exploring the new openSUSE hosted build service (2008)
Exploring openSUSE Build Service: A Cross-Distro Packaging Solution. Ideas about cloud computing build and release services.
12/29/2007 · 1 min read
Improving Firefox Builds with CI and Performance Testing
Improving Firefox Build and Performance Testing. Discussions on continuous integration and building only as needed.
7/11/2008 · 6 min read
Releases on tap: Addressing Mozilla's Automation Challenges
Streamlining Software Releases with Automation. Discussions on Mozilla and Firefox's unique challenges when it comes to release engineering.
11/1/2006 · 3 min read
The Automaton: Automating Firefox and Thunderbird releases
Automating the release process for Firefox and Thunderbird with a custom workflow, using tools like Buildbot, SVK, and Subversion.
12/19/2007 · 1 min read
Automating Mozilla 1.8 Releases with Buildbot Nightlies
Setting up release automation for the Mozilla 1.8 branch using Buildbot to generate nightly and dependent builds
12/6/2007 · 2 min read
Migrating Mozilla Automation from Tinderbox to Buildbot
Migrating from Tinderbox to Buildbot for Mozilla automation, improving cycle times, centralized management, and closer alignment between nightly and release.
9/2/2007 · 2 min read
Hands-Off Firefox Releases with Buildbot: Speed & Efficiency
Progress towards hands-off releases for Firefox with Buildbot-enabled release automation, aimed at improving the speed and efficiency.