For the past three years, I’ve been working on a little bug - a 1970 Volkswagen Beetle, to be precise. This car has been *full* of problems, but that’s not much different than the apps we test. In this keynote, I’ll tell you the whole story, from blowing up the engine to rebuilding it myself. I had never worked on cars before, but my software engineering skills helped me tremendously. I’ll also share how I learned a few things from cars that transferred into my software practices. Whether running tests with automation or shifting gears with a manual transmission, certain skills remained invaluable, like curiosity, tenacity, and ingenuity. Come learn from my mistakes so that you can build things better, whatever you choose to build.