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What can you learn after 20 years in software testing? 👀 This is exactly what Ady Stokes shared with us and I particularly enjoyed his wisdom and advice. You can find out more about it in the 215th issue of Software Testing Weekly. Have a read: https://lnkd.in/edx42KuD Including other insights, such as: • SOLID principles and design patterns in test automation, • Git commands for software testers, • Playwright tips and tricks, • and much, much more. Big congratulations to all the authors: Mariia Furta, 💻Andreea D., Michael Küsters, Joep Schuurkes, Lana Begunova, Aleh Maisevich, Deepika Kale, Kai Kent, Konstantin Sakhchinskiy, Irfan Mujagić, Georgios Sotiropoulos, Chamila Ambahera, Kristin Jackvony, Smruti Sourav Sahoo, Hardik Chotaliya, Bhushan Trivedi, Gil Zilberfeld, Adrian Maciuc, Vinicius Gabriel Cabral Paulino, Stuart Thomas, Linda Benboudiaf, Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory. And special thanks to TimeShiftX by Vornex for sponsoring us this week. Happy testing! 🙂 #softwaretestingweekly #softwaretesting #testautomation #testing #qa

Testers, what is your relationship with developers? 🤝 I recently found a big discussion about it in the software testing community. While some people observe friction, others have a positive experience working with developers. And it's thanks to a few key factors. You can read more about it in the 214th issue of Software Testing Weekly. Right here: https://lnkd.in/eM6TEPzg Where you'll also learn about: • different ways of achieving full parallelisation in Playwright, • how to get QA job offers in the current market, • how to set up a QA department from scratch, • and much more. All that thanks to the authors: Rafael M., Blake Norrish, Wayne Roseberry, Paul Grizzaffi, Hassan Alhejaili, Georgios Sotiropoulos, 🕵Ioan S., Adrian Maciuc, Vadym Nastoiashchyi, Daniel Knott, Alex Khvastovich, Pramod Dutta and more. And special thanks to Testmo - Test Management for sponsoring us this week. Happy testing! 🙂 #softwaretestingweekly #softwaretesting #testautomation #testing #qa

Hey! 🙂 The 213th issue of Software Testing Weekly is out! Have a read: https://lnkd.in/dNtkEdSb Including awesome news, such as: • the latest report on the state of testing in 2024, • the difference between POM and PAM patterns, • what language to use for automation, • and much more. Big shout out to all the authors: Lana Begunova, Brienna Ransom, Vlad Georgescu, Jeff Cave, Irfan Mujagić, Michael Kutz, Sander van Beek, David Burns, Pablo Tomas Fernandez, Nikita Belkovskiy, Kostiantyn Teltov, Luciano Renzi, Mika Tapanainen, Leonardo Lanni, Daniel Knott, Joe Colantonio, Moshe Kolodny. And special thanks to PractiTest - Test Management for sponsoring us this week. Happy testing! #softwaretestingweekly #softwaretesting #testautomation #testing #qa

Will AI take over software testing jobs? 🤔 I've explored several recent opinions from the testing community, and the general consensus is — no, we shouldn't fear that. In fact, we might be more relevant than ever, and use AI-powered tools to our advantage. If you're interested to know why, check out the 212th issue of Software Testing Weekly. Right here: https://lnkd.in/eYcdUDr6 Where you'll also find other great news, such as: • how to approach testing AI, • SOLID principles in test automation, • how to set up the QA process from scratch, • and much, much more. Big thanks and congrats to all the authors: Simona Domazetoska, Alex Khvastovich, Michael Bolton, Fred Hebert, Melissa Eaden, Meg M., Brienna Ransom, Maria Golubeva, Wayne Roseberry, Kris R., Noemi Ferrera, Abhijeet Vaikar, Ahmad Sufi, Bharat Varshney, Shyamal Raju, Michael Kutz, Jaishree Patidar, Antonello Zanini, Cerosh Jacob, Francesco Bonacci, Meris Stupar, Parthiban Rajasekaran, Mark Winteringham, Nikolay Advolodkin and Gleb Bahmutov. And special thanks to Smartesting for sponsoring us this week. Happy testing! 🙂 #softwaretestingweekly #softwaretesting #testautomation #testing #qa

Hey, testers! 👋 The 211th issue of Software Testing Weekly is out! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/eTsix3rJ This time, you'll learn about: • the state of the QA job market, • software testing salaries in Europe, • whether Selenium is becoming obsolete, • and much, much more! Congrats to all the authors: Andrey Enin, Naz Tekinalp, Adrian Ciuciui, Emna Ayadi, João Coelho, Lisa Crispin, Bhagya P., Bas Dijkstra, Karina N., Mike Harris, Pablo Tomas Fernandez, Fabio Dias, Swathika Visagn, Paul Sapnik, Paul Grizzaffi, Nidhi R, Christian Bromann, Balaji Kumarasamy, Cerosh Jacob, Alan Page, Daniel Knott and Trisha Gee. And special thanks to Testmo - Test Management and The Testing Academy for sponsoring us this week. Happy testing! 🙂 #softwaretestingweekly #softwaretesting #testautomation #testing #qa

What's the most annoying tool used by testers? 😮💨 I stumbled upon this question on Reddit and wasn't too surprised by some of the choices people mentioned. (Yes, Jira is among them! 😄) You can learn more about it in the 210th issue of Software Testing Weekly. Right here: https://lnkd.in/eaDjGv69 And you'll also find out about: • the ultimate guide to visual testing with Playwright, • the importance of diversity in QA, • how AI enhances testers skills, • and much more. Huge thanks to all the authors for sharing their knowledge: Maaret Pyhäjärvi, Beth Clarke, Gaurav Singh, 💻Andreea D., Mirek Dlugosz, James Thomas, João Coelho, Toomas Vahter, Nikos Gkogktzilas, Kostiantyn Teltov, Nikita Fomichev, Yuvaraja Paramasivam, Smruti Sourav Sahoo, Gleb Bahmutov, Monish Correia, Ravisuriya Eswara, Fajar Febriyan, Mike Stop Continues, Girish Gopi Nair, Mike Harris, YOGESH KHAIRNAR, Gil Zilberfeld and Kacper Ciepielewski. And special thanks to Runway (runway.team) for sponsoring us this week. Happy testing! #softwaretestingweekly #softwaretesting #testautomation #testing #qa

Testers, have you heard of SafeTest? 👀 It's a new test tool from Netflix designed to address the limitations of Cypress and Playwright. While it's the early days, I'm excited to see a new thing on the radar. You can learn more about it in the 209th issue of Software Testing Weekly, thanks to Moshe Kolodny and Nikolay Advolodkin. Have a read: https://lnkd.in/eDRGab7r And there are other great news, such as: • testing insights from Google and Facebook, • enhancing Playwright tests with ChatGPT, • 14 best practices for test automation, • and much more. Massive congrats to all the authors: Maaret Pyhäjärvi, Mohit Verma, Janet Gregory, James Thomas, James Bach, Darko Fabijan, Joep Schuurkes, Dennis Martinez, Mihaela Sfat, 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘜𝘻𝘢𝘭, Maria Golubeva, Rowan Powell, Ash Winter, Roshan Manjushree Adhikari, Rodrigo Matola, Érick Souza, Andrew Trenk, Dillon Bly, Peter Merrill, Noemi Ferrera, Wayne Roseberry, Rashad C., Fabio Dias, Christine Pinto, Adrian Maciuc, João Coelho, Alex Khvastovich, Jarad Saunders and Simon Stewart. And special thanks to Vornex and The Testing Academy for sponsoring us this week. Happy testing! 🙂 #softwaretestingweekly #softwaretesting #testautomation #testing #qa

Hey, testers! 🙂 The 208th issue of Software Testing Weekly is out! Have a read: https://lnkd.in/e7smgmT9 This time, you'll learn about: • how to perform accessibility testing with Playwright, • how to autogenerate snapshot tests on iOS, • what automation tools testers use today, • and much more. Big shout-out to all the authors: Mikołaj Kostyrko, Adrian Ciuciui, James Thomas, Emna Ayadi, Mario Pérez Esteso, Michael Bolton, Roger Durham, Tomáš Repčík, Eeva-Jonna  Panula, Yifeng Liu, Roman Gordeev, Philippe Detournay, Peter Merrill, Wayne Roseberry, Ademola Bhadmus, Pavel Holec, Kostiantyn Teltov, Vadym Nastoiashchyi, Usman Ghani, Mike Harris and Jarad Saunders. And special thanks to mabl for sponsoring us this week. Happy testing! #softwaretestingweekly #softwaretesting #testautomation #testing #qa

What's the state of QA in Tech? 👀 This week, I featured a detailed overview by Gergely Orosz on how various-sized companies approach testing with and without dedicated test engineers. You can read more about it in the 207th issue of Software Testing Weekly. Have a look: https://lnkd.in/eu3g8NQm Including other great news, such as: • a comparison of the most popular CI providers, • story of how Reddit dealt with the flaky tests, • a guide on migrating to Appium 2.0, • and much more. Big thanks and congrats to all the authors: Irfan Mujagić, Bob Salmon, Yulia Sharabi, Maria Golubeva, Pablo Vergara, Callum Akehurst-Ryan, Łukasz Makuch, Bas Dijkstra, Shyamal Raju, Sebastian V., Muhammet Topcu, Abey Thomas, Gregory Paciga, Joep Schuurkes, Rodrigo Matola, Elizabeth Grillo, Gemma Black, Gleb Bahmutov and Maksym Kombarov. And special thanks to PractiTest - Test Management and mabl for sponsoring us this week. Happy testing! 🙂 #softwaretestingweekly #softwaretesting #testautomation #testing #qa