> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://softwaretestingweekly.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Issue #106 - URL: https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/106/ - Published: 2022-01-14T19:39:47.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-10T13:17:48.000Z - Description: How I got "that" job at Meta - Author: Dawid Dylowicz | Comment | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Welcome to the **106th** issue!Today, I'd like to congratulate [Gaurav Singh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/automationhacks/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) — an active contributor to the software testing community — for getting his dream job!You can read his excellent overview here: [How I got "that" job at Meta](https://automationhacks.io/2022/01/02/how-i-got-that-job-at-meta?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106).This is not only an inspiring read but also great proof that dreams come true.I wish you similarly big successes in 2022.Happy testing!*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://linkedin.com/in/dawid-dylowicz/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)* | | | | NEWS | | [60 Practices For Quality Engineering: Methods (Part 1)](https://qeunit.com/blog/60-practices-for-quality-engineering-methods-part-1/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)This is huge! [Antoine Craske](https://www.linkedin.com/in/acraske/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) put together a list of impactful practices for Quality Engineering. The first part is about methods and you can read [the second part about Architecture](https://qeunit.com/blog/60-practices-for-quality-engineering-architecture-part-2/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106), too.Additionally, Antoine also wrote about [the 12 Quality Engineering Units That Make A Difference At GitLab](https://qeunit.com/blog/these-12-quality-engineering-units-make-a-difference-at-gitlab/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106).[qeunit.com](https://qeunit.com/blog/60-practices-for-quality-engineering-methods-part-1/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) | | [Quantitative Software Quality Management](https://blog.pplupo.com/quantitative-software-quality-management-part-i-656927cc070a?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)In this interesting read, [Peter Lupo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pplupo/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) explains how to use statistics for quality metrics. There's also [the second part](https://blog.pplupo.com/quantitative-software-quality-management-part-ii-21c156098dde?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) about metrics of features and releases.[blog.pplupo.com](https://blog.pplupo.com/quantitative-software-quality-management-part-i-656927cc070a?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) | | [What should someone do to really assure quality (QA)?](https://moolya.com/deeptest/2022/01/04/what-should-someone-do-to-really-assure-quality-qa/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fmedium=rss&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)I'd have never guessed that including so many bullet points in an article would still make it interesting. Well, [Pradeep Soundararajan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/testertested/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) proved me wrong!Related to that, someone on Reddit is wondering: [Should we write Test Cases?](https://www.reddit.com/r/QualityAssurance/comments/rxnaol/test%5Fcases%5Fdo%5Fwrite%5Fthem%5For%5Fdont%5Fwrite%5Fthem/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)[moolya.com](https://moolya.com/deeptest/2022/01/04/what-should-someone-do-to-really-assure-quality-qa/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fmedium=rss&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) | | [Why meaningful testing matters?](https://medium.com/drmax-dev-blog/why-meaningful-testing-matters-cc4c7a443511?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)[Martin Hrášek](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marley-ma/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) describes why we should focus on meaningful testing over blindly following the best practices, such as test pyramids.A great complimentary read to that is [Ritesh Kapoor](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kapoor-ritesh/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)'s take on [Testing Automation, What are Pyramids and Diamonds?](https://ritesh-kapoor.medium.com/testing-automation-what-are-pyramids-and-diamonds-67494fec7c55?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)[medium.com](https://medium.com/drmax-dev-blog/why-meaningful-testing-matters-cc4c7a443511?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) | | | | AUTOMATION | | [Advance Your API Testing Using JSON Schema on Your Test Framework](https://medium.com/dana-engineering/advance-your-api-testing-using-json-schema-on-your-test-framework-2134f6dd7575?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)[Ananda Aransa](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandaaransa98/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) shows a great, full of code examples overview of using a JSON schema to validate an API.[medium.com](https://medium.com/dana-engineering/advance-your-api-testing-using-json-schema-on-your-test-framework-2134f6dd7575?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) | | [Android Instrumented Tests: testing types and how they work](https://natanximenes.medium.com/android-instrumented-tests-testing-types-and-how-they-work-8dc6cdff1022?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)Android has a clever way of doing instrumented tests that give you more control and allow for testing screens in isolation. [Natan Ximenes](https://www.linkedin.com/in/natan-ximenes29/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) explains everything about it.[natanximenes.medium.com](https://natanximenes.medium.com/android-instrumented-tests-testing-types-and-how-they-work-8dc6cdff1022?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) | | [Make Your Test Automation Better With Tags](https://dev-tester.com/make-your-test-automation-better-with-tags/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)When your test suites grow, running them all at once becomes inefficient. [Dennis Martinez](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennmart/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) suggests grouping them with tags instead.And if you want to see an example of it, [Gleb Bahmutov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bahmutov/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) has recently shared a guide on [How To Tag And Run End-to-End Tests](https://glebbahmutov.com/blog/tag-tests/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106).[dev-tester.com](https://dev-tester.com/make-your-test-automation-better-with-tags/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) | | [The Automation Strategy Problem; Not an Appium Challenge](https://testinggarage.blogspot.com/2022/01/it-is-the-automation-strategy-problem-and-not-a-appium-challenge-context-switching-webview-to-native-native-to-webview-api-testing-ravisuriya.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)[Ravisuriya Eswara](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravisuriya?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) gives example-driven advice on navigating a problem in mobile test automation.[testinggarage.blogspot.com](https://testinggarage.blogspot.com/2022/01/it-is-the-automation-strategy-problem-and-not-a-appium-challenge-context-switching-webview-to-native-native-to-webview-api-testing-ravisuriya.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) | | | | TOOLS | | [Turning data into understandable insights with k6](https://medium.com/@rody.bothe/turning-data-into-understandable-insights-with-k6-load-testing-fa24e326e221?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)Running load tests is easy. Analysing results, not so much. So it's great to have examples such as this one by [Rody Bothe](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rody-bothe-0a205066/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) that show how to visualise the results in a [Grafana](https://grafana.com/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) dashboard.Also, did you know that [Github Copilot can generate k6 load testing scripts](https://medium.com/geekculture/github-copilot-a-practical-overview-with-k6-98c179d8e73d?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)? As [Yusuf Tayman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yusuftayman/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) explains.[medium.com](https://medium.com/@rody.bothe/turning-data-into-understandable-insights-with-k6-load-testing-fa24e326e221?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) | | [Monkey testing — Let’s break things!](https://medium.com/@qa.gary.parker/monkey-testing-lets-break-things-b3e8efb63fda?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)Have you heard about monkey testing yet? It's a random simulation of actions performed on your app (just as a monkey would) to find any crashes, issues with the UI or unexpected behaviour. [Gary Parker](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-parker-a1257465/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) shows how to automate it for web using [gremlins.js](https://github.com/marmelab/gremlins.js?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) library.[medium.com](https://medium.com/@qa.gary.parker/monkey-testing-lets-break-things-b3e8efb63fda?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) | | [Playwright Tutorial for Beginners](https://blog.zt4ff.dev/playwright-tutorial-for-beginners-1-getting-started?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)If you'd like to learn test automation in [Playwright](https://playwright.dev/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) from scratch, here's a great 10-part tutorial by [Oluwasegun Kayode](https://www.linkedin.com/in/oluwasegun-kayode-07879b1aa/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106). You can find all links under the article.[blog.zt4ff.dev](https://blog.zt4ff.dev/playwright-tutorial-for-beginners-1-getting-started?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) | | [Waiting in Cypress and how to avoid it](https://filiphric.com/waiting-in-cypress-and-how-to-avoid-it?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)Waits are one of the most (mis)used concepts in automated UI testing. So it's important to do it right. [Filip Hric](https://www.linkedin.com/in/filip-hric-11a5b1126/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) gives a great overview of them in [Cypress](https://www.cypress.io/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106).[filiphric.com](https://filiphric.com/waiting-in-cypress-and-how-to-avoid-it?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) | | [Want to Practice Test Automation? Try These Demo Sites!](https://automationpanda.com/2021/12/29/want-to-practice-test-automation-try-these-demo-sites/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)Practice makes perfect! [Andrew Knight](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-leland-knight/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) listed out a number of great websites that can help you practice your test automation skills in web UI and API.[automationpanda.com](https://automationpanda.com/2021/12/29/want-to-practice-test-automation-try-these-demo-sites/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) | | | | VIDEOS | | [15 Most Useful Google Chrome Extensions for QA](https://scrolltest.com/2022/01/05/15-most-useful-google-chrome-extensions-for-qa/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)[Pramod Dutta](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pramoddutta/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) gives us a short, straightforward and valuable video overview of helpful Chrome extensions for software testers.[scrolltest.com](https://scrolltest.com/2022/01/05/15-most-useful-google-chrome-extensions-for-qa/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) | | [How to get into Software Testing](https://adventuresinqa.com/2022/01/10/how-to-get-into-software-testing/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)If you're at the beginning of your software testing journey then [Daniel Knott](https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-knott/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) has some good pieces of advice for you in this 23-minute video.Additionally, you might be interested in [Hales Rymel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/haleyrymel/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)'s [6 Steps She Took to Get Her First Software Testing Job](https://medium.com/software-testing-pipeline/the-6-steps-i-took-to-get-my-first-software-testing-job-c0462fe77e7b?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106).[adventuresinqa.com](https://adventuresinqa.com/2022/01/10/how-to-get-into-software-testing/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) | | | | And… | | [Job done...?!](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/s2y5in/im%5Fgonna%5Fhave%5Fa%5Fstress%5Ffree%5Fweekend/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106) 😂 | | | | Thanks for reading!If you like this newsletter and it helps you become a better tester, you can say thanks and [buy me a coffee](https://buymeacoffee.com/softwaretestingweekly?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106).*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://linkedin.com/in/dawid-dylowicz/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F106)* |