> ## 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 #11 - URL: https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/11/ - Published: 2020-03-20T14:43:02.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-10T13:17:04.000Z - Description: Do you really need that Cucumber with your Selenium? 🧐 - Author: Dawid Dylowicz | Comment | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Welcome to the 11th issue of **Software Testing Weekly**!How are you doing during the lockdown and social distancing? They say it's a natural state for people working in tech! πŸ˜‚I've seen a lot of you posting your DIY home station setups and giving advice on how to work from home (while β€” in the meantime β€” stocking toilet paper, of course). I'm not going to quote all of them here, but I've found [this guide](https://noemiferrera.com/2020/03/18/the-honest-antiguide-to-wfh/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) particularly interesting, listing out what *not* to do when working from home. Having worked from home for the past six months, I'm guilty of a few!Jokes aside, this is a crisis. However, I'm not too worried about the future.As Naval [tweeted](https://twitter.com/naval/status/1240714732689960960?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11):*"For the first time in human history, the entire world is focused on one problem."*I'm pretty sure we will find the way out sooner than later.Until next time! πŸ‘‹*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://twitter.com/ddylowicz?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11)* | | | | NEWS | | [New Challenges in Continuous Delivery](https://lisacrispin.com/2020/03/15/new-challenges-in-continuous-delivery/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11)When [Lisa Crispin](https://twitter.com/lisacrispin?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) writes about Continuous Delivery, you should pay attention. In this article, she shared some key takeaways from the DeliveryConf, combined with her broad knowledge in the field. I especially liked the value stream mapping.[lisacrispin.com](https://lisacrispin.com/2020/03/15/new-challenges-in-continuous-delivery/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) | | ["Shifting Left" Stepping up in Quality Assurance](https://medium.com/altayer-digital/shifting-left-stepping-up-in-quality-assurance-deac003c9730?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11)I liked the way [Rana Waqar](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rana-waqar-7b976731/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) listed out the common problems with quality assurance and explained how "shifting left" can solve them by building in the quality instead.[medium.com](https://medium.com/altayer-digital/shifting-left-stepping-up-in-quality-assurance-deac003c9730?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) | | [Mobile app testing checklist](https://medium.com/@haggzo/mobile-app-testing-checklist-311f0e01343b?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11)A comprehensive yet handy list of all the things to check when testing mobile apps by [Haggai Brian](https://www.linkedin.com/in/haggai-brian-odio-675388118/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11). Kudos![medium.com](https://medium.com/@haggzo/mobile-app-testing-checklist-311f0e01343b?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) | | [Severity and Priority Guide](https://medium.com/@dan.ryan.emmons/qa-severity-and-priority-guide-7bacf316db49?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11)Severity and priority of bugs might be confusing at first but fear no more. Here [Dan Emmons](https://twitter.com/Emmonspired?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) explains them in a very clear way, including some examples too.[medium.com](https://medium.com/@dan.ryan.emmons/qa-severity-and-priority-guide-7bacf316db49?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) | | | | AUTOMATION | | [Do you really need that Cucumber with your Selenium?](https://www.ontestautomation.com/do-you-really-need-that-cucumber-with-your-selenium/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11)[Bas Dijkstra](https://www.linkedin.com/in/basdijkstra/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) is questioning the sense of blindly using Cucumber with Selenium just because everyone else does it. I've seen Cucumber being misused as a test runner, so I do agree with him. In short:*You don’t need Cucumber to make your tests readable to humans.*[ontestautomation.com](https://www.ontestautomation.com/do-you-really-need-that-cucumber-with-your-selenium/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) | | [How to level-up your Cypress testing](https://dev.to/ryanjyost/how-to-level-up-your-cypress-testing-nh4?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11)In the previous issues, I've included a bunch of articles on how to start web automation with Cypress. Now, let's go one level up and follow [Ryan Yost](https://twitter.com/ryanjyost?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11)'s five handy techniques to make the testing even more efficient. Well, I didn't know about some of them. Did you?[dev.to](https://dev.to/ryanjyost/how-to-level-up-your-cypress-testing-nh4?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) | | [Generated tests with XState and Cypress](https://dev.to/timdeschryver/generated-tests-with-xstate-and-cypress-2k9e?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11)You might have noticed some hype around [XState](https://xstate.js.org/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) these days and there's a good reason for that β€” it completely changes the way tests are defined. In this article, [Tim Deschryver](https://twitter.com/tim%5Fdeschryver?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) shows how to use this tool in practice to literally generate tests in Cypress![dev.to](https://dev.to/timdeschryver/generated-tests-with-xstate-and-cypress-2k9e?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) | | [9 Load Testing Best Practices (Don’t Make These Mistakes)](https://testguild.com/best-load-testing/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11)[Joe Colantonio](https://twitter.com/joecolantonio?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) shared another great article on load testing. This time he provides us with nine best practices. Or, if you prefer an audio version, there's a 20 min [podcast](http://testguildperf.libsyn.com/9-load-testing-best-practices-with-joe-colantonio?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) too.[testguild.com](https://testguild.com/best-load-testing/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) | | | | TOOLS | | [Locust - an open-source load testing tool](https://dev.to/ajeebkp23/locust-an-open-source-load-testing-tool-5adb?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11)Speaking of load testing, here's [Ajeeb.K.P](https://twitter.com/ajeebkp23?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) explaining in a step-by-step guide on how to start with [Locust](https://locust.io/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) β€” an open-source load testing tool written in Python.[dev.to](https://dev.to/ajeebkp23/locust-an-open-source-load-testing-tool-5adb?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) | | [Boilerplate β€” BDD tests with Cucumber, WebdriverIO and Docker Selenium](https://github.com/labs42io/web-automation?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11)Not a tool in its strict sense, but a ready-to-go boilerplate that you can fork and use to quickly set up your web BDD tests with docker. Created by [Dumitru Deveatii](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimadeveatii/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11).[github.com](https://github.com/labs42io/web-automation?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) | | [APId β€” Declarative API end-to-end testing framework](https://www.getapid.com/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11)APId β€” a handy tool for end-to-end API testing β€” has just gone open source and is available via [GitHub](https://github.com/getapid/apid-cli?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11). Just saying![getapid.com](https://www.getapid.com/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) | | | | And… | | [Test passed...](https://i.imgur.com/qsgN7f5.jpg?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F11) πŸ˜‚ |