> ## 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 #110 - URL: https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/110/ - Published: 2022-02-11T22:01:09.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-10T13:17:50.000Z - Description: Do we really need a test automation engineer? - Author: Dawid Dylowicz | Comment | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Welcome to the **110th** issue!Today, I want to share with you the [Statcounter](https://gs.statcounter.com/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110).It's a super handy online tool that can help you get a full overview of the market share for browsers, operating systems, mobile brands, and much more.Best yet, you can filter it by country, region, platform and year.It's really *the* place to go if you need to make data-driven decisions about developing and testing your products.Happy testing!*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://linkedin.com/in/dawid-dylowicz/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110)* | | | | Sponsored [Be ready for the upcoming challenge: Testing Conversational AI](https://www.botium.ai/?utm%5Fsource=sofwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=testers)New software testing projects require new tools, new vocabulary and brand new approaches. 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But [Bas Dijkstra](https://www.linkedin.com/in/basdijkstra/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) has some interesting points.Related to that, [Areti Panou](https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%90%9D-areti-panou-01984a138/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) wrote about [Skills I miss working without testers](https://unremarkabletester.com/2022/02/06/skills-i-miss-working-without-testers/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) after transitioning her role from testing to a product.[ontestautomation.com](https://www.ontestautomation.com/do-we-really-need-a-test-automation-engineer/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) | | [First QA in the company](https://www.reddit.com/r/QualityAssurance/comments/sms90g/first%5Fqa%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fcompany/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110)Someone on Reddit is wondering how it is to be the first QA in a company and people gave some helpful advice in the comments.In that context, this cool mind map with the [Expectations from Software Professionals](https://testingtitbits.wordpress.com/2022/02/07/expectations-from-software-professionals/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) by [Rahul Parwal](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-parwal/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) might be helpful.[reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/QualityAssurance/comments/sms90g/first%5Fqa%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fcompany/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) | | [The Quality Engineering Transition Guide](https://qeunit.com/blog/the-quality-engineering-transition-guide/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110)[Antoine Craske](https://www.linkedin.com/in/acraske/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) has recently finished a great series of articles about transitioning to quality engineering.You can find all the parts here: [initiation (1)](https://qeunit.com/blog/the-quality-engineering-transition-guide-initiation-1-4/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110), [revelation (2)](https://qeunit.com/blog/the-quality-engineering-transition-guide-revelation-2-4/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110), [expansion (3)](https://qeunit.com/blog/the-quality-engineering-transition-guide-expansion-3-4/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) and [ascension (4)](https://qeunit.com/blog/the-quality-engineering-transition-guide-ascension-4-4/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110).[qeunit.com](https://qeunit.com/blog/the-quality-engineering-transition-guide/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) | | [Top Challenges Faced By New Testing Leaders And How To Overcome Them](https://blog.testproject.io/2022/02/08/top-challenges-faced-by-new-testing-leaders-and-how-to-overcome-them/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110)Having been promoted to a lead role recently, I can relate to pretty much everything that [Prashant Hegde](https://www.linkedin.com/in/prazhegde/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) mentions in this article. There are some great pieces of advice.[blog.testproject.io](https://blog.testproject.io/2022/02/08/top-challenges-faced-by-new-testing-leaders-and-how-to-overcome-them/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) | | | | AUTOMATION | | [How do I write tests?](https://blog.devgenius.io/how-do-i-write-tests-17640185171c?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110)I like this straightforward approach to writing tests that [Javier Lopez](https://www.linkedin.com/in/javierlopezfernandez/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) came up with. Although it's from the developer's perspective, I think testers can also get inspired by it.*Note: If you can't access the full article, simply open it in a private tab.*[blog.devgenius.io](https://blog.devgenius.io/how-do-i-write-tests-17640185171c?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) | | [Paralleling Cypress with Sorry Cypress on Render](https://blog.simonireilly.com/posts/sorry-render-cypress?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110)[Simon Reilly](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonireilly/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) gives an overview of an open-source solution that allows Cypress tests parallelisation. Quite handy![blog.simonireilly.com](https://blog.simonireilly.com/posts/sorry-render-cypress?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) | | [Performing Realistic Load Tests](https://vraulet.medium.com/performing-realistic-load-tests-3ec8d650de5c?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110)[Valéry Raulet](https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeryraulet/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) shares an interesting point of view on how to simulate real load scenarios with requests coming from different locations around the world and at different network speeds.[vraulet.medium.com](https://vraulet.medium.com/performing-realistic-load-tests-3ec8d650de5c?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) | | [Testing Event-Based Workflows Using Node.js and RabbitMQ](https://humanlytyped.hashnode.dev/testing-event-based-workflows-using-nodejs-and-rabbitmq?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110)It's not trivial to test event-based, asynchronous systems. Luckily, [Barisere Jonathan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/barisere/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) shared an example of implementing a solution for it that may help those of you dealing with similar problems.[humanlytyped.hashnode.dev](https://humanlytyped.hashnode.dev/testing-event-based-workflows-using-nodejs-and-rabbitmq?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) | | | | TOOLS | | [Best practices for REST Assured](https://medium.com/@marina.galenko/best-practices-for-rest-assured-5ff5009eb55a?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110)Do you test APIs in Java? [Marina Galenko](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marina-galenko-69933a79/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) shares a lot of tips and tricks for a popular tool — [REST Assured](https://rest-assured.io/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110).And that's not all. Marina also wrote a decent guide to [Using POJO in REST Assured](https://medium.com/@marina.galenko/using-pojo-in-rest-assured-fd15b620cdda?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110).[medium.com](https://medium.com/@marina.galenko/best-practices-for-rest-assured-5ff5009eb55a?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) | | [Getting Started With Faker.js: A Developer’s Guide](https://www.testim.io/blog/getting-started-with-faker-js/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110)Whether you test APIs, UI or other systems, it's important to use realistic data. And if you use JavaScript, there's no better tool than [Faker.js](https://github.com/faker-js/faker?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) for the job. Here's a nice guide with examples.[testim.io](https://www.testim.io/blog/getting-started-with-faker-js/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) | | [Playwright cheat sheet](https://www.diogonunes.com/blog/playwright-cheat-sheet/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110)[Diogo Nunes](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nunesdiogo/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) put together a list of handy code snippets that can help you test easier with [Playwright](https://playwright.dev/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110).Additionally, [Swikriti Tripathi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/swikriti-tripathi/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) wrote about [Behavior Driven Development (BDD) using Playwright](https://dev.to/jankaritech/behavior-driven-development-bdd-using-playwright-n1o?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110).[diogonunes.com](https://www.diogonunes.com/blog/playwright-cheat-sheet/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) | | [Some chrome extensions for QA engineers who can help you every day](https://test-engineer.site/some-chrome-extensions-for-qa-engineers-who-can-help-you-every-day/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110)If you use the search function on this newsletter's web page, you'll find plenty of articles about [useful Chrome extensions for testers](https://softwaretestingweekly.com/search?q=chrome%20extension&utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110). And each of them has something unique, just as this one by [Anton Smirnov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaskocuturilo/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110).[test-engineer.site](https://test-engineer.site/some-chrome-extensions-for-qa-engineers-who-can-help-you-every-day/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) | | | | BOOKS | | [On "Living Documentation"](https://medium.com/@zolletta/on-living-documentation-a691302b7314?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110)Having read the [Living Documentation: Continuous Knowledge Sharing by Design](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34927405-living-documentation?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) book, [Veronica Bolognesi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicabolognesi/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) shares a lot of interesting insights she learned from it.*Note: If you can't access the full article, simply open it in a private tab.*[medium.com](https://medium.com/@zolletta/on-living-documentation-a691302b7314?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) | | | | VIDEOS | | [Testing Mobile Apps With Selenium Grid 4 and Appium Together](https://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/videos/testing-mobile-apps-with-selenium-grid-4-and-appium-together/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110)[Selenium Grid 4](https://www.selenium.dev/documentation/grid/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) has brought tons of new features and [Diego Molina](https://www.linkedin.com/in/diemol/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) demonstrates how to use them for mobile testing with Appium in this 45-minute presentation.[softwaretestingmagazine.com](https://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/videos/testing-mobile-apps-with-selenium-grid-4-and-appium-together/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) | | | | And… | | ["It's not a bug, it's a fea..." Oh wait!](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/sjtki8/guess%5Fflexibility%5Fwasnt%5Fa%5Frequirement/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110) 😂 | | | | 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%5F110).*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://linkedin.com/in/dawid-dylowicz/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F110)* |