> ## 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 #13 - URL: https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/13/ - Published: 2020-04-03T13:28:39.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-10T13:17:05.000Z - Description: Building test automation infrastructure from scratch - Author: Dawid Dylowicz | Comment | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Welcome to the 13th issue of **Software Testing Weekly**!I hope you're all feeling well this Friday. ๐Ÿ˜ŠMost of the big software companies โ€” such as Apple, Facebook and Github โ€” have bug bounty programs, where you can get a high reward for finding severe bugs and vulnerabilities in their software. Last week, Github [shared some of the bugs](https://github.blog/2020-03-25-six-years-of-the-github-security-bug-bounty-program/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) that were discovered by people last year. Over the six years, they've granted a million dollars in total. Testing pays off! (Also, bugs on production are costly).From other news, Stack Overflow now [supports dark mode](https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/03/30/introducing-dark-mode-for-stack-overflow/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13). ๐Ÿ˜‰PS. One more thing, would you mind sharing [a link](https://softwaretestingweekly.com/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) to this newsletter on your work communicator channels to help spread the word? I'd be more than thankful for your little help! ๐Ÿ™Now, moving on to the news!*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://twitter.com/ddylowicz?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13)* | | | | Sponsored [k6 as alternative to Azure load testing and Visual Studio load test](https://k6.io/blog/k6-as-alternative-for-azure-and-visual-studio-load-tests?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13)On 31st of March, Microsoft shut down the Cloud Load Testing functionality in Azure DevOps. If you're looking for an alternative, I highly recommend you trying [k6](https://k6.io/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) to seamlessly run load tests in Azure Pipelines. You can also use the powerful [k6 Cloud](https://k6.io/cloud?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) service for scalable execution and deeper performance insights. The first 50 runs are free โ€” just perfect to get you started.[k6.io](https://k6.io/blog/k6-as-alternative-for-azure-and-visual-studio-load-tests?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) | | | | NEWS | | [Why you might be wasting time in your testing](https://kevintuck.co.uk/why-you-might-be-wasting-time-in-your-testing/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13)Being focused on the right things in the right time is crucial for productivity and it is no different in software testing. [Kevin Tuck](https://twitter.com/Keva161?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) recognised five potential mistakes that can make our work less effective and I'm pretty sure I've made every single one over the years. Good reminder![kevintuck.co.uk](https://kevintuck.co.uk/why-you-might-be-wasting-time-in-your-testing/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) | | [Log-Digging Patterns](https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2020/03/26/log-digging-patterns-test-sphere-stories/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13)I can't count how many hours of debugging I've saved thanks to good logs โ€” and how many I've wasted because of the missing ones. So I'm happy to see that [Lousie Gibbs](https://twitter.com/louise%5Fj%5Fgibbs?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) wrote an article about the importance of logs and how it benefits both the developers and the testers.[louisegibbstest.wordpress.com](https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2020/03/26/log-digging-patterns-test-sphere-stories/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) | | | | AUTOMATION | | [14 Mistakes I Did That You Should Avoid As A Newbie Automation Tester](https://dev.to/paulharshit/14-mistakes-i-did-that-you-should-avoid-as-a-newbie-automation-tester-272f?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13)You may have heard that test automation is a cure for all the pains in software development but there's a lot of mistakes one can make when approaching it. In this article, [Harshit Paul](https://twitter.com/PaulHarshit?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) advises on how to avoid a lot of them.[dev.to](https://dev.to/paulharshit/14-mistakes-i-did-that-you-should-avoid-as-a-newbie-automation-tester-272f?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) | | [Building test automation infrastructure from scratch](https://medium.com/@altunin.alexey.a/devops-tools-are-not-only-for-devops-building-test-automation-infrastructure-from-scratch-18e351dde938?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13)Whoa, what an article by [Alexey Altunin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexey-altunin-265411136/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13)! This monumental 28-minute read gives you a very detailed guide through the tools that you can use at every stage of test automation infrastructure. Grab a coffee and dive in! โ˜•๏ธ*PS. It's a premium article on Medium, so if you can't access it, simply open the link in a private tab.*[medium.com](https://medium.com/@altunin.alexey.a/devops-tools-are-not-only-for-devops-building-test-automation-infrastructure-from-scratch-18e351dde938?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) | | [Hindsight lessons about automation: The mastery of data seeding](https://mrslavchev.com/2020/04/01/hindsight-lessons-about-automation-the-mastery-of-data-seeding/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13)I see data seeding as one of the critical components for achieving isolated test runs. There are many ways to implement it and [Viktor Slavchev](https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktorslavchev/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) walks us through each of them sharing the benefits and the shortcomings.[mrslavchev.com](https://mrslavchev.com/2020/04/01/hindsight-lessons-about-automation-the-mastery-of-data-seeding/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) | | [Mocha JavaScript Tutorial With Examples For Selenium Testing](https://dev.to/ad/mocha-javascript-tutorial-with-examples-for-selenium-testing-5382?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13)I haven't had experience with [Mocha](https://mochajs.org/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) before (kind of always ended up with [Jest](https://jestjs.io/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) for that purpose) so it's interesting to see this detailed guide on how to set it up with Selenium, delivered by [Aditya Dwivedi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-dwivedi-a90567a4/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13).[dev.to](https://dev.to/ad/mocha-javascript-tutorial-with-examples-for-selenium-testing-5382?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) | | [Web UI Automation Must Haves](https://dev.to/scriptmunkee/web-ui-automation-must-haves-3ola?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13)[WebdriverIO](https://webdriver.io/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) is a powerful tool but it doesn't always work out of the box in real case scenarios, requiring some tricks to make the tests more stable. Luckily, [Ken Simeon](https://twitter.com/scriptmunkee?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) shared these tricks in the form of useful code snippets, such as waiting for the page to load or checking if there are any JavaScript errors. Saved to my shortlist![dev.to](https://dev.to/scriptmunkee/web-ui-automation-must-haves-3ola?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) | | [6 Practical Tips On Writing Automated Tests](https://medium.com/@norbertspiess/6-practical-tips-on-writing-automated-tests-523268d22c2?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13)Above we have an article about mistakes to avoid in test automation, so now let's take a look at these 6 really useful tips to improve it, provided by [Norbert Spiess](https://www.linkedin.com/in/norbert-spiess-ba68a764?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13).[medium.com](https://medium.com/@norbertspiess/6-practical-tips-on-writing-automated-tests-523268d22c2?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) | | | | BOOKS | | [Book Review: Enterprise Continuous Testing](https://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2020/03/book-review-enterprise-continuous.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13)*[Enterprise Continuous Testing](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49004172-enterprise-continuous-testing?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13)* book was published in November 2019 and if you're still wondering whether you should read it, you may want to check out this review by [Kristin Jackvony](https://twitter.com/kristinjackvony?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13).[thethinkingtester.blogspot.com](https://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2020/03/book-review-enterprise-continuous.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) | | | | Andโ€ฆ | | [If only all devs were like this...](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/fprptu/ill%5Fgo%5Fwhen%5Fmy%5Fcode%5Fpasses%5Fall%5Fthe%5Ftest%5Fcases/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F13) ๐Ÿ˜‚ |