> ## 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 #140 - URL: https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/140/ - Published: 2022-10-10T22:02:40.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-10T13:18:05.000Z - Description: What do you hate the most about being a QA? 😳 - Author: Dawid Dylowicz | Comment | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Welcome to the **140th** issue!One question for today (with a lot of interesting answers).[What do you hate the most about being a QA?](https://www.reddit.com/r/QualityAssurance/comments/xwic7k/what%5Fdo%5Fyou%5Fhate%5Fthe%5Fmost%5Fabout%5Fbeing%5Fa%5Fqa/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)To me, it's bugs I can't reproduce. They're a pure time drain! 😅What about you?*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://linkedin.com/in/dawid-dylowicz/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)* | | | | Sponsored [It's time to elevate testing at Experience 2022](https://experience.mabl.com/?utm%5Fsource=stw&utm%5Fmedium=paid)Join **Experience 2022** to learn how you can implement quality engineering best practices and elevate testing to meet the demands of modern development. Grow your career, build your knowledge, and connect with the quality community this November 1-2\. [You can join virtually or hybrid](https://experience.mabl.com/?utm%5Fsource=stw&utm%5Fmedium=paid)![experience.mabl.com](https://experience.mabl.com/?utm%5Fsource=stw&utm%5Fmedium=paid) | | | | NEWS | | [How user experience affects your product quality?](https://medium.com/@SumithuR/how-user-experience-affect-your-product-quality-a1e40ce29ebb?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)You can build a great-looking product, but the perception of its quality won't be so good if it's not usable. [Sumithu Rukshitha](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumithu-rukshitha/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) describes the 7 principles of user experience that you should be mindful of when testing.Furthermore, you might want to listen to some advice on [Creating test cases from user behaviour](https://www.reddit.com/r/QualityAssurance/comments/xphhsv/creating%5Ftest%5Fcases%5Ffrom%5Fuser%5Fbehavior/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140).[medium.com](https://medium.com/@SumithuR/how-user-experience-affect-your-product-quality-a1e40ce29ebb?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) | | [More Quality Engineering, Less Software Testing](https://medium.com/illumination/more-quality-engineering-less-software-testing-4298ac71dd81?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)[Vaibhav Kalekar](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaibhavkalekar/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) describes how the modern responsibilities of testers turn into quality engineering.You might also be interested in learning: [What are your unpopular opinions about QA engineering and software testing?](https://www.reddit.com/r/softwaretesting/comments/xtvj8p/what%5Fare%5Fyour%5Funpopular%5Fopinions%5Fabout%5Fqa/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140).*Note: If you can't access the full article, simply open it in a private tab.*[medium.com](https://medium.com/illumination/more-quality-engineering-less-software-testing-4298ac71dd81?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) | | [Security threats spotted by QA Engineers — Cybersecurity testing based on TSH projects](https://tsh.io/blog/cybersecurity-testing-owasp/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)[Monika Krysiak](https://www.linkedin.com/in/monika-krysiak/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) wrote a very detailed overview of security testing with OWASP for software testers.Moreover, [Edina Muminovic](https://www.linkedin.com/in/edina-muminovic-56791754/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) explains [How Spotify Maintains Security Testing within the Software Development Life Cycle](https://engineering.atspotify.com/2022/08/how-we-maintain-security-testing-within-the-software-development-life-cycle/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140).And finally, [Dheeraj Gambhir](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dheerajgambhir/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) advises how to set up [CI/CD and Security Testing Integration](https://www.tavant.com/blog/cicd-and-security-testing-integration?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140).[tsh.io](https://tsh.io/blog/cybersecurity-testing-owasp/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) | | [Software Quality from a PM perspective](https://medium.com/thus-spoke-kayvon/software-quality-from-a-pm-perspective-c190ef035bdb?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)This is a great article on the collaboration between software testers and product managers by [Kayvon Ghaffari](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayvon-ghaffari/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140).Furthermore, [Mike Harris](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-harris-citp-mbcs-5a75733/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) explains why [Testing needs to include the needs of internal and external customers](https://testandanalysis.home.blog/2022/10/04/testing-needs-to-include-the-needs-of-internal-and-external-customers/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140).[medium.com](https://medium.com/thus-spoke-kayvon/software-quality-from-a-pm-perspective-c190ef035bdb?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) | | [The Most Common ML Quality Engineering Mistakes](https://medium.com/@sphoebs/the-most-common-ml-quality-engineering-mistakes-136040e446e3?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)Since machine learning is becoming a popular solution in more and more companies, it's good to learn what challenges hide there for testers. [Fabio Casati](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sphoebs/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) gives a great, detailed overview.You may also want to learn [What is A/B Testing and how it works in Machine Learning](https://heartbeat.comet.ml/what-is-a-b-testing-and-how-does-it-work-in-machine-learning-cd11462e3f63?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140).*Note: If you can't access the full article, simply open it in a private tab.*[medium.com](https://medium.com/@sphoebs/the-most-common-ml-quality-engineering-mistakes-136040e446e3?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) | | | | AUTOMATION | | [Boring tests, not this time](https://medium.com/@kamil.jedrzejuk/boring-tests-not-this-time-99ae9616cbed?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)[Kamil Jędrzejuk](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkamil/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) shares an example of one of his early tests and shows how to use good practices and patterns to make them simple and readable.[medium.com](https://medium.com/@kamil.jedrzejuk/boring-tests-not-this-time-99ae9616cbed?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) | | [From Development to Real Users: How to Create a Web Performance Story](https://engineering.atspotify.com/2022/09/from-development-to-real-users-how-to-create-a-web-performance-story/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)If you're planning performance testing for your web applications, you may want to start by looking at your data. [Vinicius Dallacqua](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinicius-dallacqua/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) shows how they do it at Spotify.Moreover, [Jonathan Kohl](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathankohl/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) started an interesting series on [Load Testing Your Web Infrastructure](http://www.kohl.ca/2022/load-testing-your-web-infrastructure-please-be-careful-part-1/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140). You can also read the [second](http://www.kohl.ca/2022/load-testing-your-web-infrastructure-please-be-careful-part-2/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) and [third](http://www.kohl.ca/2022/load-testing-your-web-infrastructure-please-be-careful-part-3/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) parts.[engineering.atspotify.com](https://engineering.atspotify.com/2022/09/from-development-to-real-users-how-to-create-a-web-performance-story/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) | | [Temporal Coupling in Testing](https://medium.com/@guvenkaranfil235/temporal-coupling-in-testing-a0c089ccd548?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)A test that depends on the outcome of the previous test is generally an anti-pattern. [Güven Karanfil](https://www.linkedin.com/in/guven-karanfil/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) explains how to avoid that.In relation to that, someone asked on Reddit: [Dependent vs independent automated tests?](https://www.reddit.com/r/QualityAssurance/comments/xstxmp/dependent%5Fvs%5Findependent%5Fautomated%5Ftests/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140).[medium.com](https://medium.com/@guvenkaranfil235/temporal-coupling-in-testing-a0c089ccd548?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) | | [Tips For Building An Effective Test Framework From Scratch](https://www.accelq.com/blog/tips-to-build-effective-test-automation-framework/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)[Rex Jones II](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rexjones34/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) shares a high-level overview and practices that may come in handy when implementing a new test automation framework.[accelq.com](https://www.accelq.com/blog/tips-to-build-effective-test-automation-framework/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) | | [Why testing CSS is challenging & how we did it](https://medium.com/helpshift-engineering/why-testing-css-is-challenging-how-we-did-it-23a69e0d3f86?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)Wondering how you could possibly test CSS? Well, it's not that straightforward, but you can leverage visual testing using [Playwright](https://playwright.dev/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) to find unwanted regressions.[medium.com](https://medium.com/helpshift-engineering/why-testing-css-is-challenging-how-we-did-it-23a69e0d3f86?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) | | | | TOOLS | | [Run Cypress Tests Using WebKit Browser](https://glebbahmutov.com/blog/cypress-webkit/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)Just [two weeks ago](https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/138?m=web&utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140#R7yOtva), I shared with you a simple, high-level guide to running [Cypress](https://www.cypress.io/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) tests in Safari. Today, I want to highlight a way more detailed guide with examples by [Gleb Bahmutov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bahmutov/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140).[glebbahmutov.com](https://glebbahmutov.com/blog/cypress-webkit/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) | | [The new test framework built-in to Node.js 18.8.0](https://techsparx.com/nodejs/testing/node-test.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)Now, that's interesting! In the latest version of Node, you can find [node:test](https://nodejs.org/api/test.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) — a built-in test framework. [David Herron](https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidherron3/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) describes it in more detail.[techsparx.com](https://techsparx.com/nodejs/testing/node-test.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) | | | | BOOKS | | [Remembering Jerry: Quality Software Management Volume 1 — Systems Thinking](https://www.shino.de/2022/10/03/remembering-jerry-quality-software-management-volume-1-systems-thinking/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)[Markus Gärtner](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mgaertne/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) gives a great overview of the timeless book [Quality Software Management V 1 — Systems Thinking](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/714348.Quality%5FSoftware%5FManagement%5FV%5F1%5FSystems%5FThinking?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) by Gerald M. Weinberg.Markus also reviewed the second volume of that book — [First-Order Measurement](https://www.shino.de/2022/10/10/remembering-jerry-quality-software-management-volume-2-first-order-measurement/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140).[shino.de](https://www.shino.de/2022/10/03/remembering-jerry-quality-software-management-volume-1-systems-thinking/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) | | | | VIDEOS | | [Smart Stabilization of UI Autotests with Healenium](https://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/videos/smart-stabilization-of-ui-autotests-with-healenium/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)Have you heard of [Healenium](https://healenium.io/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) — the Selenium tests stabilizer? Here's a 49-minute recording by [Anna Chernysheva](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chernyshovaanna/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) describing its features.And if you prefer reading instead of watching, you may want to check out her [article](https://medium.com/geekculture/healenium-self-healing-library-for-selenium-test-automation-26c2358629c5?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140).[softwaretestingmagazine.com](https://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/videos/smart-stabilization-of-ui-autotests-with-healenium/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) | | | | And… | | [Just put this bug in the backlog...](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/xzdyll/this%5Fwill%5Fwait%5Ffor%5Ftomorrow/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140) 😂 | | | | 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%5F140).*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://linkedin.com/in/dawid-dylowicz/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F140)* |