Issue 210

COMMENT

Welcome to the 210th issue!

I certainly wasn't expecting to find such a question when browsing Reddit, but here we go:

Which tool is the most annoying?

Not surprisingly, lots of popular tools have been mentioned there.

But what else would you add?

Happy testing! 🙂

NEWS

How has AI enhanced your QA skills?

There's been a lot of hype around AI since last year, but how does it help testers in practice? People share their insights.

On top of that, Maaret Pyhäjärvi shares some thoughts on How AI changes Software Testing.

The Justice League Approach to Testing: Embracing Diversity for Effective Quality Assurance

Beth Clarke has a great point on why it's important to have a diverse group of people contributing to testing and quality.

What I wish I knew about Software Testing and growth at the start of my career

Looking for some inspiration? Gaurav Singh gives a lot of short pieces of advice for software testers.

What's more, Andreea Draniceanu lists out the Best Practices in Software Quality Management.

What's the best format for a test plan?

And is there even one? Mirek Długosz explains why it depends on the context and emphasises the importance of tailored approaches over standardized templates.

Also, James Thomas suggests that sometimes you may need to use some Oblique Strategies to achieve your testing goals.

AUTOMATION

Accessibility Testing — An underrated topic

This is a great overview of accessibility testing by João Coelho, explaining what to pay attention to and how to automate such tests.

Furthermore, Toomas Vahter shows us how to Perform accessibility audits with UI tests on iOS.

Automated Software Testing Strategy

If you're wondering how to set up a test automation strategy, Nikos Gkogktzilas shares some valuable advice.

Similarly, Kostiantyn Teltov wrote about the Power of Test Automation Strategy.

How to test with exponential efficiency

Nikita Fomichev uses examples to explain how property-based and model-based testing approaches can improve efficiency.

Testing Under Pressure: How We Built an Autonomous Testing Framework

Yuvaraja Paramasivam shares a high-level overview of how they tackled some testing challenges with a custom test framework solution.

What are some different approaches to test automation other than POM?

Page Object Model is one of the most popular approaches used in test automation. But what are the others? The community responds.

You can also try Mastering Singleton Patterns, as per Smruti Sourav Sahoo's advice.

TOOLS

Cypress Vs SafeTest

Last week, I mentioned the release of a new test library — SafeTest. I'm happy to see that Gleb Bahmutov took a detailed look and compared it with Cypress.

Also, others seem to have a fairly mixed reception of this new solution.

How to create an endpoint-wise summary for each request in the k6 script?

If you write your performance tests with k6, there are some handy tips by Monish Correia on how to make your reporting clearer.

Moreover, Ravisuriya Eswara lists the attributes of Effective and Ineffective Performance Test Reports.

Snapshot Testing Libraries for Android: Paparazzi vs Shot

Curious about visual testing on Android? Fajar Febriyan wrote a decent overview of two tools for the job: Paparazzi and Shot.

Ultimate Guide to Visual Testing with Playwright

This is huge! Mike Stop Continues wrote a very detailed guide to visual testing with Playwright. It's full of advice and code examples.

Using Sharding with Playwright

If you want to speed up the execution of your Playwright tests, Girish Nair demonstrates how to achieve that with sharding on CI.

Also, Mike Harris explains the benefits of using the Playwright's Trace Viewer.

BOOKS

Which was the last book you read on Software Testing?

Looking for some software testing books? Yogesh Khairnar shares his recommendations that can help you expand your knowledge.

VIDEOS

The Best Test

In this 50-minute recording, Gil Zilberfeld goes through several types of tests and explains their pros and cons, and when to apply them.

You are not your pass rate

There's plenty of great advice on how to approach test automation pass rates in this 31-minute video by Kacper Ciepielewski.

AND...

Test automation skills... 😅

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Issue 210 March 9th 2024