Issue 231

COMMENT

Welcome to the 231st issue!

The results of the 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey are here!

It's one of the biggest surveys for software engineers highlighting the latest trends in technologies, tools, salaries, and more.

As expected, there are also insights about AI and its usage.

For example, while 80% of responders predict that AI will help them with testing, documenting and writing code next year, only 12% consider it a threat to their jobs.

You can also check out the interesting analysis of the results by Erin Yepis pointing out that Developers want more, more, more.

Happy testing! 🙂

NEWS

Beyond MTTR: 7 incident metrics that matter and 3 that don't

Have you heard of the DORA metrics? In this article, Ashley Sawatsky goes a step further describing several other metrics and explaining why to use them.

What's more, Rahul Parwal wrote about Testing & Quality Metrics — Pitfalls to Avoid.

Empowering the team through a QA Academy

Cristina Carrageis wrote an insightful story about setting up a QA Academy in the company to reduce the silo inside the QA team and expand technical knowledge.

Considering Generative AI in Testing

Do you use AI for testing? Callum Akehurst-Ryan points out several predictions and warnings about it.

Furthermore, Mark Winteringham shares his thoughts on AI's impact in a broader context of Quality Engineering, Digital Employees and Job Security.

The OK and Not OK of Software Releases

Concise and to the point — Gomathi Ramalingam lists out what practices you should and shouldn't do when it comes to releasing software.

One way to mitigate failures is to invest in Chaos engineering and the relationship between code and teams, as Bob Salmon explains.

Why Do We Test?

This is a great reminder of the purpose of testing by Paul Grizzaffi. Similarly, Gil Zilberfeld also wrote about Testing Basics: Why Test?.

Additionally, James Thomas shares his thoughts on whether it's worth Practicing pair and ensemble testing.

AUTOMATION

Effective Management of Automation Test Artefacts

Team Merlin gives a few good tips on how to keep your test repository tidy and maintainable through appropriate test design as well as file structure.

Is Java and Selenium the most wanted skill?

While they might've been one of the most popular terms included in QA job descriptions, are they the best investment for the future? Here's what other testers think.

Make your test automation better with abstractions

There's some great practical advice from Ivan Karaman on how to reduce test automation code complexity and improve maintainability.

Furthermore, Divyarajsinh Dodia concisely explains Understanding the AAA Pattern in Test Automation.

Reinforcing Quality: Strategically Integrating Tests into Your Architecture

"Tests should not be mere afterthoughts or peripheral activities. They need to be embedded within the architecture."

Maxim Gorin has a good point on the importance of testability.

Also, Galatea Nouilati reminds us to Treat your tests to mutation testing to make them more resilient.

TOOLS

Containerized Browser Testing with Playwright on Kubernetes

Wondering how to set up an isolated environment for Playwright tests? Thananjayan Rajasekaran shows a detailed example of it with Kubernetes.

Moreover, Vikas Mourya suggests trying Accelerating Test Execution with Playwright and Docker.

Do you guys use Postman as a serious company-wide API testing tool?

Someone on Reddit is looking for advice on using the low-code Postman tool for API testing versus a full-code solution.

Harnessing the Capabilities of Selenium 4

Selenium 4 was a big release, including many helpful features. Aditya Rawat describes the two important ones — Chrome DevTools and BiDi API.

Furthermore, Yogendra Porwal wrote a handy guide on Strengthening Your Selenium Tests with Pynt Security Scans.

How to add Type Checking and Linting to your Playwright Project

So apparently, Playwright doesn't check for type errors by itself, even if your tests are written in TypeScript. To fix that, Stefan Judis shows an alternative solution.

Also, Butch Mayhew wrote a helpful guide on How To Load a Custom Test Fixture or Setup Projects When Running Playwright Test Code Generator.

Top 8 Open Source DevOps Tools for Quality 2024

In modern times, DevOps and testing can't exist without each other. Joe Colantonio listed out several free tools that can help you bridge that gap.

What's new in Maestro: 1.37.0

After several months of development, the modern mobile testing tool Maestro released a new 1.37.0 version that includes some significant changes. Bartek Pacia describes it in more detail.

VIDEOS

20 Automation Interview Questions

Whether you're preparing for a test automation interview or just want to check your knowledge, you might enjoy this 22-minute video by Nikolay Advolodkin.

Top 9 Challenges in Test Automation

Test automation is powerful, but it doesn't always come easy, as neatly explained by Daniel Knott in this 12-minute video.

AND...

Standups... 😅

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Issue 231 August 6th 2024