> ## 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 #254 - URL: https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/254/ - Published: 2025-01-21T00:48:21.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-10T13:18:57.000Z - Description: What makes the most successful people in QA? 🤔 - Author: Dawid Dylowicz | Comment | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Welcome to the **254th** issue!Today, I want to share with you a particularly interesting discussion:[What separates the most successful people in QA from the average ones?](https://www.reddit.com/r/QualityAssurance/comments/1hwry32/what%5Fseparates%5Fthe%5Fmost%5Fsuccessful%5Fpeople%5Fin/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254)People made a lot of good points, from specific examples such as detailed bug reports to all sorts of soft and technical skills.Many of these qualities and behaviours could be applied to other roles in engineering, too.To learn more, I recommend revisiting a great article on [Growth in Testing](https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/244?m=web&utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254#DVBvyia) by [Gaurav Singh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/automationhacks/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) that I featured a couple of months ago.Happy testing! 🙂*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://linkedin.com/in/dawid-dylowicz/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254)* | | | | Sponsored [Automatic Test Creation: Cypress AI + Studio](https://cypress.registration.goldcast.io/webinar/4f300089-6435-4991-885b-2ec4285d0cd7?ref=softwaretestingweekly.com)Join Cypress for an exclusive preview of AI-powered Test Generation in Cypress Cloud, which automatically creates high-quality tests for untested elements while following your team’s existing patterns. 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Sufficient coverage does not ensure that your tests are of high quality, but low coverage is a pretty strong smell."*[Rodrigo Borrego](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrigoborrego/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) has an interesting point of view on how to use and not use the code coverage.[medium.com](https://medium.com/@rodrigobb/dont-use-code-coverage-as-a-kpi-ea8925d79554?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) | | [Do you really need to hire a QA or build a QA team?](https://heemeng.medium.com/do-you-really-need-to-hire-a-qa-or-build-a-qa-team-d489f709b9c9?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254)[Heemeng Foo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/heemeng/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) shares his thoughts about a few scenarios in which hiring testers might and might not be needed.On the contrary, [Mike Harris](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-harris-citp-fbcs/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) highlights [How testers assist organisational learning](https://testandanalysis.home.blog/2025/01/13/how-do-testers-assist-organisational-learning/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254).[heemeng.medium.com](https://heemeng.medium.com/do-you-really-need-to-hire-a-qa-or-build-a-qa-team-d489f709b9c9?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) | | [Metamorphic and adversarial strategies for testing AI systems](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/articles/metamorphic-and-adversarial-strategies-for-testing-ai-systems?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254)Both terms might sound quite new, but [Amruta 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Here you can check out [a short demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254&v=XY4dyODThlA).Also, [Dmytro Stekanov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmytrostekanov/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) shares his thoughts regarding [AI meets the Browser: What's next for software testing?](https://medium.com/@dstekanov.tech/ai-meets-the-browser-whats-next-for-software-testing-dde6059a9814?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254).[medium.com](https://medium.com/ai-powered-software-development/ai-meets-software-testing-the-future-of-unit-test-generation-7bdd947ff3dc?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) | | [Integration Testing: Driving your Coding](https://medium.com/@fernandeslucassilva/integration-testing-driving-your-coding-052dc94113d1?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254)[Lucas Fernandes](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-ariel/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) explains why we should write integration tests and shows a step-by-step implementation example.Furthermore, [Sumit Soman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumit-soman-91769353/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) tells us about [Mocking Made Easy using JSON Server for API testing](https://medium.com/@sumit.somanchd/mocking-made-easy-using-json-server-for-api-testing-705ffa3f7451?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254).[medium.com](https://medium.com/@fernandeslucassilva/integration-testing-driving-your-coding-052dc94113d1?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) | | [Typing Faster Is Not The Problem](https://elizabethzagroba.com/posts/2025/01%5F10%5Ftyping%5Ffaster%5Fis%5Fnot%5Fthe%5Fproblem/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254)Can we delegate some testing tasks to AI? [Elizabeth Zagroba](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezagroba/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) gives some food for thought on whether it can make testing more effective.Moreover, [Ilia Prokopenko](https://www.linkedin.com/in/emprove-dev/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) explains why [Tests are your friends](https://medium.com/@emprovedev/tests-are-your-friends-6dc4d38562fc?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) in general.[elizabethzagroba.com](https://elizabethzagroba.com/posts/2025/01%5F10%5Ftyping%5Ffaster%5Fis%5Fnot%5Fthe%5Fproblem/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) | | [Understanding the Essentials of Mobile Test Automation](https://engineering.cloudflight.io/understanding-the-essentials-of-mobile-test-automation?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254)Starting with mobile test automation? 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It's a lightweight API client that can help you test, well, your APIs! 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[Irfan Mujagić](https://www.linkedin.com/in/irfan-mujagi%C4%87-618435206/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) shows how to achieve that in Selenium with Python.Furthermore, [Dewni Alahakoon](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dewni-alahakoon-8a395b215/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) has a few tips on [Enhancing Test Reporting with Extent Reports in Selenium](https://medium.com/@dalahakoon97/enhancing-test-reporting-with-extent-reports-in-selenium-da0a7ed22b9b?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254).[thegreenreport.blog](https://www.thegreenreport.blog/articles/from-code-to-video-recording-selenium-test-sessions-in-python/from-code-to-video-recording-selenium-test-sessions-in-python.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) | | | | And… | | [95% coverage...](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/filip-hric%5Fwe-added-tests-to-improve-quality-activity-7284501413999575040-F4pF?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254) | | | | 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%5F254).*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://linkedin.com/in/dawid-dylowicz/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F254)* |