Issue 267

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Welcome to the 267th issue!

Are you at the beginning of your software testing journey?

Today, I want to share with you some good advice for advancing your career:

How to Start a Career in Software Testing (Even Without a Tech Background) by Mona M. Abd El-Rahman
Quality Levelling Up: Career Tips They Don't Teach You by Aya Akl
And a consoling story of someone who Didn't finish a single QA course, no certs, no GitHub. Got accepted.

Enjoy and happy testing! 🙂

NEWS

AI Looks Smart, But Can It Judge? Inside the High-Stakes Test Pitting Machines Against Human Experts

There's no denying that we should use AI responsibly. But we should also trust and test it responsibly, as Michal Migda rightly points out.

That's also why Rahul Parwal calls for having The fine print of using AI tools in testing.

Four Frames for Testing, Part 7: Critical Distance

It's been a great series by Michael Bolton so far, and I particularly liked this part about the importance of having someone in a testing role who can bring a different perspective.

Also, Michael shares a good reminder that You Can't Inspect Quality Into a Product.

From Bug Hunter to Product Advocate: The Evolution of the Modern QA

Nowadays, the tester's role is not only about checking things. There's more to that, and İlay İnan Ünal explains it well in this high-level overview.

"Manual Testing" Is Still Not a Thing: But We Keep Pretending It Is

Just last week, I featured a thought-provoking article on the problem with manual testing, and here's a decent follow-up by Brijesh Deb.

Furthermore, Nikunj Trivedi points out that Automation Engineers Are Not Testers.

Why "Shift Left" Keeps Failing

What does shift-left testing mean to you? That's a good reminder by Jitesh Gosai on why having a common understanding and commitment is important to make it work.

AUTOMATION

Don't trust a test you've never seen fail: Introducing Reverse Mutation Testing

Mutation testing is about changing the code and seeing if the tests associated with that code fail. But what if we "mutated" the test assertion instead? This is what Leonardo Lanni proposes here.

Furthermore, Eduard Dubilyer shares a few practical examples of Flaky Tests Are Lying to You: How We Help Clients Build Stable Automation.

Learn and Grow in Test Automation

Atik Naikwade put together a pragmatic guide with a roadmap that can help you stay focused on the right things to learn test automation effectively.

Also, you can find out How to contribute to open-source projects as a software tester by following Ima-Abasi Effiong's advice.

Test Features, Not APIs

Do you test APIs the right way? Gil Zilberfeld points out that we should test the feature behaviour via API, rather than only verify the API's endpoint output.

What NOT to Do in Your Test Automation Framework

There's some great advice from Katya Pereverzeva on how to make your test implementation better. This is followed by the second part.

VIDEOS

This AI Automates GitHub from PR to Merge — Meet the GitHub MCP Server + Cursor

Yet another MCP solution! This time, it's the official GitHub MCP server that Joan Esquivel Montero showcases in this 13-minute video.

Also, Karthik K.K. demonstrates This New Database MCP Server is INSANE! Query SQL with Just ENGLISH.

AND...

The API key... 😂

Thanks for reading!

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Issue 267 April 22nd 2025

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