Issue 268

COMMENT

Welcome to the 268th issue!

Quality is hard to measure.

But the activities impacting quality can be measured, such as development practices, technical debt or test coverage.

That's where QE Score comes in.

Simon Champenois created it to pragmatically collect and track metrics in one place.

To learn more, check out Simon's article about Quality Engineering, Quantified: What Your QE Score Really Means.

Happy testing! 🙂

NEWS

Exploratory Testing 101: Discover, Explore, and Improve Software Quality

If you don't know what exploratory testing is about, this is a clear introductory overview by Mona M. Abd El-Rahman.

Finding software testing opportunities early with the Requirements Review Model

Do you review requirements? Hanisha Arora explains why it's important in shift-left testing and how to do it well.

Furthermore, Aya Akl advises to Prioritize What Matters: How Risk-Based Testing Improves Product Quality.

Testing Will Become More Important, Not Less

There's no denying that AI is changing software development. Filip Hric shares five predictions on how it will impact software testing.

At the same time, Alessandra Moreira points out that Fast Isn't Free when it comes to AI solutions.

Thinking Like a QA: How to Build a Tester's Mindset

Vladimir Josifoski has some good advice on how to attain specific ways of thinking and questioning to become a better tester.

Also, here's what the community says: What do you think are key skills to have as a QA?

What are some processes, practices, or actions that make life on your QA team better?

This is the first of a few other Reddit threads I'm featuring in this issue. It's a great discussion about different approaches to improve the work and collaboration of your team.

In relation to that, Maaret Pyhäjärvi wrote a short piece explaining the importance of Resultful Testing.

AUTOMATION

Client-Side Performance — Testing Manually and Automating Perf Tests

Harmeet Singh thoroughly explains what to take into account for front-end performance testing and shows examples of doing it with Cypress and Playwright.

How are folks handling end-to-end testing these days?

It's an insightful discussion with various points of view on how to approach end-to-end testing, which isn't always straightforward since it may depend on project needs, architecture and even beliefs of the people implementing them.

Test Pyramid: Foundation or Cage?

What is the right test automation strategy? Brijendra Singh points out the pros and cons of the test pyramid and describes the alternatives.

Top 5 Spring Boot Testing Myths

Philip Riecks has some good tips for those of you who are using Java and testing Spring Boot applications.

Why Code Reviews Are the Real Foundation of Product Quality (And a Game-Changer for Testers)

I agree with Niraj Subedi that being able to read and review code as a tester before it gets shipped can lead to better quality outcomes.

TOOLS

Catch Missing `await` Calls in Playwright Tests with ESLint

Debbie O'Brien explains how to use ESLint in Playwright tests to spot unexpected code flaws.

You can also explore the ESLint, Prettier & Pre-Commit Setup for Playwright.

Cypress — How to Create a Merge Report in your Pipeline

Running Cypress tests in parallel? It's likely that you're receiving multiple test results. David Ingraham shows a handy solution to merge all of them into one report on CI.

Network Tab Magic: Playing with API Responses Like a Testing Ninja

Tooba Munir gives an overview of the Network functionality in Chrome DevTools that can help you test specific use cases of your web app by overriding API responses.

Furthermore, Raymond Saba and Giuseppe Donati share a story behind Tailor-made browser extensions for increased testing efficiency.

Scaling Selenium Grid on GCP Using Keda (which saves us on the cost too)

Argo Triwidodo describes how they used Selenium Grid Scaler to dynamically scale test infrastructure depending on Selenium test execution needs.

Test Case Management in 2025 Still Feels Broken

What do you use for test case management? Someone dissatisfied with the process is seeking advice from fellow testers.

VIDEOS

Bruno Rest API Client for Software Testing

Do you know Bruno? It's a simple, free API client, which Alan Richardson describes in this 24-minute video.

Moreover, Dheeraj Gambhir put together a comparison of Bruno vs Postman: Which API Client Should You Choose?

Starting with Playwright AI Automation MCP with Copilot

In 35 minutes, Alex Khvastovich demonstrates how to use Playwright MCP with GitHub Copilot to create automated tests.

AND...

QA Archetypes... 😂

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Issue 268 April 28th 2025