Issue 276

COMMENT

Welcome to the 276th issue!

Have you heard of Stagehand?

It's a new open-source AI automation framework that operates on just three main commands and leverages Playwright to inspect and execute actions in the browser.

If you want to learn more, Yatheendra Sai wrote a helpful article describing it in more detail.

It's good to see more such solutions emerging. I'm convinced we may hear more about them in the future.

Happy testing! 🙂

NEWS

Adding software testers successfully to any product team: Experiences, struggles, and tips

Demi Van Malcot shares several helpful tips on how to properly integrate QA people and processes into a product engineering team.

Moreover, James Kip explains Why Traditional SDET Interviews Are Broken (and How to Fix Them) in the first place.

High-level Test Planning — The Content

Following the first part, Gil Zilberfeld continues sharing good advice on test planning, focusing specifically on what it should include.

Also, Jayateerth Katti explains why Zero bugs doesn't mean you are lazy. It shows your guardrails worked.

It's about quality, not testing

Jitesh Gosai correctly points out that there's more to achieving software quality than just testing and advises on what to focus on as well.

Similarly, Sarat Ramineni wrote a good article about Quantity ≠ Quality: Why More Testing Won't Save Your Product.

Maintaining Quality While GenAI Rewrites Everything

AI is all around software engineering, and we have to accept it and adapt our testing and quality practices to it. Wendy Erdheim-Poch shares some good advice on that.

Furthermore, Jeff Nyman writes about Quality Assurance for Society in the age of AI.

Tester Said No to Bad Release & Saved the Product

"Quality Is Everyone's Job, But QA Leads the Way."

A good reminder from George Ukkuru about why it's important to highlight challenges effectively while exploring and testing the system.

On the other hand, Alessandra Moreira mentions some of The Words That Break Software.

AUTOMATION

API Testing Integration: Combining REST APIs with UI Automation

How would you test the integration between the UI and API of the web app? Peyman Iravani shows extensive examples of achieving that in JavaScript.

Furthermore, Peyman also wrote about Advanced JavaScript Testing Strategies for Modern Web Applications.

How to Learn Test Automation Without Stress or Panic (Even If You Hate Coding)

If you're starting your journey with test automation, Mona M. Abd El-Rahman gives several good tips on how to do it effectively, step by step.

Non-functional criteria for framework choices

Choosing a test framework isn't only about comparing features. Benjamin Bischoff explains that other factors should be taken into account, such as team expertise, documentation, culture, and maintenance.

Also, What If Your Tests Healed Themselves Overnight? Harpreet Sohal shares how it could be achieved.

Who Is Responsible for the Return Code in an API? A Tester's Perspective

While testing APIs, you may encounter various HTTP codes. Elena Voevodkina explains why using the right ones matters for clarity, automation, and future maintenance.

TOOLS

Cypress 14 with Lighthouse — Part 2

Kishor Munot demonstrates how to automatically measure website performance metrics using two open-source tools — Cypress and Lighthouse from Google. You can also read the first part, which explains how Lighthouse works.

One Test, Two Wins: Run UI and Accessibility Tests from Your Playwright Page Objects with @axeScan()

Need to test your web app for accessibility? Yevhenii Otsevych proposes a new way of doing it based on the Page Object Model by using the open-source library he created — axe-playwright-report.

Also, Arthur Tee Seng Tuan wrote a helpful guide to Performance Testing with Playwright and Artillery.

What's New in Playwright v1.52 & v1.53: Fix with AI, Describable Locators, and More!

Debbie O'Brien announces that Playwright 1.53 is here and it brings some exciting features and improvements to trace viewer, HTML reporter, assertions and more.

Why Playwright Tracing Beats Logging for Debugging UI Tests

Siarhei Shukalovich has an interesting point of view on how to enhance your Playwright test tracing and debugging.

Also, Debbie O'Brien describes the new way of Debugging Playwright Tests with AI: A Smarter, Faster Workflow.

BOOKS

AI in Software Testing Starter Pack

Want to learn more about AI in testing but don't know where to start? Keith Klain collected several recommendations in the form of books and other resources.

VIDEOS

Playwright TypeScript — Part 6: Playwright UI Visual Testing

Alex Khvastovich has been working on a helpful introductory course for Playwright. Here's a 20-minute overview of implementing visual tests, followed by Part 7 about Accessibility Testing.

AND...

QA jokes... 😂

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Issue 276 June 24th 2025