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NEWS
More Output Is Not More Value, or Why AI Might Break Your System
AI helps us move faster, but as Patrick Prill neatly points out, it also generates risks faster. He also advocates that You Ship It, You Own It.
Similarly, Paul Seaman wrote a decent article about The illusion (and confusion) of speed.
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Stop Testing. Start Engineering Quality.
Martin Ivanov explains why relying solely on testers for verification is not the best option and describes different stages of maturity towards building quality directly into development.
Similarly, Joshua Bihun outlines the journey From QA to Quality Engineering: Modernizing Your Approach.
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The Autonomous Testing Tipping Point (Part 1)
"Autonomous Testing isn't about removing humans. It's all about removing the friction that stops humans from doing their best work.
Dan Ashby shares some good thoughts on AI-powered testing. You can also read the second part.
Moreover, Sam White shares insights into How I failed to convince a room of developers, that AI can harm software quality…
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Urgency Is Killing Your QA: Here's How to Save It (Before It's Too Late)
There are some solid tips from Marina Jordão on how to meet deadlines without compromising on testing, thanks to proper prioritisation, collaboration and quick exploratory checks.
Also, Matthew Sullivan says: Software QA Didn't Die — It Never Started.
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Why would I even want to generate test cases with AI?
An interesting article by Maaret Pyhäjärvi explaining why testing with AI should be focused on scaling learning and results, not predefined steps.
On the other hand, Peter Houghton explores the idea of using Validators as coding agent specifications.
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AUTOMATION
AI-Assisted Development is the New Test Automation
That's an insightful take from Stuart Thomas on how AI mirrors early automation days with faster delivery and changing roles toward higher-level design and risk management.
On that note, Andrii Cheparskyi investigates AI in Testing #10: Spec-Driven Development — BDD's Second Chance or Just More Docs?
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Goal-Based Agentic Testing for Mobile Applications
Russell Morley proposes an interesting concept — instead of providing detailed test scripts, he suggests setting a goal for an AI agent and letting it try to reach it within the app.
And here's a relevant Reddit discussion about the state of Mobile automation as of 2026.
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How to Measure E2E Test Coverage Without a Standard Tool
How do you track what your E2E tests actually cover? Josphine Job describes a simple way to map tests to screens or flows instead of lines of code.
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Stop Copying Prod Into Dev: Test Data Strategies That Actually Scale
Want to have prod-like data for testing? Joel Dickson shares his point of view on why copying production data might not be the best option and suggests better ways, such as seeding, builders and isolated databases.
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Writing tests with Claude Code — Part 1: Initial results
Claude Code seems to be getting a lot of attention these days, but is it that effective? Bas Dijkstra used it for generating API tests and verified the results with mutated tests.
Similarly, Parinder Singh Raina put together a complete demo of Building an E2E test coverage with Claude Code, while Deep Shah advises on The SDET's Secret Weapon in 2026: Prompt Engineering.
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TOOLS
Making Sense of Playwright MCP, CLI, and Skills
Playwright provides several AI-friendly solutions. Gurudatt S A compares them and advises what to use.
Similarly, someone on Reddit is looking for advice on how to do Playwright Test Automation with AI effectively.
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pytest — The Python Testing Framework That Actually Makes You Want to Write Tests
Writing test in Python? You might be interested in Kapil Dagur's detailed overview of the recently released pytest 9.0 version and the benefits it brings.
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Why We Chose Playwright Over Cypress
Wondering whether to choose Playwright or Cypress for test automation? John Gluck tested both and wrote a great, detailed comparison.
Also, Yevhen Laichenkov concisely describes how to use Playwright step decorator for better test reporting.
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Your K6 Tests Are Lying to You (And It's Not K6's Fault)
Using k6 for load testing? J. Alexander explains why it's crucial to understand how Virtual Users work and why iteration time and sleeps can change throughput more than you may expect.
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Welcome to the 306th issue!
Money — this topic comes back regularly among the testing community.
So today, I want to highlight this: What is your current salary as a Quality Engineer?
This megathread with over 200 replies should give you some insights.
Happy testing! 🙂
PS. You can also check out previous posts and surveys on QA salaries.
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