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# Issue #319
- URL: https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/319/
- Published: 2026-07-13T20:04:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T20:05:55.000Z
- Description: Not Every Test Should Be an AI Agent 🤖
- Author: Dawid Dylowicz

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| Welcome to the **319th** issue!I really enjoyed reading through [Oleksii Samara](https://www.linkedin.com/in/oleksii-samara/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)'s detailed story on their approach to agentic QA:[Not Every Test Should Be an AI Agent](https://medium.com/@lion.samara/not-every-test-should-be-an-ai-agent-f5b311f75b7b?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319).Highly recommended. Just as the rest of the news in this issue.Happy testing! 🙂*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawid-dylowicz/?ref=softwaretestingweekly.com)*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| [How do I know my testers are doing a good job?](https://smallsheds.garden/blog/2026/how-do-i-know-my-testers-are-doing-a-good-job/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)[Joep Schuurkes](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joepschuurkes/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) explains why testing metrics, such as defect counts and escaped bugs, can be misleading and how to think about tester performance without relying on numbers.Moreover, [David Ingraham](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dingraham01/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) gives advice on [How to Be a 10x Engineer](https://medium.com/@dingraham01/how-to-be-a-10x-engineer-0917d1360f6b?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) from an SDET perspective, while [Betty Lin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/betty-lin-120b47a/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) points out that [Where QA Sits Decides What QA Can Say](https://medium.com/@betty.lin.twn/where-qa-sits-decides-what-qa-can-say-8f7aff1702fb?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319).[smallsheds.garden](https://smallsheds.garden/blog/2026/how-do-i-know-my-testers-are-doing-a-good-job/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) |
| [It Isn't Testing that Doesn't Scale; It's Prudence](https://medium.com/@michaelbolton/it-isnt-testing-that-doesn-t-scale-it-s-prudence-aa739b90ed55?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)Should testing keep up with AI code generation? [Michael Bolton](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bolton-08847/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) has a sharp reply, stating that the output should be tested at a pace that allows your team to understand and address risks.At the same time, [Jitesh Gosai](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jitgo/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) advises to [Start with what changed](https://qualityeng.substack.com/p/start-with-what-changed?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319).[medium.com](https://medium.com/@michaelbolton/it-isnt-testing-that-doesn-t-scale-it-s-prudence-aa739b90ed55?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| [Small team, no QA? Be your own tester](https://www.pbrumby.com/2026/06/27/small-team-no-qa-be-your-own-tester/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)[Peter Brumby](https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterbrumby/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) shares a practical guide covering browsers, accessibility, Lighthouse, user journeys, and how to balance testing effort with risk.Moreover, [Katja Obring](https://www.linkedin.com/in/katjaobring/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) contemplates: [Should the tester role even exist?](https://kato-coaching.com/should-the-tester-role-exist/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)[pbrumby.com](https://www.pbrumby.com/2026/06/27/small-team-no-qa-be-your-own-tester/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| [The Quality Quadrant Matrix: A Framework for Deciding Who Should Own Testing on Every Project](https://medium.com/@rezadhanu/the-quality-quadrant-matrix-how-to-decide-who-should-own-testing-on-every-project-d800eb69ec2a?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)[Reza Dhanu Pramitra](https://www.linkedin.com/in/reza-dhanu-pramitra-80751363/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) shares a framework for splitting testing responsibility between developers and testers based on risk and complexity. He then [Made \~100 Developers Own Their Testing And Quality Standards Didn't Drop](https://medium.com/@rezadhanu/i-made-100-developers-own-their-testing-633f646ea6c3?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319).[medium.com](https://medium.com/@rezadhanu/the-quality-quadrant-matrix-how-to-decide-who-should-own-testing-on-every-project-d800eb69ec2a?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| [Three Years of Building Agents in Production (Part 1)](https://www.mabl.com/blog/three-years-of-building-agents-in-production-part-1?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)This is a rare insight into what it takes to ship AI agents into a testing product. [Lauren Leidal](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-clayberg/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) shares a story of three years of experiments at mabl, explaining why their agent architecture needed five iterations. You can also read [the second part](https://www.mabl.com/blog/three-years-of-building-agents-in-production-part-2?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319).Moreover, [Demi Van Malcot](https://www.linkedin.com/in/demi-van-malcot-3051a1105/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) wrote [A practical introduction to testing LLMs](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/insights/a-practical-introduction-to-testing-llms?goal=0%5F02cca1920b-4007aadbbc-289476893&mc%5Fcid=4007aadbbc&utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319).[mabl.com](https://www.mabl.com/blog/three-years-of-building-agents-in-production-part-1?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                     |
| [Yes you can run exploratory testing with AI](https://cakehurstryan.com/2026/07/02/yes-you-can-run-exploratory-testing-with-ai/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)If you wonder whether AI can help you with exploratory testing, [Callum Akehurst-Ryan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cakehurstryan/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) has a few tips, including identifying risks, writing test charters and then running them with AI in a browser or codebase.What's more, [Ercan Semerci](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ercansemerci/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) says: [We Didn't Put AI in Place of QA. We Put It Beside QA.](https://medium.com/hepsiburadatech/we-didnt-put-ai-in-place-of-qa-we-put-it-beside-qa-11589d2fcc36?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)[cakehurstryan.com](https://cakehurstryan.com/2026/07/02/yes-you-can-run-exploratory-testing-with-ai/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| [Agentic QA: Letting AI Author Your Tests Without Losing Control](https://medium.com/@vibincw/agentic-qa-letting-ai-author-your-tests-without-losing-control-f27d26592546?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)[Vibin Wilson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vibin-c-wilson/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) describes a practical agentic QA workflow with specialised agents for spec writing, test generation and triage.I also recommend two related articles by [Julia Pottinger](https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-pottinger/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319):[How to Write a CLAUDE.md (and AGENTS.md) for Test Automation](https://juliapottinger.com/write-a-claude-md-for-your-test-suite/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)[How to Build a Claude Skill for Your QA Work](https://juliapottinger.com/how-to-build-a-claude-skill-for-qa/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)[medium.com](https://medium.com/@vibincw/agentic-qa-letting-ai-author-your-tests-without-losing-control-f27d26592546?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                                                                                                    |
| [Automating mobile tests with AI](https://medium.com/profusion-engineering/automating-mobile-tests-with-ai-5162a37f2526?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)[Giulia Brocchi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/giulia-brocchi/?locale=en&utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) describes a mobile end-to-end test framework where tests are stored in Markdown files for an AI agent to drive the simulator via MCP.Furthermore, [Russell Morley](https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-morley/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) put together [Five Characteristics of a Good Goal-Based Mobile Test](https://russmorley.net/article/blog/android/ios/ai/2026/07/02/gbat3.html?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319).[medium.com](https://medium.com/profusion-engineering/automating-mobile-tests-with-ai-5162a37f2526?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| [Page Object Model Is Not Enough: The 4 Layers Real Frameworks Use](https://medium.com/@pritamkundu.pk5/page-object-model-is-not-enough-the-4-layers-real-frameworks-use-d235829c325c?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)If your test framework is getting hard to maintain, [Pranta Kundu](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pritam-kundu?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) shows how separating driver code, page objects and business workflows into four layers makes scaling and maintenance much easier.Moreover, [Joseph Ward](https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephwarddottech/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) explains a few reasons [Why Simple UI Tests Become Slow](https://josephward.tech/2026-06-30-why-simple-ui-tests-become-slow/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319).[medium.com](https://medium.com/@pritamkundu.pk5/page-object-model-is-not-enough-the-4-layers-real-frameworks-use-d235829c325c?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| [Test Pyramid for AI Agents](https://angiejones.tech/test-pyramid-for-ai-agents/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)Wondering how we should test AI agents? [Angie Jones](https://www.linkedin.com/in/angiejones/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) rethinks the test pyramid into four layers — from deterministic unit tests to LLM-as-judge evaluations.At the same time, [Aastha Singh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aasthasingh-ai/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) shares that [My "Improved" Prompt Made the Agent Worse, So I Built an Eval Loop](https://medium.com/@aastha0208/my-improved-prompt-made-the-agent-worse-so-i-built-an-eval-loop-8b4f1c7283a8?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319).[angiejones.tech](https://angiejones.tech/test-pyramid-for-ai-agents/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| [Your AI Generated 400 Tests. They All Pass. None of Them Catch the Bug That Ships to Production.](https://levelup.gitconnected.com/your-ai-generated-400-tests-they-all-pass-none-of-them-catch-the-bug-that-ships-to-production-95ce0e25fe8f?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)[Dan Stauffer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-stauffer/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) makes the case for pairing AI test generation with mutation testing in order to verify whether your test suite would be able to catch a defect.Also, [Swati Seela](https://www.linkedin.com/in/swatiseela/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) describes why [Your Test Automation May Be Revealing Team Problems](https://aiqualityengineer.cc/your-test-automation-may-be-revealing-team-problems-5e16d498958f?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319).[levelup.gitconnected.com](https://levelup.gitconnected.com/your-ai-generated-400-tests-they-all-pass-none-of-them-catch-the-bug-that-ships-to-production-95ce0e25fe8f?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| [How to Test POST API Requests with SuperTest in Node.js](https://medium.com/@iamfaisalkhatri/97f5b9f9c8eb?sk=2541f998ff4800f7a22c60eb64d1f7dd&utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)If you write API tests in Node.js, [Mohammad Faisal Khatri](https://www.linkedin.com/in/faisalkhatri/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) has a practical guide to [SuperTest](https://github.com/forwardemail/supertest?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) POST requests covering JSON, form data, XML, file uploads and dynamic data generation.Also, [Gil Zilberfeld](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilzilberfeld/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) wrote a follow-up article showing how to [Test The Feature: Now With Examples](https://testingil.com/2026/07/test-the-feature-now-with-examples.html?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) using the API.[medium.com](https://medium.com/@iamfaisalkhatri/97f5b9f9c8eb?sk=2541f998ff4800f7a22c60eb64d1f7dd&utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| [Looking Behind Playwright's Magic](https://josephward.tech/2026-07-07-looking-behind-playwrights-magic-edited/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)Curious about how [Playwright](https://playwright.dev/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)'s auto-waiting works? [Joseph Ward](https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephwarddottech/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) demonstrates it step-by-step from element checks and scrolling to CDP network event handling.Moreover, [Kailash Pathak](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kailashpathak/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) shares the process of [Building a Self-Healing Playwright MCP Multi Agent Framework with Integrating Angular Dashboard](https://blog.stackademic.com/building-a-self-healing-playwright-agent-framework-with-integrating-angular-dashboard-566636d8c8ad?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319).[josephward.tech](https://josephward.tech/2026-07-07-looking-behind-playwrights-magic-edited/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| [Playwright in Pictures: How Fixtures Work](https://vitalets.github.io/posts/playwright-in-pictures/how-fixtures-work/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)If you want to understand fixture scopes, dependencies and overrides in [Playwright](https://playwright.dev/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319), [Vitaliy Potapov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitalets/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) has a great visual guide with timeline charts that show what happens before, during and after each test.Similarly, [Laxminarayana Boga](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laxminarayana-boga-770b1456/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) describes using [Playwright Fixtures as a Runtime System: Five Patterns Beyond page](https://medium.com/@laxminarayanaboga4079/playwright-fixtures-as-a-runtime-system-five-patterns-beyond-page-4f9fa1813f56?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319).[vitalets.github.io](https://vitalets.github.io/posts/playwright-in-pictures/how-fixtures-work/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                                                                                                                      |
| [The Best Test Management Tool Is the One You Build Yourself](https://medium.com/@kubra%5Fsayli/the-best-test-management-tool-is-the-one-you-build-yourself-f8f863783864?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)An interesting story of how [Kubra Sayli](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kubra-sayli/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) got tired of juggling Cypress Cloud, TestRail and Jira and built her own test management app in two weeks instead.[medium.com](https://medium.com/@kubra%5Fsayli/the-best-test-management-tool-is-the-one-you-build-yourself-f8f863783864?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| [AI App Testing: A Core QA Skill Just Like Selenium & Playwright](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gg-pQVEjXk&utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)An interesting, 11-minute take by [Karthik KK](https://www.linkedin.com/in/karthikkk/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) on how AI testing skills might become a must-have for testers.[youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gg-pQVEjXk&utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| [AI Code Review Toolkit Comparison](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8rWPt9EtLU&utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)In this 21-minute video, [Alan Richardson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eviltester/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) compares AI code review tools to help you automate pull request workflows and catch bugs before they reach production.[youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8rWPt9EtLU&utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| [Just a one-line change...](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/1uke2f5/weallhatethis/?utm%5Fsource=softwaretestingweekly&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=issue-319) 😂                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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