> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://softwaretestingweekly.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Issue #56 - URL: https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/56/ - Published: 2021-01-29T20:11:54.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-10T13:17:25.000Z - Description: Financial growth for people in engineering - Author: Dawid Dylowicz | Comment | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Welcome to the **56th issue**!I've read [Financial growth for people in engineering](https://moolya.com/deeptest/2021/01/21/financial-growth-for-people-in-engineering-roles?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) by [Pradeep Soundararajan](https://twitter.com/testertested?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) and I'm happy that he shared it.You see, we're lucky that tech jobs pay better than other jobs.Working hard, improving skills and going for better-paid jobs can help us earn even more. But it only works to some degree.And while this might be enough for most people, it's just one part of the wealth-building formula for engineers.So what Pradeep wants us to realise is that at some point we should switch from working for money to making money work for us.It's a great read and I hope it will help some of you.Happy testing!*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://linkedin.com/in/dawid-dylowicz/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)* | | | | Sponsored [Mailsac — A Fast Email API for Testing](https://docs.mailsac.com/en/master/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)Do you want to write reliable email tests? Mailsac makes testing email seamless. Connect via API or WebSocket and get real-time JSON messages right in your tests. Fast, secure and reliable. [Get started in minutes](https://docs.mailsac.com/en/master/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56).[docs.mailsac.com](https://docs.mailsac.com/en/master/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) | | | | NEWS | | [How to be a user-conscious QA](https://medium.com/purplebricks-digital/a-usability-cheat-sheet-for-the-user-conscious-qa-66436760d8da?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)Here are six great tips by [Gareth Thomas](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gareth-thomas-60975449/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) on how to perform UX-and-design-related testing in practice, explained with examples.[medium.com](https://medium.com/purplebricks-digital/a-usability-cheat-sheet-for-the-user-conscious-qa-66436760d8da?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) | | [Tips to Win Your First Test Automation Job](https://dev-tester.com/tips-to-win-your-first-test-automation-job/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)Are you at the beginning of your software testing journey? [Dennis Martinez](https://twitter.com/dennmart?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) shares a lot of valuable tips that can help you land a test automation job.And here's a complimentary read about [7 Steps to Find a Job in QA With No Previous Experience](https://blog.testproject.io/2021/01/25/steps-to-find-a-job-in-qa-with-no-experience/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) by [Yoni Flenner](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoniflenner/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56).[dev-tester.com](https://dev-tester.com/tips-to-win-your-first-test-automation-job/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) | | [The Cold Hard Truth About Zero-Defect Software](https://theqalead.com/topics/zero-defect-software/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)Zero-defect and zero-bug policies are often implemented in their strictest form. But should they be? [Niall Lynch](https://www.linkedin.com/in/niall-lynch-77b106177/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) explains why it's more beneficial to focus on improving test coverage rather than aiming for shipping defect-less software.[theqalead.com](https://theqalead.com/topics/zero-defect-software/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) | | [Testing in Production: Why It’s Part of Any Modern QA Strategy](https://www.testim.io/blog/testing-in-production-modern-qa-strategy/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)If you're not familiar with the testing in production practice yet, here's a decent article by [Carlos Schults](https://twitter.com/carlosschults?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) explaining the why, the what and the how.[testim.io](https://www.testim.io/blog/testing-in-production-modern-qa-strategy/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) | | [What Did I Learn From My First Year Working as a Quality Assurance Engineer?](https://medium.com/technology-hits/what-did-i-learn-from-my-first-year-working-as-a-quality-assurance-engineer-b6f3b177477f?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)[Atul Jha](https://www.linkedin.com/in/atul-jha-661408175/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) shares with us the six insightful lessons learned after working as a software tester for over a year.*Note: If you can't access the full article, simply open it in a private tab.*[medium.com](https://medium.com/technology-hits/what-did-i-learn-from-my-first-year-working-as-a-quality-assurance-engineer-b6f3b177477f?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) | | | | AUTOMATION | | [How to do web performance testing with Google Lighthouse and Cypress](https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/how-do-web-performance-testing-google-lighthouse-cypress?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)I like [Google Lighthouse](https://developers.google.com/web/tools/lighthouse?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) for its focus on the practical, user-facing part of the performance and it's interesting to see it can be automated within a Cypress test, too. As explained by [Marie Drake](https://twitter.com/mcruzdrake?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56).[techbeacon.com](https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/how-do-web-performance-testing-google-lighthouse-cypress?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) | | [Strategy Design Pattern in Automated Testing Java Code](https://www.automatetheplanet.com/strategy-design-pattern-java/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)Here's yet another great example of using a design pattern in test automation by [Anton Angelov](https://twitter.com/angelovstanton?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56). Code-heavy![automatetheplanet.com](https://www.automatetheplanet.com/strategy-design-pattern-java/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) | | [How much of your E2E testing is automated? Have plans to increase it?](https://www.reddit.com/r/softwaretesting/comments/l2vj8i/how%5Fmuch%5Fof%5Fyour%5Fe2e%5Ftesting%5Fis%5Fautomated%5Fhave/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)Someone on Reddit wondered how to achieve high end-to-end tests coverage while keeping maintenance under reasonable control. And the comments include some good advice on how to solve that problem.[reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/softwaretesting/comments/l2vj8i/how%5Fmuch%5Fof%5Fyour%5Fe2e%5Ftesting%5Fis%5Fautomated%5Fhave/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) | | [Why Gherkin (Cucumber, SpecFlow, …) always failed with UI Test automation?](https://zhiminzhan.medium.com/why-gerkin-cucumber-specflow-always-failed-with-ui-test-automation-c85a8030c07d?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)[Zhimin Zhan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhiminzhan/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) explains why using Cucumber (and other BDD tools) purely as a test tool for automation is the wrong way to go.[zhiminzhan.medium.com](https://zhiminzhan.medium.com/why-gerkin-cucumber-specflow-always-failed-with-ui-test-automation-c85a8030c07d?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) | | | | TOOLS | | [Cypress vs Selenium vs Playwright vs Puppeteer speed comparison](https://blog.checklyhq.com/cypress-vs-selenium-vs-playwright-vs-puppeteer-speed-comparison/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)[Giovanni Rago](https://twitter.com/rag0g?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) did a great job by comparing the performance of tools under different scenarios. Surprised by the results? Because I am!Speaking of the speed, here's [Zhimin Zhan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhiminzhan/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) effort to answer [Which Selenium WebDriver locator is faster?](https://zhiminzhan.medium.com/which-selenium-webdriver-locator-is-faster-5f8f604182ef?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)[blog.checklyhq.com](https://blog.checklyhq.com/cypress-vs-selenium-vs-playwright-vs-puppeteer-speed-comparison/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) | | [Configuring Cypress To Run On Different Environments](https://ahmed-alsaab.medium.com/configuring-cypress-to-run-on-different-environments-7ae323bb3c86?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)[Ahmed Alsaab](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-alsaab-b00937193/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) wrote a great guide on how to use configuration files to make Cypress tests run on various environments with just one command.[ahmed-alsaab.medium.com](https://ahmed-alsaab.medium.com/configuring-cypress-to-run-on-different-environments-7ae323bb3c86?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) | | [Getting Started with TestProject C# OpenSDK](https://blog.testproject.io/2021/01/27/getting-started-with-testproject-csharp-opensdk/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)TestProject recently released the [C# OpenSDK](https://docs.testproject.io/testproject-sdk/opensdk-v2/csharp-sdk?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) that joins its Java and Python counterparts. And here's a detailed guide by [Bas Dijkstra](https://www.linkedin.com/in/basdijkstra/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) to help you get started.[blog.testproject.io](https://blog.testproject.io/2021/01/27/getting-started-with-testproject-csharp-opensdk/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) | | | | BOOKS | | [21st Century Skills For Testers](https://leanpub.com/%5F21stskills4testers?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56)*This book is about stories that the authors have collected from software testers around the world about their ideas and thoughts on how they apply the 21st-century skills: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.*[Emna Ayadi](https://twitter.com/emna%5F%5Fayadi?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) and [Ard Kramer](https://twitter.com/ard%5Fkramer?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) have just released a new book for software testers called [21st Century Skills For Testers](https://21stskills4testers.online/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56). It's distributed via [LeanPub](https://leanpub.com/%5F21stskills4testers?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) in the name-your-own-price fashion.[leanpub.com](https://leanpub.com/%5F21stskills4testers?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) | | | | And… | | [Still waiting for that fix...](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/l096mu/next%5Flevel%5Fpatience/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F56) 😂 |