> ## 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 #79 - URL: https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/79/ - Published: 2021-07-09T17:22:12.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-10T13:17:36.000Z - Description: We've reached 3,000 subscribers! 🎉 - Author: Dawid Dylowicz | Comment | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Welcome to the **79th** issue!Today is a special day because there are over **3,000** of you now! 🎉Thank you very much.Without you, this newsletter surely wouldn't make it this far.My promise has always been very simple — to give you the most valuable software testing news every week.And I'm delighted to see you're enjoying it.So, happy testing! 🙌*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://linkedin.com/in/dawid-dylowicz/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)* | | | | Sponsored [Mailsac — Fast Email API for Testing](https://mailsac.com/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)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://mailsac.com/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79).[mailsac.com](https://mailsac.com/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | | | NEWS | | [3P’s For Your New Testing Adventure](https://emnaayadi.com/2021/07/05/succeed-your-new-testing-adventure/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)Starting a new testing job? [Emna Ayadi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/emnaayadi/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) has a few valuable tips for you about the 3P: People, Product and Process, alongside other heuristics. There are many references to other great resources, too!And for more [Software Testing Heuristics](https://blog.testproject.io/2021/07/05/software-testing-heuristics/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79), check out this article by [Paulo Oliveira](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcesar/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79).[emnaayadi.com](https://emnaayadi.com/2021/07/05/succeed-your-new-testing-adventure/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | [How To Build a Valuable Observability Pipeline](https://qeunit.com/blog/how-to-build-a-valuable-observability-pipeline/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)Another week, another great article by [Antoine Craske](https://www.linkedin.com/in/acraske/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79). This time, he wrote a guide on building observability pipeline — a part of the shift-right testing approach.[qeunit.com](https://qeunit.com/blog/how-to-build-a-valuable-observability-pipeline/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | [How to make QA more visible in the organization?](https://www.reddit.com/r/QualityAssurance/comments/og68oi/how%5Fto%5Fmake%5Fqa%5Fmore%5Fvisible%5Fin%5Forganization/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)The common problem with QA is that it's hard to make it visible company-wide. Someone asked on Reddit how to solve that problem and many people shared their advice.[reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/QualityAssurance/comments/og68oi/how%5Fto%5Fmake%5Fqa%5Fmore%5Fvisible%5Fin%5Forganization/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | [Learning while Testing](https://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2021/07/learning-while-testing.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)How would you test something with little or no requirements? [Maaret Pyhäjärvi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maaret/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) shows a great example of how you can use exploratory testing approach to learn about the subject under test and come up with test cases on the go.[visible-quality.blogspot.com](https://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2021/07/learning-while-testing.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | [The Quality Maturity Model](https://thinkingtester.com/the-quality-maturity-model/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)[Kristin Jackvony](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinjackvony/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) shares a concept of assessing quality with the Quality Maturity Model based on 7 attributes and explains how this can be applied in our workplaces.[thinkingtester.com](https://thinkingtester.com/the-quality-maturity-model/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | | | AUTOMATION | | [Conway’s Law for Test Automation?](https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2021/07/02/conways-law-test-automation/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)*Any organization that designs a system (defined broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization's communication structure. — Melvin E. Conway*This is a very interesting law and it gets even more interesting when you think of it in the context of test automation — as [Jesper Ottosen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlottosen/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) explained here.[jlottosen.wordpress.com](https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2021/07/02/conways-law-test-automation/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | [Exploratory Test Automation](https://testpappy.wordpress.com/2021/07/04/exploratory-test-automation/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)*I don't follow "a process" during testing, I just use common sense and see where that gets me. — [Maaike Brinkhof](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maaike-brinkhof-1942b725/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)*Can test automation be exploratory? [Patrick Prill](https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-prill-50510077/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) claims so and lays out some good reasons for it.[testpappy.wordpress.com](https://testpappy.wordpress.com/2021/07/04/exploratory-test-automation/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | [Modern Problems With Test Automation](https://alexromanov.github.io/2021/07/05/automation-problems/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)No one said test automation is easy nor it's going to solve all the problems. Especially when you're starting with it. [Oleksandr Romanov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/oleksandr-romanov/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) mentions the common pitfalls and gives 7 pieces of advice on how to avoid them.[alexromanov.github.io](https://alexromanov.github.io/2021/07/05/automation-problems/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | [Self-Healing Testing using Deep Learning Algorithms](https://medium.com/dbs-tech-blog/self-healing-testing-using-deep-learning-algorithms-506bbbde9cd4?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)Now, this is *deep*. [Por Yee Ong](https://www.linkedin.com/in/poryee/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) wrote an amazing article about how his team tried applying deep learning algorithms combined with various tools in pursuit of the dream of all engineering teams — self-healing tests.[medium.com](https://medium.com/dbs-tech-blog/self-healing-testing-using-deep-learning-algorithms-506bbbde9cd4?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | [CI/CD pipelines are software artefacts](https://randomtechthoughts.blog/2021/07/08/ci-cd-pipelines-are-software-artefacts/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)[Bob Salmon](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobsalmon/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) shares an interesting point of view on building CI/CD pipelines just as production software.And if you're looking for a more general explanation, [Dennis Martinez](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennmart/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) wrote about [Why Is Continuous Integration Important For Testing?](https://dev-tester.com/why-is-continuous-integration-important-for-testing/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79).[randomtechthoughts.blog](https://randomtechthoughts.blog/2021/07/08/ci-cd-pipelines-are-software-artefacts/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | | | TOOLS | | [Automating SSRF](https://technogeeky.medium.com/automating-ssrf-2c12ce25c943?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)Server Side Request Forgery is a common form of attack in web apps. So how can we test it? [Ayush Pandey](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayush-pandey-148797175/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) listed out several interesting tools and techniques that you can use.[technogeeky.medium.com](https://technogeeky.medium.com/automating-ssrf-2c12ce25c943?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | [Custom tooling for the test stack management](https://medium.com/azimolabs/custom-tooling-for-the-test-stack-management-2626c90f5fe5?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)[Mirek Stanek](https://www.linkedin.com/in/frogermcs/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) shares how the custom-built test cycle management tool called [AutomationTestSupervisor](https://github.com/AzimoLabs/AutomationTestSupervisor?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) helped him and his team improve the mobile testing workflow.[medium.com](https://medium.com/azimolabs/custom-tooling-for-the-test-stack-management-2626c90f5fe5?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | [How to Build Performance Tests To Validate Your APIs Using Gatling](https://medium.com/devtechtoday/how-to-build-performance-tests-to-validate-your-apis-using-gatling-b91adaf08222?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)This is a detailed guide to [Gatling](https://gatling.io/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) — an open-source load testing tool. [Gavin Fong](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinklfong/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) did a great job not only describing how it works but also sharing many code examples.*Note: If you can't access the full article, simply open it in a private tab.*[medium.com](https://medium.com/devtechtoday/how-to-build-performance-tests-to-validate-your-apis-using-gatling-b91adaf08222?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | | | BOOKS | | [Be a Quality Detector](https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2021/07/be-quality-detector.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)Inspired by the [Thinking in Systems: A Primer](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3828902-thinking-in-systems?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) book, [James Thomas](https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-thomas-840aa11a?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) shared his favourite quotes and thoughts in the context of being a Quality Detector.And if you'd like to learn more about systems thinking in general, [Kislay Verma](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kislayverma/?originalSubdomain=in&utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) found a great collection of lectures by [Russell L. Ackoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%5FL.%5FAckoff?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79).[qahiccupps.blogspot.com](https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2021/07/be-quality-detector.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | | | VIDEOS | | [A card trick about test code](https://www.softwaretester.blog/a-card-trick-about-test-code?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)What happens to tests when the application code changes? Check out yet another short video where [Benjamin Bischoff](https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-bischoff/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) explains it using cards.[softwaretester.blog](https://www.softwaretester.blog/a-card-trick-about-test-code?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | [Shift-left Testing — The Right Way](https://toyerm.wordpress.com/2021/07/02/shift-left-testing-the-right-way-video/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)[Toyer Mamoojee](https://www.linkedin.com/in/toyer-mamoojee-595356a4/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) gave a nice presentation about shift-left testing which was followed by some really interesting questions.And if you prefer reading rather than watching, [Niranjani Manoharan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/niranjanimanoharan/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) wrote a solid article about [When Nothing Goes Right, Shift Left!](https://blog.testproject.io/2021/07/06/when-nothing-goes-right-shift-left/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79).[toyerm.wordpress.com](https://toyerm.wordpress.com/2021/07/02/shift-left-testing-the-right-way-video/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) | | | | And… | | [Some bugs are bigger than others...](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/odmhfh/i%5Fdont%5Fknow%5Fwhat%5Fto%5Fdo/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79) 😂 | | | | Thanks for reading!If you like this newsletter and it helps you become a better tester, you can say thanks and [buy me a coffee](https://buymeacoffee.com/softwaretestingweekly?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79).*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://linkedin.com/in/dawid-dylowicz/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F79)* |