> ## 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 #93 - URL: https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/93/ - Published: 2021-10-15T11:24:55.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-10T13:17:42.000Z - Description: Selenium 4.0 is officially released! 🚀 - Author: Dawid Dylowicz | Comment | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Welcome to the **93rd** issue!Big news this week![Selenium 4.0 is now officially released](https://www.selenium.dev/blog/2021/announcing-selenium-4/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93), as announced by [Simon Stewart](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sistewart/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93).Here you can find the release on [GitHub](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.0.0?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93).So, are you curious about what it brings?I've already featured [plenty of articles](https://softwaretestingweekly.com/search?q=selenium%204&utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) describing all the changes introduced in this major version.Happy testing!*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://linkedin.com/in/dawid-dylowicz/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)* | | | | Sponsored [Fintech QA: Preparing Good Test Cases](https://devexperts.com/blog/fintech-qa-preparing-good-test-cases/?utm%5Fsource=software%5Ftesting%5Fweekly&utm%5Fmedium=article&utm%5Fcampaign=preparing%5Fgood%5Ftest%5Fcases)This article looks into testing and test documentation in fintech, specifically FX trading platforms. Learn about three pillars that we build our strategies upon for the successful delivery of a product to production.[devexperts.com](https://devexperts.com/blog/fintech-qa-preparing-good-test-cases/?utm%5Fsource=software%5Ftesting%5Fweekly&utm%5Fmedium=article&utm%5Fcampaign=preparing%5Fgood%5Ftest%5Fcases) | | | | NEWS | | [How To Interview Like A Tester](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/lessons/how-to-interview-like-a-tester?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)Looking for a new job? [Elizabeth Zagroba](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezagroba/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) has some valuable pieces of advice on how to prepare, find a good opportunity and take interviews as a tester.[ministryoftesting.com](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/lessons/how-to-interview-like-a-tester?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) | | [The 7 software testing principles](https://dev.to/lucashdoa/the-7-software-testing-principles-hlc?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)It's hard to disagree with any of the principles that [Lucas Andrade](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucashdoa/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) described here. They're simple, valid and easy to remember.Similarly, [Nitesh Jain](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitesh-jain-958a2630/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) listed out and debunked [6 Test Automation Myths](https://blog.testproject.io/2021/10/13/testers-month-story-test-automation-myth-busters/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93).[dev.to](https://dev.to/lucashdoa/the-7-software-testing-principles-hlc?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) | | [The game of right questions](https://enjoytesting.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-game-of-right-questions.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)Asking questions is an important part of the software tester's role. But to ask the right ones? [Ajay Balamurugadas](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajaybalamurugadas/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) has some great suggestions.[enjoytesting.blogspot.com](https://enjoytesting.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-game-of-right-questions.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) | | [To Go Deep, Start Shallow](https://www.developsense.com/blog/2021/10/togodeepstartshallow/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)*1\. How can I show management the value of testing?2\. How can I get more time to test?*[Michael Bolton](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bolton-08847/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) brilliantly answers these two questions by giving us practical tips about how to wisely use the test heuristics, disposable time, and the art of finding sophisticated bugs.[developsense.com](https://www.developsense.com/blog/2021/10/togodeepstartshallow/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) | | [What is accessibility testing in modern software development? Overview of the new WCAG 3 best practices](https://tsh.io/blog/what-is-accessibility-testing-wcag3/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)The draft of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines ([WCAG 3.0](https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/wcag3-intro/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)) has been released earlier this year and [Joanna Jachowicz](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-jachowicz-a09920127/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) gives an amazing overview of what it may include and how it will impact testing.[tsh.io](https://tsh.io/blog/what-is-accessibility-testing-wcag3/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) | | | | AUTOMATION | | [3 Ways to NOT Guide Towards Test Automation](https://dev-tester.com/3-ways-to-not-guide-towards-test-automation/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)Last week, I featured [Dennis Martinez](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennmart/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)'s good article about [guiding the team towards test automation](https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/92?m=web&utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93#VllLroQ), and now he shared three important anti-patterns in that regard.[dev-tester.com](https://dev-tester.com/3-ways-to-not-guide-towards-test-automation/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) | | [Engineering practices for test automation process](https://mishustin.medium.com/engineering-practices-for-test-automation-process-f240bc3eec8c?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)We cannot forget that test automation is part of software engineering and similar practices apply there. Here's a solid list of them, prepared by [Artur Mishustin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mishustin/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93).[mishustin.medium.com](https://mishustin.medium.com/engineering-practices-for-test-automation-process-f240bc3eec8c?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) | | [How to Automate Gesture Testing with Appium](https://applitools.com/blog/how-to-automate-gesture-testing-appium/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)If you test mobile apps, you may find this guide useful. [Sai Krishna](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sai-krishna-3755407b/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) and [Srinivasan Sekar](https://www.linkedin.com/in/srinivasan-sekar/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) explain and show an easy way of automating gestures with Appium 2.0.[applitools.com](https://applitools.com/blog/how-to-automate-gesture-testing-appium/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) | | [Write Once, Test Everywhere — Simplified SDK Testing](https://medium.com/paypal-tech/write-once-test-everywhere-simplified-sdk-testing-6ea11e7d1f27?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)Writing one test and running it across several apps is a dream of any tester who worked with identical products supported on many platforms. [Biju Nair](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bijubnair/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) explains how they came up with the Platform Agnostic Automation Framework (PAAF) to efficiently test mobile and web SDKs at PayPal.[medium.com](https://medium.com/paypal-tech/write-once-test-everywhere-simplified-sdk-testing-6ea11e7d1f27?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) | | | | Sponsored [Transform Quality Engineering at Experience 2021: October 27-28](https://experience.mabl.com/?utm%5Fsource=stw&utm%5Fmedium=email)We want to focus on user outcomes, but navigating the cultural change to do so can be daunting. Experience will help you build a blueprint to optimize your quality engineering practice. [Register and attend virtually](https://experience.mabl.com/?utm%5Fsource=stw&utm%5Fmedium=email).[experience.mabl.com](https://experience.mabl.com/?utm%5Fsource=stw&utm%5Fmedium=email) | | | | TOOLS | | [Cypress Skills Ladder](https://glebbahmutov.com/blog/cypress-skills-ladder/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)How good are you at Cypress? [Gleb Bahmutov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bahmutov/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) put together a great checklist that can help you assess how advanced your knowledge and skills are.Additionally, [Theo McCauley](https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodore-mccauley/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) shared a handy reference to [Cypress' Most Visitable Pages](https://medium.com/@theomakaurii/cypress-m-v-p-most-visitable-pages-d7f7dc7eeee1?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93).[glebbahmutov.com](https://glebbahmutov.com/blog/cypress-skills-ladder/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) | | [Ddosify — High-performance load testing tool.](https://github.com/ddosify/ddosify?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)Load testing is surely on the rise and here's yet another interesting open-source CLI tool that you can use for it. Created by [Fatih Baltacı](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatihbaltaci/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) and [Kürşat Aktaş](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kursataktas/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93).[github.com](https://github.com/ddosify/ddosify?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) | | [In your experience, is using XPaths a bad practice?](https://www.reddit.com/r/QualityAssurance/comments/q5rsl8/in%5Fyour%5Fexperience%5Fis%5Fusing%5Fxpaths%5Fa%5Fbad%5Fpractice/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)XPaths are a popular way of identifying web elements for test automation. But are they recommended? Someone asked about it on Reddit and got insightful responses.[reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/QualityAssurance/comments/q5rsl8/in%5Fyour%5Fexperience%5Fis%5Fusing%5Fxpaths%5Fa%5Fbad%5Fpractice/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) | | [Reasons to avoid RandomStringUtils for test data generation](http://www.eliasnogueira.com/reasons-to-avoid-randomstringutils-for-test-data-generation/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)Test data is one of the most important pieces of solid test automation. [Elias Nogueira](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasnogueira/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) explains why it's better to use a realistic data faker (such as [JavaFaker](https://github.com/DiUS/java-faker?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)) instead of a random string generator.[eliasnogueira.com](http://www.eliasnogueira.com/reasons-to-avoid-randomstringutils-for-test-data-generation/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) | | | | BOOKS | | [What books can you recommend about software testing and agile development + testing?](https://www.reddit.com/r/softwaretesting/comments/q4091w/what%5Fbooks%5Fcan%5Fyou%5Frecommend%5Fabout%5Fsoftware/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)If you're looking for the software testing books genuinely recommended by other software testers, this Reddit thread is a place for you.[reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/softwaretesting/comments/q4091w/what%5Fbooks%5Fcan%5Fyou%5Frecommend%5Fabout%5Fsoftware/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) | | | | VIDEOS | | [Leveraging Cypress beyond Functional Testing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93&v=AhbTIu-RbBc)Cypress is a very versatile tool and has many use cases that some of you probably haven't heard of. Here's a great, one-hour overview of them by [Marie Drake](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-drake/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93).[youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93&v=AhbTIu-RbBc) | | [Top 16 Software Failures](https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93&v=tea1k%5FVBWSQ)It's a 16-minute video which I found both interesting and entertaining. It's a good reminder of why we do what we do and how important and responsible our roles are.[youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93&v=tea1k%5FVBWSQ) | | | | And… | | [Can you reproduce it?...](https://www.monkeyuser.com/2021/seldom/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93) 😂 | | | | 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%5F93).*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://linkedin.com/in/dawid-dylowicz/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F93)* |