Welcome to the 195th issue!

On Nov 9th, we celebrated World Quality Day.

For that occasion, I want to highlight two recent articles that I liked in particular:

• The Father of Quality about W. Edwards Deming, by Cagri Ataseven.
• Deming's vs Crosby's quality improvement plans by Mike Harris.

As a bonus from my side, I recommend watching this wonderful documentary about how Japan built superior-quality products thanks to Deming's influence — If Japan can, why can't we?.

Happy testing! 🙂

Dawid Dylowicz  

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Effort, impact and experimentation in testing

Justas Laužadis shares some great advice on measuring and improving testing productivity based on the recent report from McKinsey.

testwhere.blog  

Navigating Uncertainty: QA Life In a Shifting Landscape

How do you deal with a changing environment as a tester? Oleksandr Strukov has some great tips.

medium.com  

Should QA get in trouble for overlooked bugs?

In short, they shouldn't. And there are plenty of opinions in this Reddit thread explaining why.

Because, as Ryan Craven explains, You Can't Catch 'Em All!

reddit.com  

Skills needed to stay ahead of the QA crowd?

The job market is tougher than it's been in a while, making people wonder what they can do to stay relevant and secure their position. The community gives some suggestions.

And there's some good advice from Ioan Solderea on Why You Need a GitHub Portfolio as a Tester.

reddit.com  

What does a QA Lead Do?

If you're unsure about the QA leadership responsibilities, Jayateerth Katti listed several of them, categorised by management and hands-on work.

medium.com  

CI/CD: The Secret to Delivering Test Automation Value

You can write as many tests as you want but, as Ben Byrne explains, they don't have value if they don't check most code changes.

medium.com  

How to handle 5 Issues that Every QA Automation Engineer faces

While doing test automation, you may face some challenges on the way. Here are the five common ones, well described by Sai Sharma with examples.

What may also help is this comprehensive overview of Selenium Waits for Test Automation by Diyorbek Mamadaliev.

medium.com  

Laws of Test Automation

Following the popular article on the Laws of Testing that Jason Arbon shared with us last week, here are more about test automation.

He also put together some Laws of Test Management.

medium.com  

Strengthening Software Quality with Monte Carlo Testing

Irfan Mujagić shows examples of an interesting technique of using randomised inputs that can make your tests more robust.

thegreenreport.blog  

Take your iOS UI Tests to the next level

If you do UI test automation on iOS, here are a few handy tips on good practices by Kacper Dziubek.

Furthermore, Lana Begunova wrote an extensive, practical overview of iOS Simulators — Programmatic Control from the Terminal.

medium.com  

E2E Testing Platform MagicPod Launches Global Version 1.0

MagicPod, a no-code test automation platform for web and mobile apps, is now available for global use. Automate your testing from $400 a month for unlimited test executions and unlimited users. Start your two-week free trial today!

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Creating Scalable Tests with Playwright, Java and Page-Object Model

Mohsen Nasiri shows us how to set up and automate tests with Playwright in Java environment.

You may also want to learn about Detecting Flaky Tests in Playwright with Havoc from Luc Gagan.

medium.com  

Efficient Testing with Robolectric & Roborazzi Across Many UI States, Devices and Configurations

Sergio Sastre Florez shares a detailed guide with examples of setting up visual testing on Android with Roborazzi.

hashnode.dev  

Playwright: The Best of Cypress and Selenium

Paul Grandjean wrote a high-level comparison of the three most popular test tools for web: Playwright, Cypress and Selenium.

And as an example, Butch Mayhew demonstrates how to Add Test Tags to Get Targeted Feedback in Playwright.

medium.com  

The Social Dimension of Testing

In this thorough article, Jeff Nyman shares some interesting thoughts on how some misconceptions about science from the "Public Knowledge" book can also be found in testing.

testerstories.com  

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Dawid Dylowicz