Welcome to the 238th issue!

I've just stumbled upon AI Test Reporter.

It's an open-source library created by Matthew Thomas that you can connect to a GPT model of your choice and generate human-readable summaries of test reports.

For example, here's how it works with Playwright tests.

It's a simple functionality for now but there's potential to get more insights that way. If you have any feedback, I'm sure that Matthew will appreciate hearing it.

So, happy testing! 🙂

Dawid Dylowicz  

Boosting Release Confidence: Scalable and Secure Testing to Prepare for the Holidays

As the holiday season approaches, it's crucial to ensure your digital experiences are seamless and secure. Did you know that 30% of annual revenue is generated during this time? Yet, over 60% of developers still admit to releasing untested code to meet deadlines, risking potential bugs. Join Sauce Labs on October 10 to prepare for the holiday rush. Sign up now.

saucelabs.com  

Balancing product vs platform engineering as an SDET️

How do you handle priorities in improving internal tooling vs supporting the product delivery? Gaurav Singh describes this dilemma and advises how to deal with it.

automationhacks.io  

Test smart: how to stay resilient if you are QA?

Julia Kocbek has some great points about the role of testers who often wear many hats.

In relation to that, here's an interesting discussion about the QA role and visibility of work.

uxdesign.cc  

The Art of Test Case Writing: Finding the balance (detailed vs concise)

Over the past weeks, I've featured several articles about writing test cases. And here's another good one with advice from Mona M. Abd El-Rahman.

Also, Cyrille Coquard explains the benefits of Using acceptance criteria in your projects.

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The role of QA has been lowered to a soulless profession?

This is a big discussion among the testing community, following a post from someone who shared about the challenges and feelings of being a tester.

On the other hand, someone else asked a question that also resonated with many people: Why is my experience in QA so different from what I read here?

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Automated checks are NOT equivalent to Software Testing

There are different schools of testing. One of them states that automated tests are checks that are only a part of what testing truly is. This article is about that — and there's a good follow-up discussion.

reddit.com  

Builder Pattern in Test Automation

Govinda Solanki shares simple examples of using a builder design pattern for creating page objects, config, API requests and mocks.

Additionally, Millan Kaul demonstrates the Importance of Test Data with Code Example.

medium.com  

Do Thee TDD?

I like how simply and neatly Maaret Pyhäjärvi explained the different maturity stages of practising Test-Driven Development. Where's your team at?

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Less But Better: The Art of Writing Effective Test Suites

Shubham Sharma gives some good advice on improving test automation design and execution with good practices.

Additionally, Tobias Verhoog shares insights on Finding, Fixing and Preventing Flaky Tests.

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Cypress vs Selenium: Choosing the Best Tool for Your Automation Needs

This is a high-level comparison of Selenium and Cypress where Kailash Pathak explains their characteristics, advantages and limitations.

Also, Dominic Williams has some advice on Simplifying Selenium Waits.

qaautomationlabs.com  

How to get best from Playwright in automation

However, if you're using Playwright instead, here are a few practical tips from Rahul R on improving your tests.

medium.com  

My Journey With GitHub Copilot For Automation Testing Projects

Wondering how AI tools are helping testers? Uros Simic shows several scenarios of using an AI assistant — GitHub Copilot — for implementing automated tests.

qa-essentials.com  

Retry Network Requests in Cypress

Sometimes in your web app tests, you need to wait for API calls. Gleb Bahmutov shows a neat way of achieving that with plugins in Cypress.

Moreover, Saptarshi Deb explains how to leverage One Login to Rule Them All: Streamlining Cypress Tests with cy.session().

glebbahmutov.com  

Understanding the Role of Mocks and Spies in Unit Testing

Leo N wrote a comprehensive guide to test doubles, including many examples in Kotlin that can also be applied in other languages.

Similarly, ِAya Nabil Othman thoroughly described How to Handle Side Effects in Jest — A Guide to Effective Mocking.

proandroiddev.com  

A Sneak Peek at Android's Screenshot Testing Landscape in 2024

If you're wondering what possible solutions there are for visual testing on Android, Sergio Sastre Florez did a 19-minute overview.

droidcon.com  

One-Page Test Plan — Write Your Plan in Minutes

Test plans don't have to be big. Daniel Knott shows a live example of creating a one-page test plan in 18 minutes.

And if you're looking for another perspective, Gil Zilberfeld recorded a video about Top-Level Test Planning.

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F*** the tests... 😂

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Dawid Dylowicz