From One Local Stack to Three Training Profiles
How a local testing stack evolved from one Docker-based environment into three distinct runtime profiles with clearer intent: lightweight, full, and server.
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Playwright CLI, Skills and Isolated Agentic Testing
A practical guide to Playwright CLI for AI agents: run browser actions from the terminal, load Playwright Skills, mock APIs, capture traces, and build isolated agentic tests.
Read moreThe Current State of Agentic Software Development
A pragmatic analysis of agentic software development in 2026: real productivity gains, enterprise constraints, code review challenges, and why architecture, testing, and process discipline matter more than ever.
Read moreAI Testing Skills: The Evolution Beyond RAG and MCP
Learn what AI testing skills are and how they differ from RAG, MCP, and tool calling. A practical guide to building efficient AI testing agents with reusable playbooks.
Read moreAgentic Testing - The New Testing Approach
Discover agentic testing: how AI agents can test applications through white-box code analysis and black-box exploration using Playwright MCP, Chrome DevTools MCP, and terminal tools. Learn practical examples with Java Spring Boot and React, explore benefits and challenges, and see how coding agents are becoming testing agents.
Read morePlaywright MCP - Security Best Practices
Comprehensive guide to securing your Playwright MCP test automation, covering authentication handling, credential management, secure test data practices, and protecting against common security vulnerabilities in automated testing.
Read moreTesting LLM-based Systems
Learn practical strategies to test and validate Large Language Model (LLM) systems. Discover how to ensure reliability, evaluate AI outputs, and maintain quality in real-world LLM-powered applications.
Read morePlaywright Agentic Coding Tips
Practical guidance for using agentic AI with Playwright to design, generate, and validate UI and API tests with better speed, quality, and reliability.
Read moreA Comprehensive Local Testing Stack to Hone Your Skills
Explore a fully-featured local testing environment with Docker Compose. Includes React frontend, Spring Boot backend, monitoring tools, and more for practicing various testing techniques.
Read moreHow to Download files using Selenium 2
Provides four methods to handle file downloads in Selenium/Java without brittle tools like AutoIT: checking URL status with HttpClient, simulating user download with cookies, verifying non-empty download, and confirming MD5 checksum.
Read moreHow to become a software tester
Provides 10 practical tips for aspiring software testers: Get relevant education, master English, avoid negativity, develop soft skills, consider ISTQB, learn programming/automation, engage with the community, read SE books, find mentors, and attend meetups.
Read moreArguing Micheal Bolton's 20 statements about testing
Challenges Michael Bolton's 20 statements on testing, arguing against the notion of testers lacking authority and advocating for integrated, empowered testers who share responsibility and credit within the team.
Read moreHow to nail testing job interview
Offers tips for testing job interviews beyond basic etiquette: Research your online brand, the company, and its culture. Present skills confidently but honestly, acknowledge knowledge gaps, and show a learning mindset.
Read moreTester's toolbox - an alternative guide
An alternative tester's toolbox focusing on online playgrounds for practice: GUI, API, white-box, mail, SMS/call, BDD, test case writing, usability, pen testing, text comparison, plus links to Awesome resource lists.
Read moreLearning pathways for testers
Outlines learning pathways for testers: Motivation (like your job, beginner's mind, supportive company, fair pay), Learning at Work (use time wisely, step out of comfort zone, seek feedback), and Learning After Work (avoid burnout, read daily, diversify knowledge, choose sources critically).
Read moreDo's and don'ts for testers - 2016 edition
Offers 2016 advice for testers: DO learn continuously, automate checks, manage environments, adopt Agile/Lean & social skills, specialize (pentest, mobile, etc.). Don't rely solely on manual checks, over-invest in ISTQB, expect training shortcuts, be shy.
Read more(In)famous testers
Discusses the concept of a shared "testing brand" in IT, urging testers to uphold its reputation by improving skills and avoiding complacency, referencing negative perceptions of some ISTQB testers and "bad actors".
Read moreTesting with Ansible
Explores how Ansible, a simple automation agent, supports Continuous Delivery by enabling environment setup, configuration updates, auto-configuration of tools like Jenkins/Selenium Grid, and running smoke tests.
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