Test-Driven Development (TDD): is it worth it? In this episode of QA Therapy, we sit down with Thierry de Pauw, an expert in software development and continuous delivery, to explore the impact of Test-Driven Development (TDD). 🔹 What is TDD, and why should teams adopt it? 🔹 How does TDD influence software quality and maintainability? 🔹 Common myths and misconceptions about TDD 🔹 Practical tips for implementing TDD effectively
Mar 26, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 34
In this episode of QA Therapy , we sit down with Richard Adams , a seasoned expert in security testing, to dive deep into the critical role security plays in modern software development. With security breaches becoming more sophisticated and frequent, it's essential for QA teams to integrate security testing into their workflows to protect applications and user data. Tune in to learn! 🚀
Mar 05, 2025•23 min•Season 1Ep. 33
"Monitoring is for your known unknowns. Observability is for your unknown unknowns." But what does that really mean? And where does exploratory testing fit into all of this? ⚡ In this episode of QA Therapy, we sit down with Charity Majors, co-founder and CTO of Honeycomb, to dive into the evolving role of testing, monitoring, and observability in modern software development. 💡 What you’ll learn: ✅ Why monitoring helps catch the known unknowns—things you expect might break. ✅ How obser...
Feb 12, 2025•36 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Mark Winteringham, a leading expert in software testing and quality, explains how AI is reshaping exploratory testing in this episode of QA Therapy. 🌟 From improving test coverage to enhancing efficiency, AI brings numerous benefits—but success depends on knowing when and how to use it. If you can’t identify the challenges AI can solve, it might not be the right time to adopt it. This episode helps you determine if AI is the right fit for your testing process. 🚀
Jan 29, 2025•37 min•Season 1Ep. 31
In this episode, we dive deep into the world of accessibility testing with expert Ady Stokes . From the basics to advanced strategies, Ady shares practical insights and tips to ensure your software is truly inclusive for all users. 📌 What you’ll learn: Why accessibility testing is a must-have in today’s digital world. Common barriers users face—and how to eliminate them. Tools and techniques for accessibility testing. Real-world examples and success stories. Whether you’re a tester, developer, ...
Jan 15, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 30
In this episode, we sit down with testing expert Bas Dijkstra to explore the perfect harmony between test automation and exploratory testing. Learn how these two approaches can work together to improve software quality, enhance test coverage, and speed up your releases. Whether you're a QA leader, a developer, or just starting in testing, Bas shares valuable insights on when to automate, when to explore, and how to use both to your advantage. Tune in to discover how to maximize the strengths of ...
Dec 18, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In this episode of QA Therapy, Lewis Prescott dives deep into the world of API testing and exploratory testing! 🚀 Lewis shares his insights on how these two testing methods can be combined to enhance the quality of your software and speed up your testing cycles. Tune in to hear: 🔹 The fundamentals of API testing 🔹 How exploratory testing plays a key role in discovering issues early 🔹 Practical tips for integrating both approaches into your testing strategy Whether you're a seasoned tester or...
Dec 04, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 28
The team is thrilled to welcome back Leandro Melendez , aka Señor Performo , for his second appearance on the show! Last time, it was all about performance testing, but now, Leandro is here to explore the powerful combination of performance testing AND exploratory testing . With nearly 20 years of IT experience and a decade dedicated to performance testing using top-tier tools like Roller, NeoLoad, and more, Leandro shares his insights on: The basics of performance testing : What it really is an...
Nov 20, 2024•34 min
In this episode, we sit down with Ash Winter , seasoned community-focused tester, coach, and co-author of Team Guide to Software Testability . Ash brings his wealth of knowledge to discuss how testability isn't just about testing, but a team effort that transforms the way we build and maintain software. 🌟 Key topics covered: What testability truly means for a team How exploratory testing helps uncover more than just acceptance criteria Insights into using the CODES model for better system archi...
Nov 06, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 24
It's easy to overlook exploratory testing. But is that wise? Could incorporating exploratory testing slow down your processes, or will it uncover hidden issues that your automated tests miss? In this episode, we dive deep into these questions and more with a special guest, Szilard Szell , a seasoned DevOps transformation lead and test coach. Szilard joins us to diagnose common testing issues teams face, like missed defects despite solid automated pipelines or the struggle to report after explora...
Oct 23, 2024•31 min
🎙️ Special episode alert! 🎙️ Today, it's Sérgio's turn in the hot seat! 🌟 In this episode, Sérgio, an amazing Solution Architect at Xray, shares his many career experiences and stories in the software testing industry. 🛠️💡 From test management tool features to what a Solution Architect does outside of work, this episode is packed with QA knowledge and insightful experiences. Plus, enjoy a round of rapid-fire questions that will definitely make you laugh (and think)!...
Jun 26, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 23
🎙️ Special episode alert! 🎙️ We're thrilled to share an exclusive episode featuring one of our hosts: Cristiano Cunha! Cristiano is more than a Solution Architect at Xray, he's also a passionate enthusiast for software testing and automation. 🛠️💡 Get ready to hear stories and insights about Cristiano's career experiences. But that's not all - get ready for a round of rapid-fire questions that promise to bring out some laughs. 😄 Tune in now to dive into Cristiano's advent...
Jun 20, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Do you have frequent issues in your build/deployment process? Are you unsure whether certain tasks can be automated? Jenkins enables teams to automate many tasks related to the software development process, including compiling, testing, packaging, and deploying. Today we have a special guest, Kohsuke Kawaguchi, the creator of Jenkins. Did you know that Xray provides support for easy integration with your favorite CI/CD tools, including Jenkins? The integration can work in both ways: triggering a...
Jun 01, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Are your automated tests taking too long? Do you have a lot of instability in your executions (flaky tests)? All these are symptoms that you are not addressing test automation best. That's where atomic testing comes in as a way to rethink how we approach automated testing so that we can validate what is produced and make it faster, reliable, and independent. In this episode, we have Nikolay Advolodkin, our guest QA Therapist, to assist us with these symptoms. Nikolay is a frequent conference...
May 25, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Are you struggling with flaky tests and unsure of what framework to adopt for web testing? We need e2e tests to be faster, stable, and reliable, is Cypress delivering all this? Let's find out. Our guest QA Therapist in this episode is Filip Hric. Filip has a lot of experience in testing and is a Cypress ambassador. Using a tool or a framework to enable UI tests is important and so is the choice of framework. Xray integrates seamlessly with Cypress and brings visibility over the results in Ji...
May 18, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Are you unsure of what framework to adopt for web testing? Tools such as Playwright, backed by Microsoft and a big community, are a great option. Today we have guest Debbie O'Brien who is Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, where she advocates for better testing with Playwright. Did you know that with Playwright, you can implement cross-browser testing and easily upload the related results to Jira using Xray? With the enhancements that are available in the JUnit reporter, testers can easily...
May 11, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Do you know how to approach API validations? API testing helps improve the overall quality and reliability of our software by identifying bugs and errors in the code early in the development process, allowing developers to fix them before they become bigger problems. To help us with this topic we have guest Diogo Rede. Diogo is a Solution Architect and Test Advocate with deep experience in testing and automation. Did you know that Xray can help you manage and streamline your API testing efforts,...
May 02, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Do you feel a bit lost whenever trying to decide what tests to perform? Testing techniques can help us increase coverage, reduce risk, and handle human resources, infrastructure, and time constraints. In this episode, we'll talk with Joel Oliveira, a frequent speaker at conferences and meetups who works at Celfocus, where he is a Senior QA Manager. Did you know that Xray Enterprise supports more advanced scenarios whenever you aim to provide a high level of coverage with a very limited numbe...
Apr 27, 2023•40 min•Season 3Ep. 17
How do we go about testing systems, without missing any critical scenarios or creating redundant ones? To assist us on this topic, we have a special guest with us, Ivan Filippov. Ivan has worked for several years with teams helping build efficient test models that can be used to expose important defects. Did you know that Xray Enterprise comes with Test Case Designer which is a comprehensive modeling tool where it's possible to define parameters and values, and enforce system-under-test rule...
Mar 09, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Have you ever heard about keyword-driven frameworks? Or test automation tools that are low or no code? Can we have a tool/framework that can assist us in easily making test automation scripts? Today we have a special guest, Pekka Klark, the creator of Robot Framework, who works with the Robot Framework foundation to improve its ecosystem. Did you know that with Xray, you can perform Acceptance Testing or Acceptance Test Driven Development using Robot Framework without losing information about yo...
Feb 23, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Investing in mobile means making a mentality shift, not only by investing in mobile testing but also by changing how we approach the development and delivery of applications for mobile. Our expert QA Therapist today is Barış Sarıalioğlu. Barış has published several papers and books within the Software Engineering profession and is a usual speaker at testing conferences. Like everything, the sooner you invest in mobile, the less it will cost you and your teams to cope with it in testing. Wit...
Feb 16, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 14
What is contemporary exploratory testing? Some of us may have heard the buzz around exploratory testing, while others may have missed it. What does ET have to bring to the table in a world with a legacy around scripted test cases? To assist us on this topic, we have a special guest, Maaret Pyhäjärvi. Maaret has several major awards in the testing space, has delivered hundreds of talks, and is a frequent keynote speaker. She lives testing from the inside out and has been improving the field ...
Feb 09, 2023•37 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Testing has evolved. We now test broader, with different quality attributes, and look at testing more holistically. But what does that mean exactly? To assist us on this topic, we have a special guest, Janet Gregory, a frequent conference speaker who has also published several books about agile testing. With Xray, you can adopt a more agile and holistic testing approach. Everyone can collaborate during test planning, execution, debriefing, and reporting, using the tool they use in their daily ac...
Feb 02, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Outsourcing testing has a lot of misconceptions, and today we're going to bust through them all. Our guests and expert QA Therapists today are Lucía Lavagna and Federico Toledo. Federico is a frequent speaker and participant in testing conferences and is also the COO of Abstracta, a company that provides testing services, and Lucía is the Chief Growth Officer at Abstracta. If your testing is delegated to a team, internal or external, and if you want to have some control over that proc...
Jan 26, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Are you having visual issues in production that are escaping your current testing efforts? With more sites and mobile apps having visual components, the content is the value in itself, and we need to have ways to perform visual testing to ensure these do not impact relevant user flows, ultimately leading to churn. To assist with diagnosing and prescribing these symptoms related to visual testing, we have guest Andrew Knight, our expert QA Therapist, also known as Automation Panda. Andy works at ...
Jan 19, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Do you ever feel that accessibility is not a priority in your testing strategy? Are you constantly fighting against accessibility myths? It's too expensive, it will take too much time, we are not trained on this topic and do not know what to do? All these are symptoms that accessibility is not fully understood nor prioritized to be available for everyone. Today, we have Ady Stokes, our expert QA Therapist to assist on diagnosis and prescription on these symptoms related to accessibility. In ...
Dec 21, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Is your team thinking that AI/ML will solve all of your problems? In this episode of QA Therapy, we're joined by Tariq King, our expert QA Therapist to assist with how AI & ML will influence the testing world. He is currently the Vice President of Product-Service Systems at EPAM and has published over 40 research articles. AI is becoming widespread, and there are a variety of testing tools that harness its power. Xray integrates with popular AI tools, Functionize, and Applitool Eyes. Tak...
Dec 09, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Are all the teams in your company working isolated and blaming each other for issues? Perhaps you're experiencing a lack of alignment about what quality means and who/when it should be addressed. Today, we have Antoine Craske, our expert QA Therapist, to assist with the diagnosis and prescription of symptoms related to Quality Engineering. Antoine was born in France and works as a Software Engineering in La Redoute. Quality is not the responsibility of one person or team; it must be a compa...
Dec 02, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Do you ever feel that testing is being done at a high level in your organization, looking just at the obvious? Do you feel you don't have the know-how to test a certain aspect of your system? In this episode, we will talk about learning and how important that is to evolve the skills we use for testing. Our guest QA Therapist is Emna Ayadi. Emna is a very active testing community member, highly involved in different testing-related activities, such as meetups and conferences. In her path, she not...
Nov 02, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Why do we need test automation? Do we need to have a strategy around it? Are there any tools that can do most of the work for us? In this episode, we discuss test automation ownership, strategy, tooling, and more with guest Toyer Mamoojee, our expert QA Therapist. Toyer is a frequent speaker at testing conferences, and one of his favorite topics is test automation. Did you know that with Xray, you can submit results from different testing frameworks and track results in a single place - Jira - s...
Oct 26, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 5
