How to build trust into AI systems when they constantly change underneath you 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "AI doesn't think, it doesn't analyze, it predicts." - Henri Terho In this episode, I talk with Henri Terho, senior consultant and AI enthusiast, about why building trust in AI systems requires the same rigor we've always applied to software—just now at a whole new level. H...
Apr 30, 2026•22 min•Ep. 51
Managing Flaky Tests Strategies for Trustworthy CI Pipelines 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "A flaky test can actually sometimes be a good test because it's highlighting things." - Simon Stewart In this episode, I talk with Simon Stewart, professional software developer and former lead of the Selenium project for over 10 years, about one of the most frustrating problems in softwar...
Apr 23, 2026•24 min•Ep. 50
Why your smartphone knows more about you than you think it does 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "Attackers know what apps we are working with, we are using, and they take advantage of it." - Bartosz Czernic-Goławski In this episode, I talk with Bartosz Czernic-Goławski, a penetration testing and cybersecurity expert, about how mobile security has evolved from Nokia's indestructible...
Apr 16, 2026•33 min•Ep. 49
Why women testers still need to advocate louder than they should 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "It doesn't matter what degree you have." - Line Ebdrup Thomsen In this episode, I talk with Line Ebdrup Thomsen, quality engineering manager, about why software testing attracts more women than other tech roles – and why that's still not enough. Line shares how she coaches testers to b...
Apr 09, 2026•26 min•Ep. 48
Why Python might be the smarter choice for your Playwright tests 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "Python by default is a synchronous language. You don't have this await, async and so on stuff that you have on the JavaScript and TypeScript stuff." - Maciej Kusz In this episode, I talk with Maciej Kusz, program chair of the Testwarez conference in Poland, about why Playwright doesn't...
Apr 02, 2026•23 min•Ep. 47
Why your biggest professional mistakes might be your most valuable teachers 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "I can make mistakes. I will be doing mistakes in the future. That's not something that we can just skip and forget." - Natalia Romanska In this episode, I talk with Natalia Romanska about why our biggest professional disasters often teach us more than our polished success st...
Mar 26, 2026•28 min•Ep. 46
A QA manager on transferring soft skills from motherhood to testing 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "If something is obvious to you, it does not mean that it's obvious to someone else." - Žaklina Polak Matanović In this episode, I talk with Žaklina Polak Matanović, an experienced QA manager who discovered that raising three daughters taught her more about software testing than most...
Mar 19, 2026•21 min•Ep. 45
Using Exploratory Testing to Uncover Risks and Unknowns in Software Projects 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "We do exploratory testing when things are unknown. But from the unknown, we get information. That makes things known." - Callum Akehurst-Ryan In this episode, I talk with Callum Akehurst-Ryan, a quality coach with nearly 20 years of experience, about why exploratory testing...
Mar 12, 2026•32 min•Ep. 44
How Testers Can Use Economics to Influence Quality Decisions in Software Development 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "We are paying with efforts and time for things which don't occur, which is very, very strange to do." - Vitaly Sharovatov In this episode, I talk with Vitaly Sharovatov about the economics of testing. We ask how testers can sell quality to managers who think in mone...
Mar 05, 2026•35 min•Ep. 43
Motivation and Tips for Presenting at Tech Conferences 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "So my recommendation is not to Care too much about the audience face expressions while you're talking from the stage because you never know what it means." - Maryia Tuleika In this episode, I talk with Maryia Tuleika about stepping on stage in tech and testing. We explore why people speak: joy o...
Feb 26, 2026•35 min•Ep. 42
Page Objects, Builders, and Facades: Key Test Automation Design Patterns Explained 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "Design patterns support extensibility of our test automation solutions." - Kostiantyn Teltov In this episode, I talk with Kostiantyn Teltov about design patterns in test automation. Kosta shows why test code needs the same care as product code. Page Object to cut dupl...
Feb 19, 2026•20 min•Ep. 41
Why simple can be right and doubt can mislead you 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "Nobody sees all your flaws but you yourself." - Linda Van De Vooren In this episode, I talk with Linda Van De Vooren about impostor syndrome, mental health, and growth in testing. Linda shares stories, from eating disorders to the inner critic she named Hannibal Lecter. We look at how doubt hits our ...
Feb 12, 2026•27 min•Ep. 40
Use AI in testing without losing judgment or ownership 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "We're moving away from telling a computer what to do to actually collaborating with it." - Steve Watson In this episode, I talk with Steve Watson about critical thinking in the age of AI in testing. Steve says treat AI like a smart teammate. Useful, but you still check its work. We talk bias, mi...
Feb 05, 2026•28 min•Ep. 39
The KPI pairs that keep you honest. 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "If you cannot measure what you change, it's really hard to lead the change." - Jani Grönman In this episode, I talk with Jani Grönman about KPIs for quality. We ask what to measure, and why. Jani shares pairs that keep teams honest. Test pass rate with escaped defects or flaky tests. Mean time to recovery with reo...
Jan 29, 2026•28 min•Ep. 38
Skills over titles and why coaching beats control. 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "When you have to make hard decisions for the right decisions, do it." - Laveena Ramchandani In this episode, I talk with Laveena Ramchandani about thought leadership in testing and the changing role of testers. Laveena sees testers as engineers who lead by example, ask smart questions, and break sil...
Jan 22, 2026•19 min•Ep. 37
Inside the Mind of Robot Framework’s Creator 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "I'm allowed to say that they are badly designed because I've designed them." - Pekka Klärck In this episode, I talk with Pekka Klärck about Robot Framework. We start with 2004, his thesis roots, and Nokia Networks turning a prototype into an open source project in 2008. He explains the core idea: a generi...
Jan 15, 2026•33 min•Ep. 36
Four DORA metrics, one clear path for QA 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "If you only rely on very slow UI tests, you can do parallel testing all you want, but it's never going to be as fast without a test environment spinning up then all the unit tests that you could have written and run in that same time." - Martijn Goossens In this episode, I talk with Martijn Goossens about Dev...
Jan 08, 2026•25 min•Ep. 35
The sweet spot for AI in testing 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "This year was between dystopia and utopia." - Florian Fieber In this episode, I talk with Florian Fieber about what 2025 taught testers and how to get ready for 2026. AI boosts productivity, it does not replace us. The sweet spot is generation of artifacts like test ideas, cases, scripts, and data. Accessibility grew...
Dec 25, 2025•30 min•Ep. 34
How Informal Connections Drive Success in Software Development and Testing 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "Anytime we get to some team, we get to some group of people, we become a part of that informal network and that also influences our behavior." - Yuliia Pieskova In this episode, I talk with Yuliia Pieskova about informal networks in software teams. We explore how spontaneous ...
Dec 18, 2025•34 min•Ep. 33
From Manual Testing to AI: How the Role of Testers Is Evolving 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "Those testers will take our job who are using AI from those who don't use AI." - Tibor Csöndes In this episode, I talk with Tibor Csöndes about how testing grew up and where it goes next. We recorded live at HUSTEF in Budapest, a conference he helped shape. Tibor shares telco roots where...
Dec 11, 2025•25 min•Ep. 32
Leading Remote Software Testing Teams: Trust, Communication, and AI in Modern Work 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "In the remote work, if your calendar is free, I can push a meeting inside of it." - Michał Buczko In this episode, I talk with Michał Buczko about leading remote teams, trust, and AI. We spoke about clear calendars for open help sessions, regular updates to management...
Dec 04, 2025•23 min•Ep. 31
Stop chasing shiny tools. Build test automation that works 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "I'm tool agnostic. I don't care what the tool is." - Péter Földházi In this episode, I talk with Péter Földházi about test automation that solves real problems, not shiny tools. Péter brings two decades in quality and helped write the ISTQB automation syllabi. We ask why to automate, where i...
Nov 27, 2025•23 min•Ep. 30
How Performance Testing Has Changed: Insights, Challenges, and Best Practices Over 20 Years 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "Performance testing is not the same as load testing." - Leandro Melendez In this episode, I talk with Leandro Melendez about how performance testing changed in the last 20 years. Live at HUSTEF, we swap stories from bare metal and heavy browser scripts to API...
Nov 20, 2025•25 min•Ep. 29
How HUSTEF Became a Leading International Software Testing Conference 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "It's not a business for us. It's a love project." - Attila Fekete In this episode, I talk with Attila Fekete about HUSTEF 2025 in Budapest. He runs the program and the backstage work. We look at how a small local meet up from 2011 turned into 700 people from many countries. Care f...
Nov 13, 2025•19 min•Ep. 28
How Testers Can Influence Project Quality 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "If you're doing testing right and everything is going well, no one notices. But if you make a mistake, then everyone pays attention." - Cassandra H. Leung In this episode, I talk with Cassandra H. Leung about why testers still feel unseen and what we can do about it. We unpack impostor syndrome, the shy voic...
Nov 06, 2025•25 min•Ep. 27
Stoicism in software development 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "The only things you can control are the things inside your mind." - Maryse Meinen In this episode, I talk with Maryse Meinen about stoic thinking for product development and life. We ask what happens if you stop judging success by outcomes and start judging by decision quality. Maryse shares tools you can use today: ...
Oct 30, 2025•31 min•Ep. 26
Testing as an Art Form Discovering Curiosity and Creativity in Software Quality 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Barış Sarıalioğlu In this episode, I talk with Barış Sarıalioğlu about testing as art and science, through the lens of Leonardo da Vinci. We ask what a tester can learn from curiosity, observation, and experiments. Mona Lisa'...
Oct 23, 2025•31 min•Ep. 25
How self care habits raise quality and agility 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "High rotation, stress, burnout is what cost the most to the IT industry." - Clara Ramos González In this episode, I talk with Clara Ramos González about how self-care can raise quality and agility. We look at why communication failure still breaks projects and how breath can fix more than tools. Clara b...
Oct 16, 2025•29 min•Ep. 24
Switching End-to-End Test Automation Frameworks: Lessons from Real-World Projects 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "If we go with the wrong tools or wrong alternatives, then we might not be able to cover everything that we are supposed to do." - Mesut Durukal In this episode, I talk with Mesut Durukal about picking the right end to end test automation framework. Mesut shares why too...
Oct 09, 2025•23 min•Ep. 23
Why winners collect failures 📌 EuroSTAR 2026 in Oslo (June 15–18) — the podcast will be there. Community perk: 15% off all tickets with the code EUROSTAR15 Details and tickets "Winners have more failures than losers." - Chris Armstrong In this episode, I talk with Chris Armstrong about context in testing. We talked about why "it depends" is an honest answer in complex work. Chris shows how decisive humility helps. Say what you do not know. Find the people and data to learn fast. We talk about f...
Oct 02, 2025•30 min•Ep. 22
