Want to know how to become a QA agent of change? In this episode. Lisette Zounon, a highly experienced quality engineering leader with over 18 years in the industry, shares her knowledge and experience implementing successful QA and testing practices at multiple companies. Discover Lisette's background, her experiences leading a diverse, distributed QA team, how to build a QA organization from the ground up, QA Automation Strategies, and some exciting new developments in the world of QA automati...
Feb 12, 2023•31 min
Welcome to today's episode of the Testing in a Cloud-Native World podcast, where we tackle the biggest challenges faced by testers in a cloud and containerized environment. Have you ever encountered a situation where some of your container APIs are accessible but others are not? Testing in these complex environments can be a real pain, but don't worry, we have the solution. Today we have Chris Haggan, Head of Product Management for DevOps at HCL Software, and Martin Lescuyer, HCL OneTest Product...
Feb 06, 2023•28 min
Join us on the latest episode of the TestGuild Automation Podcast as we sit down with QA expert Phillip Talbot. He shares his wealth of experience building and managing customer-first testing teams, covering topics such as team composition, international collaboration, hiring and training, and staying current with new technologies. Take advantage of valuable insights and tips from a seasoned pro in the field. Tune in now!
Jan 29, 2023•34 min
Are you tired of enterprise testing failures? In this episode, Autumn Ciliberto, an Enterprise Account Director at Keysight Technologies, helps to uncover the top four reasons why testing often falls short in large organizations: unrealistic time expectations, business misalignment, infrastructure complexity, and lack of resources and expertise. Take advantage of this episode if you're ready to take your enterprise testing to the next level! You'll learn how to set realistic testing timelines an...
Jan 22, 2023•29 min
One of my top trends for 2023 is the rise of unified test management platforms. In this episode, Izhar Livny, VP of Global SaaS Sales at TestGear.io, shares why in modern software development, it's critical to have a unifying platform to help manage the entire automation lifecycle. Discover how to unite manual and automated testing in a single interface, reporting, how to keep up with faster product releases, and much more.
Jan 15, 2023•29 min
Are you ready to level up your automation skills, connect with top industry experts, and recession-proof yourself in any economy? Then mark your calendars for the upcoming Automation Guild online conference! We've got a fantastic lineup of sessions and diverse speakers from all over the world for you, voted on by the guild for what they wanted at this year's conference. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out in automation, there's something for everyone at this can't-miss event. And ...
Jan 09, 2023•25 min
Don't let your testing efforts fall behind — it's time to prepare for the New Year. In this episode, I'll share my insights about upcoming test automation trends from my popular Test Guild podcast interviews and my yearly Automation Guild survey. Discover the skills, best practices, and frameworks you need to know to stay employable in this ever-changing dev/test world in 2023. Don't miss it! What To Do With These Trends So, one of the burning questions I'm getting asked based on subjects like t...
Jan 01, 2023•34 min
Want to hear a real-life example of implementing an automation testing tool against an enterprise project? In this session, Gianni Pucciani, author of the new book Boozang from the Trenches, shares his to learn test automation with Boozang in an enterprise environment. Discover why Gianni wrote this book, learn the basic features of Boozang, and learn how to implement end-to-end automated scenarios, mixing GUI and API actions. Also, hear how this book is filled with examples beyond the Boozang t...
Dec 25, 2022•27 min
Today, we're diving into the world of API simulation, a powerful tool that allows developers and testers to mimic the behavior of an API in a test or development environment. Chris Colosimo, a service virtualization and API testing subject matter expert, joins us to share his vision for API simulation. Discover what most people get wrong about simulation, how it helps your testing efforts, advice, trends in this space for 2023, and much more. Listen up!
Dec 18, 2022•30 min
Are model-based testing and record and configure-based testing mutually exclusive, or can they be used together to provide a comprehensive testing approach? In today's episode, Matthias Rapp, a test automation and Tricentis veteran, and Shawn Jaques, the Director of Product Marketing at Tricentis, discuss model-based testing and record and configure-based testing. We explore the differences between these two testing methods and when to use one over the other. We also discuss how they can work to...
Dec 11, 2022•29 min
Want to know all about the latest release of WebDriverIO? In this episode, Christian Bromann, a full-stack engineer passionate about Open Source and Open Standards, shares everything you need to know about the latest version, 8.0. Discover the new version's primary goal and what enabled them to continue dependency updates and avoid security issues. Hear all about their newly implemented Action API interface and the streamlined way WebdriverIO deals with global objects using the test runner. List...
Dec 04, 2022•28 min
How do you handle how to debug a bunch of automated testing failures? Nothing is more frustrating than trying to figure out why some tests failed. In this episode, Ruslan Akhmetzianov, DevRel Lead, and Natalia, a quality engineer at Qameta Software, share ways that you can speed up your automation analysis. Discover how to handle flaky tests, what tools and approaches help speed up automation, and much more. Check out more ways to help your automation testing management efforts with Allure TestO...
Nov 27, 2022•34 min
With DevOps, more releases than ever are being generated, leading to many unexpected customer-side problems. What do you do? In this episode, Tobias Müller CTOs at Progile and lifelong tester, shares his experience with automation, especially in regulated environments. Discover what problems regulated customers face because of DevOps, how to handle typical challenges in regulated markets and how next-generation functional visual test automation can help.
Nov 20, 2022•26 min
Are you an AI-in-testing skeptic? Or maybe you are a believer. In this episode, Chris Trimper, an Enterprise QA Automation Architect at Independent Health, shares his team's journey to adopting AI practices and technologies in testing. Discover what he learned investigating AI technology to help with test case authoring, automating, and how AI could aid his team of testers. Listen up to see if finding a peaceful coexistence of AI and software testing is possible.
Nov 07, 2022•32 min
Did you know you could re-use your Playwright functional testing for performance testing? In this episode, Katarzyna ("Kat") Kmiotek, a Quality Engineer at Zoopla, shares her experience integrating Playwright tests with Artillery. Discover what Artillery is, how to integrate it with Playwright, and things to watch out for when creating performance tests. Also, don't forget to sign up to receive the Automation Guild 2023 early-bird discount: https://guildconferences.com/ag-2023/...
Oct 30, 2022•24 min
Low-code/no-code test automation solutions are on the rise. But should you use them? In this episode, Larry Goddard, an Automation Architect and creator of klassi-js, and I, along with Jehan Coetzee from Inspired Testing, chat about the pros and cons of this approach. What is no code? Is it different than low code, and in what way? Does it change the role of automation engineers? Where do you start? Learn some strategies and tips for success. Also, don't forget to vote for the Automation Guild s...
Oct 23, 2022•44 min
Automation, losing a job, and Halloween can all be scary. In this episode, the Dark Arts Wizard Paul Grossman joins us for our annual Halloween special to share all kinds of ghoulish testing knowledge. Discover tips on how to handle being laid off, quick automation testing wins, why no-code is not the boogie man, deciding between open source and vendor tools, and much more automation tricks and treats!
Oct 16, 2022•24 min
Last week I had the honor of hosting a roundtable at StarWest for Karate Labs. This technology-agnostic session covered everything from how to make automation more reliable, testing culture, API testing, troubleshooting failures, and much more. It was well attended and had great audience participation. So in this episode, I will share what we talked about for the Future of QA with testing experts Sneha Viswalingam, Prashant Patil, Eric Driggs, and Anthony Staffier. Listen up!
Oct 09, 2022•58 min
I think testers should be involved in security testing. So in this episode I will share a session that Mike Spanbauer, Customer Architecture & Field CTO, Security at Juniper Networks, gave at the last Secure Guild online conference on Developing a Security Test Methodology. Discover the four pieces that make up his approach and some essential tips for implementing your own. Do you want to hear more about security testing? OR would you rather have a separate podcast dedicated to security? Let...
Oct 03, 2022•37 min
Want to learn more about automation testing and contribute to a good cause simultaneously? In this episode, Nikolay Advolodkin, founder of UltimateQA and a Sr Solutions Architect at Sauce Labs, shares all about his event Testing For Good. Discover what's new in open-source automation, trends based on data from Sauce labs, what is the Testing For Good event, and much more.
Sep 25, 2022•28 min
You can learn a lot from other companies that have successfully undergone a digital transformation. In this episode, Dilhan Manawadu, Ph.D., Director of Software Quality Engineering & Development Platform, shares real-world tips from his experience at Sysco. Discover how to accelerate your large-scale digital transformation with automated test data, environment management, and more!
Sep 18, 2022•36 min
Want to share your test automation expertise with the world, or are you looking for some free testing mini-courses? In this episode, Joe Colantonio, founder of the Test Guild, shares how to apply to be a speaker at the 2023 automation guild (http://guildspeaker.com/). Also, get a sneak peek into some free mini-course available on the TestGuild platform, like Selenium 4 with Simon Stewart, AI + Automation with Shannon Lee, Accessibility Testing: Using Cypress w/Pragati Sharma, Performance Explora...
Sep 11, 2022•27 min
Are you having difficulty deciding what test automation technology to use for you and your team? In this episode, Sneha Viswalingam and Carlos Kidman share their approach to selecting tools. Discover how important it is to have a strategy before choosing a framework for your team, build vs. buy, how to evaluate an automation framework, python, and more!
Sep 04, 2022•40 min
Is there still value in keyword-driven approaches to automation? In this episode, Marcus Thomas, founder of Quart Consulting, shares his experience helping hundreds of folks with their automation testing frameworks. Discover why we loved WinRunner, how to leverage time-tested techniques for automation, why a developer-heavy approach to automation is not always the best way, and how to use eFAST to create and execute automated tests quickly.
Aug 28, 2022•32 min
Are shared environments holding your testing team back? In this episode, Josh Thurman, co-founder of Uffizzi and former Navy Seal, will share an open-source solution to solve your test and dev environment issues. Discover how on-demand environments are a game changer for testing efficiency, how to get started, tips and techniques, and more. Also, be sure to register for our upcoming webinar with Josh to see all this in action: https://testguild.com/webinar-uffizzi-ondemand-environments-playwrigh...
Aug 21, 2022•27 min
Mobile app testing has many similarities to the web, but some aspects are different. In this episode, Jaswanth Manigundan, a Lead QA Automation Engineer shares his personal experience with mobile app testing and why he prefers native frameworks. Discover the most popular mobile native automation frameworks and the pros and cons of specific frameworks, as well as how you can get started with your mobile app testing journey.
Aug 15, 2022•29 min
Want to quickly see a free way to add AI to your Selenium, Cypress, or WebDriver.io automation tests? In this episode, Chris Navride, founder of Dev-Tools.AI, shares how to write tests with visual AI using their open-source library that extends existing test frameworks. Discover how to integrate with your framework, find elements without digging through the page source, teach the bot, and much more.
Aug 07, 2022•31 min
Do you have an automation test that requires you to test the sending emails and create user accounts workflows? How about testing SMS? In this episode, Jack Lawrence, a cofounder of Mailinator, and Brooks Nelson, the head of Mailinator's Business Development, will share how to test your email delivery systems without risking sending them to a real-life audience. Discover how to use the Mailinator API to send emails and to send and receive SMS to test code at the development and QA Testing stages...
Jul 31, 2022•29 min
Want to know how to solve the problem of "but it works on my machine"? In this episode, Sorin Dumitrescu and Shani Shoham share how to create full-stack production-like replicas on any cloud. Discover how to reduce the complexity of managing environments and enable your developers and testers to get back to building great products rather than worrying about flaky environments.
Jul 24, 2022•36 min
Want to know how to level up your product quality control and boost your QA and development? In this episode, Ruslan Akhmetzianov, a DevRel lead at Qameta, and Andrey Ryoo, a DevOps expert at Qameta, share ways to succeed with TestOps. Discover what TestOps is, prerequisites for building TestOps, tools, and processes, buying vs. building a solution, and much more. Listen up!
Jul 17, 2022•39 min
