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Coding recipes using the newest automation testing tool There’s a new kid on the block in the world of automation testing tools….Playwright! Created by Microsoft, Playwright is an open source…

A data-centric view into the most popular tools for automated testing Asking “what’s the best test framework?” is a sure way to get into a heated debate. Everyone has their…

I’m a Developer Advocate and one of the things I love most about my role is that I travel all of over the world – meeting and consulting with engineering…

COVID-19 has drastically affected the global workforce. Suddenly, development teams everywhere are now working from the safety of their homes. Many new remote workers are finding it challenging to effectively…

Visual bugs are errors in the presentation of an application. They appear all the time, and frequently surface when applications are viewed in the various viewport sizes of our mobile…

Many teams don’t automate tests to validate multiple variations because it’s “throw away” code. You’re not entirely sure which variation you’ll get each time the test runs. If you did write test automation, you may need a bunch of conditional logic in your test code to handle both variations. What if instead of writing and maintaining all of this code, you used visual testing instead? Would that make things easier?

When we think of the word superstar, it is usually associated with fame. But in the tech industry, the real superstars are the ones who are able to do the…

For years, the automated visual testing of PDFs was incredibly challenging, if not impossible. Because of this, teams would automate their UI tests but would skip the part where they…

Test code can get as messy as a network closet. Your test code is a mess. You’re not quite sure where anything is anymore. The fragility of it is causing your…

One of the perks of my job is that we have lunch brought in a couple of times a week. On those days, we’re all eagerly awaiting an email from…

There is always a lot of uncertainty around which programming language to use when starting a new test automation project.  Should you go with the same language that the development…