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Jul 85 min read

AI Can Substitute Developers but Not Testers

AI will replace lots of jobs. We show that AI is not a good test designer and makes wrong test cases and omits necessary test cases as...

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Apr 242 min read

How Can You Use AI in Test Automation?

In this article, we show how you can improve test automation by using AI. In an example, I will show how to add coded custom commands to...

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Apr 164 min read

Advice #7 (last advice): Use MBT to Make Test Automation Efficient

Test automation transcends mere execution; it’s a fusion of test design automation and test execution automation. The key to unlocking...

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Apr 113 min read

Advice #6: Revitalize Outdated Test Cases

In the realm of automated testing, outdated test cases can become a cumbersome obstacle. This article explores a proactive approach...

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Apr 23 min read

Advice #5: How to Mitigate Flaky Tests

Test flakiness poses a significant challenge in automated testing. In this study, we delve into a more precise definition of flaky tests...

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Mar 223 min read

Advice #4: Make Selectors Understandable and Unique

Developers often make mistakes by adding identical IDs or special data-* attributes to different UI objects. Instead of waiting for them...

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Mar 152 min read

Advice #3 Don’t Debug the Failed Test Cases—Just Make Them Work

A common misconception is that a failed test or code should be debugged. On the contrary, if the test implementation is fast enough a...

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Mar 93 min read

Advice #2: Make Your Tests Independent Even If They Fail

Your test cases should be independent. However, instead of setting postconditions that will not be executed when a test fails, add an...

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Feb 292 min read

Advice #1: Shorten your test cases to pass, and execute all of them

It’s always a dilemma about what to do with the failed test cases during execution. Unfortunately, some test cases always fail. There are...

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Feb 152 min read

Comparison of model-based testing techniques

We compare the three classes of model-based testing techniques: stateless, stateful, and action-state. We show that stateless solutions...

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Feb 151 min read

Any Version of the Test Pyramid Is a Misconception – Don’t Use Anyone

The ratio of the test cases of different test levels is an output, as a consequence of your system and the selected test design...

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Feb 81 min read

Shift-Left vs Test-First, Which One To Choose?

Twenty years ago, the test-first method became popular thanks to Kent Beck’s famous book Test Driven Development: By Example. You can...

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Feb 81 min read

Fault-Based Testing and the Pesticide Paradox

In some sense, testing can be more difficult than coding, as validating the efficiency of the test cases (i.e., the ‘goodness’ of your...

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Feb 81 min read

Two-phase Model-based Testing

Most test automation tools just do test execution automation. Without test design involved in the whole test automation process, the test...

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Feb 81 min read

And the Winner Is: Aggregate Model-based Testing

In my last blog, I investigated both the stateless and the stateful class of model-based testing. Both have some advantages and...

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Feb 81 min read

Guide to Model Based Testing To Improve Test Automation

Model-based testing employs models to define software/system behavior and testing strategies, aiding in designing and executing testing...

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Feb 81 min read

Efficient Test Design – The Why, Which, and How ?

Why good test design is inevitable? Many books, blog posts, etc. state that either you spend lots of money and time for testing to reach...

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Feb 81 min read

A Deeper Insight into Test Design

Test automation is a hot topic, test design isn’t. However, without appropriate test design, test automation is worthless as you will...

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Feb 81 min read

The Golden Age of Software Testing

LambdaTest asked me to write blogs for them. I liked the idea and accepted this kind request. I’ve been dealing with software testing...

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