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Database testing strategies when your team does not own the database schema?We're an SDET team testing a service that uses a database we don't own — the schema is managed by a platform team and…
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ISTQB certification in 2026 — is it worth the time and money for career advancement?I'm considering ISTQB Foundation and Advanced (Test Automation Engineer) certifications. Combined cost with study…
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Cross-browser testing — how many browsers do you actually test against?Theoretically we should test Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge. In practice: - Chrome is 65% of our user base - Safari is…
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Do you practice mutation testing and does it actually improve your test suite?Mutation testing (mutmut for Python, Stryker for JS) sounds powerful in theory: introduce small code changes and verify…
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Why our team chose to stay with Selenium instead of migrating — and we do not regret itEvery few months someone on our team brings up migrating to Playwright. We've evaluated it twice now and decided to…
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REST API testing checklist I have refined over 5 years — share yoursHere's the checklist I run through when writing API tests for a new endpoint. Not exhaustive but covers 90% of what…
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How do you balance test coverage percentage targets vs meaningful test quality?Our engineering director wants 80% code coverage enforced in CI. I understand the intent but I'm worried about…
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Has your team shifted performance testing left (earlier in the dev cycle)?0 votes
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WireMock vs MockServer vs custom mock — what we tried and what we keptWe needed to mock 3 external APIs for our integration test suite. Tried three approaches over 6 months: WireMock -…
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How we cut CI from 45 minutes to 8 minutes — a practical breakdownSix months ago our test pipeline blocked PRs for 45 minutes. Today it's 8 minutes. Here's every change we made, in…
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What percentage of your time is writing new tests vs maintaining existing ones?0 votes
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What we learned from load testing our own API with k6 — things nobody warns you aboutWe ran our first real k6 load test last quarter targeting 500 concurrent users. A few things that surprised us: The…
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How I transitioned from QA to SDET without a CS degree — honest timelinePeople ask me this a lot so I'll write it out properly. Background: BA in English, worked in manual QA for 3 years at a…
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