A Small Step Forward
FreightPOP’s SDET team is shifting automated testing from the UI to lower‑level API tests. The initiative began with three concrete tickets: tagging existing API tests for a new pipeline, converting a bug ticket into an API test, and completing a proof‑of‑concept API test. By prioritizing these small, measurable steps, the team aims to reduce long test runtimes that currently delay releases. The author likens the effort to the “Elephant and the Rider” analogy, emphasizing collaborative direction and incremental progress toward a test suite that operates mostly below the UI layer.
Optimizing the Wrong Part of the Testing Process
A software firm has amassed 2,500 Cypress UI tests that take 45 hours sequentially and 8 hours in parallel, with another 3,000 tests planned. The current workflow forces every manual test case into the automation backlog, creating a bloated suite...
Quick Wins for Using AI in Software Testing
Teams under pressure to showcase AI benefits are turning to chatbots for quick wins in software testing. By prompting AI to review requirements, generate test scripts, explain code changes, and draft documentation, non‑coding testers can deliver tangible value without extensive...