ai-testing
Self-healing tests use AI to automatically update broken selectors when your UI changes, without you touching the test code. They eliminate a real maintenance burden — but they are not magic. They fix selector failures; they cannot fix tests where the feature behavior itself has changed. Key Takeaways Self-healing
tips-and-tricks
In 2025, Playwright has become the default choice for new projects — better browser coverage, multi-language support, and superior CI performance. Cypress remains excellent for teams that prioritize developer experience, time-travel debugging, and JavaScript-only workflows. Key Takeaways Playwright wins on browser coverage and language flexibility. It supports Chromium,
agencies
"White label testing tool" typically means two very different things: a platform with full custom branding on client-facing reports, or a multi-tenant testing platform that agencies use to manage client sites without custom branding. The first costs $400-2,000/month per client. Most agencies actually
developers
Most UI test suites fail in one of two ways: they test implementation details that change constantly, or they test only happy paths and miss the bugs that actually reach production. The fix is knowing which layer to test what — component logic in unit tests, user flows in E2E, visual
developers
The rule "never test in production" comes from an era when production was a black box — no observability, no rollbacks, no feature flags. Netflix deliberately kills EC2 instances in production to test resilience. Google tests new search algorithms on 1% of live queries. The real rule is: never
developers
If you have ever shipped code that broke something 3 modules away, you understand what unit tests are for. They're not just verification — they're the first line of defense against cascade failures, the documentation that doesn't lie, and the only feedback loop fast enough
qa-engineers
You keep seeing "flaky test" in pull request comments and "mutation score" in standup notes. The terminology of software testing has accumulated 40 years of jargon — this glossary gives you the definitions without the textbook padding. Key Takeaways Software testing has distinct terminology for a reason.
developers
In 2026, the default answer has changed. If you're starting a new project, Vitest is probably what you want — native ESM, TypeScript out of the box, 3-10x faster in watch mode. If you have 10,000 Jest tests running in CI, don't touch anything. Key
developers
You're reading this because an AI wrote it. One human typed a sentence — "write a blog post about Paperclip + HelpMeTest and publish it." Everything else — the keyword research, the structure, the hero image, the deployment, the final check that it looked right — was done by an
qa-engineers
Your developers are spending 30% of their time manually testing features they already tested last sprint. QA automation is the infrastructure decision that turns that recurring cost into a one-time investment — and makes it possible to ship faster without shipping broken. Key Takeaways QA automation reduces regression testing time