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addLocatorHandler in Playwright: How to Get Rid of the Popups That Break Your Tests
A test that passes one run and fails the next because of a random popup? Here's how Playwright's addLocatorHandler fixes it in two lines, plus the options and mistakes you need to know.
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How Maestro Works Under the Hood, and Why Its Tests Are More Stable Than Appium's
Both touch the app from the outside, so where does the stability gap come from? A look at what happens between a test line and the screen in Maestro and Appium, and when to pick each.
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Jev and System One Models: An AI Model That Doesn't Write a Single Word
A new model that never generates text: it returns a ready decision with a confidence score in a fraction of a second. What System One is, why it's dramatically faster, and where it helps you as a QA engineer.
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LLM vs Agentic AI — Explained With One Example You'll Get
An LLM gives you text; an Agent gets work done. Same request — a Facebook post — how each one gets there, and why this isn't just for developers.
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Shift Left Testing — Why We Moved Testing From the End to the Start
We started with E2E automation on Staging: slow, flaky, and run by hand. Shift Left changed the whole equation — how it happened, and the skills it asks of you.
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Test Automation Best Practices, Before You Learn Any Tool
Most people start with the tool and skip the fundamentals, and they end up with fragile tests that are hard to maintain. These are the principles that make the difference, and they work with any tool.
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Testers Should Be Close to the Code, and Access Isn't a Luxury
If you don't have access to the code of the app you're testing, or to its database, that's a red flag. And black-box testing has become the cheapest thing you can offer.
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The Third Era of Software Testing: From Manual to Vibe Testing
We've been through two eras: manual testing, then the automation that scared everyone. Now the third has begun: testing with agents. How your job is changing, and what you need to learn starting now.
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