Issue #225 : Software Testing Notes
Understand exploratory testing
Hello there! 👋
Welcome to the 225th edition of Software Testing Notes, a weekly newsletter with the best articles, tutorials, tools, and resources for QA engineers and SDETs.
This week you'll learn,
How AI agents can generate Playwright tests
set up Vibium with Claude Code
use a practical k6 cheatsheet
Avoid accessibility issues caused by blank content
Review test cases with MCP and Cursor
and more
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📚 Testing
Understand exploratory testing, and unlock its true value by Stuart Thomas
Exploratory testing helps teams learn about a product and discover unexpected defects. Stuart Thomas explains how exploratory sessions complement automated pipelines when testing complex systems.
Stop Writing Tests. Start Orchestrating Them. by Raymond Sambur
Writing tests manually can slow software releases. Raymond Sambur demonstrates how AI agents ask questions, understand requirements, and generate Playwright tests automatically.
Stop Asking AI for Test Cases: Building a Gate-Controlled SDET Prompt by Ujjwal Kumar Singh
Generic AI prompts often produce unreliable test cases. This guide by Ujjwal Kumar Singh introduces a two-phase prompting framework that identifies requirement gaps before generating accurate software tests.
🔍 Software Testing
⚙️ Automation
Launch Your First Vibium CLI Session with Claude Code: A Step-by-Step Guide by Lana Begunova
Getting started with Vibium is easier than you might expect. Follow Lana Begunova’s guide to install Vibium, connect it to Claude Code, and control a browser using natural language.
Using MCP and Cursor to Review Test Cases in Allure TestOps by Oleg Malyshev
Manual test reviews take time. Oleg Malyshev shows how to build an MCP server for Allure TestOps and Cursor that can analyze test cases automatically and generate review comments.
I Had a Bad Day With Test Failures. Then I Built an MCP Agent So It Never Happens Again by Amruta Lohabare
Dynamic test data often creates false failures. This walkthrough by Amruta Lohabare shows how to build an MCP server with Python and Claude Desktop that compares Playwright results with Excel reports to identify real defects.
Jenkins vs GitHub Actions for Test Automation: An Honest Comparison by Pranta Kundu
Choosing the wrong CI platform can create long-term maintenance costs. Pranta Kundu compares Jenkins and GitHub Actions and explains the trade-offs between both and when each one makes sense.
🔍 Test Automation
💨 Performance
I Built the k6 Cheatsheet I Wish I Had When Learning Performance Testing by Aaditya (addy) Dhakal
New to k6? This practical cheatsheet by Aaditya (addy) Dhakal covers the essential commands, examples, and templates to help you start writing performance tests faster.
How to Performance-Test an AI Agent Before Production by Chaitanya Bhatt
Testing AI agents with single-user scenarios hides real bottlenecks. Chaitanya Bhatt writes about how to simulate concurrent workloads and use Gatling and Langfuse to measure latency across complete workflows.
🔍 Performance Testing
🌞 Accessibility
The Problem with Blanks for People Who Are Blind or Low Vision
Empty states without meaningful text create accessibility barriers. This guide explains what to look for and how to identify these issues during testing.
🔍 Accessibility Testing
🛠️ Resources & Tools
Thorfinn — is an automated Dynamic Application Security Testing framework for Android apps. Drop in an APK. Find client-side vulnerabilities. Validate exploitability with AI.
Boruzele — An AI-powered exploratory testing agent that observes the UI, makes runtime decisions, and collects failure signals before traditional automation begins.
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🎁 Bonus Content
📌 OTHER INTERESTING STUFF
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😂 And Finally,
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