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IOanPilot

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Do you do security testing?

"Security testing isn’t just about preventing hacks.It’s about earning trust."(Ever heard of a more important KPI?)Here’s the truth:Most companies only think about security after a breach.By then, it’s too late.Here’s a better approach:1️⃣ Think like an attacker.If you can spot vulnerabilities before they do, you’re already ahead.2️⃣ Make it a habit, not a project.Security testing isn’t a “one and done.” It’s a mindset.3️⃣ Involve your entire team.Your developers, testers, and even marketing teams can play a role in strengthening your defenses.A breach costs more than just money.It costs reputation, customer trust, and sometimes even careers.Here’s my challenge to you:What’s one thing your team can do this week to improve security?Drop your ideas in the comments. Let’s inspire some action.

JamesMassaApprentice

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How to evaluate GenAI Summarization results

It is challenging to evaluate the results of GenAI applications because there are no expected results, only results from an acceptable range. For summarization GenAI use cases, what are the most common evaluation metrics?

Community AdministratorCommunity Manager

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Webinar recap 🎥 - Is Generative AI taking over Testing?Blog

Below is a recap of our webinar with @dave Colwell, the Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning VP at Tricentis. You can view the original in the link below, just be sure that you’re logged in 🙂 Is Generative AI taking over testing? David Colwell webinar recapThe 3 main questions Why do we need AI? How can we use AI? How do we test AI? 1. Why do we need AI? Before we begin, we need to address the idea of the human attention span. Take a moment to consider these facts about attention across various demographics: A human’s attention span, put simply, is not good. It gets even worse when you start putting multiple screens in front of someone, a common scenario for many of us today. We’ve found that the average person can hold roughly 7 pieces of information in their working memory at a time, give or take. With apps like TikTok and other distraction-heavy apps on the rise, this stat doesn’t seem like it’s going to improve any time soon. So how does this relate to AI? Consider w

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What’s your prediction for software testing & quality engineering in 2025?

We’ve almost made it to the end of 2024!What are your predictions for 2025?If you could response in the format:Title: a thought provoking titleExcerpt: (summarise it in 1 sentence)Description: (1-3 paragraph description)

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What are the QA trends that you are seeing right now?

People always make trends posts about 2024 2025 etc and they all have the same trends on them. AI Automation Performance etc …So my questions towards you is what are you seeing right now as a trend? What’s popped up more often?For me it would be A11Y - Accessibility testing, I see more and more people investing into it, many posts of it online. It might just be due to me not having much experience in it compared to other things.What are you spotting?

siddhantwadhwaniCrewman

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DevTestOps with AI

1. Which approach in Generative AI is most effective for reducing false positives in automated test results?A. Supervised learning with predefined labels B. Reinforcement learning with continuous feedback loops C. Rule-based automation integrated with AI D. Traditional statistical analysis2. When leveraging Generative AI for code suggestions in a CI/CD pipeline, what is the key risk associated with hallucinations in Large Language Models (LLMs)?A. Excessive computational overhead B. Generation of incorrect or insecure code snippets C. Increased test execution time D. Lack of cross-platform compatibility 3. In the context of DevTestOps, what makes synthetic data generation using Generative AI superior to traditional data augmentation?A. Ability to mimic real-world scenarios without bias B. Faster generation time with minimal resources C. Elimination of manual effort in dataset creation D. Enhanced visualization for data analysis 4. Which is the most significant barrier to scaling Genera

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Could you share your experiences using AI-based tools for automating test maintenance and self-healing scripts? Are there any free solutions that offer these features?

As test suites grow, maintaining automated tests and handling script breakages can become challenging, especially with frequent application updates. I've read about AI-based tools that automate test maintenance and implement self-healing capabilities, which adapt scripts to changes in the UI or functionality.Could you share your experiences using these AI-driven solutions for automating test maintenance? Specifically, I'm curious about:How effective they’ve been in reducing manual intervention for script fixes Any free tools or open-source alternatives you've tried and their limitations How these tools integrate with existing automation frameworksI’d love to hear about any success stories or challenges you’ve faced while using them!

IOanPilot

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How to Set Up a Test Automation Project from Scratch?

How do you setup up a test automation project? Do you have a template that you use? Do you google each time you want to start. Do you reach for the documentation? I am curios what is your approach. Also, here is a link to a new resource I found on the topic that might help organize the test project creation, especially if you are just starting out

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What tools or approaches would you use to simulate simultaneous requests?

You're testing a payment gateway API responsible for handling financial transactions. Its primary function is to ensure that funds are transferred only when the account balance of the user is sufficient. In the test cycle, the following scenario was observed.Two simultaneous requests from two different devices for the same transaction-drawing money, for example, ₹10,000-an API processes both requests, deducting ₹20,000 from the account while it holds only ₹15,000.

KatCommunity Manager

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Poll📊: Faster and Higher-Quality Software Releases

What do you believe is the most significant factor contributing to faster and higher-quality software releases? Please select the option that you consider most important.

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What actions do you and your team take when you find a critical bug in production?

It sparked various questions about the process behind what to do with critical production bugs. I’m curious to know: What steps do you take when you discover a critical bug in production?Who owns what and who does what?Who is kept in the loop?What announcements are made?What official documentation supports the process?What’s your experience contributing to disaster recovery processes and documents?What did you learn from the critical bug in production? What did you do differently for the next one? (if indeed there was “a next one”)

SaifApprentice

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Want to Start Career as a Automation Software Tester

I Learned the Course of QA Automation Testing using Selenium about a year ago but still I didn‘t get a Job. Please assist me to Start Career as a Fresher. of Automation Tester.

KatCommunity Manager

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Test Like A Developer, Develop Like A Tester

Which test automation tool has the most weekly downloads according to npmtrends? A) Cypress B) Playwright C) Puppeteer

IOanPilot

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What’s your favorite QA tool that has saved you the most time, and why?

I’m curious to know what’s the one QA tool that has saved you the most time during your testing process? Whether it’s for test automation, bug tracking, performance testing, or something else, I’d love to hear what tool you can’t live without and why it stands out to you.

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How do you ensure you don't miss important edge cases while testing large, complex tickets on the last day of the sprint?

When faced with testing large, complex tickets at the last minute, it’s easy to miss important edge cases, which can lead to undetected issues. How do you make sure you thoroughly cover all possible scenarios, including edge cases, given the limited time? What strategies or tools do you use to track these cases, and how do you prioritize the most critical ones to ensure comprehensive testing under pressure?

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Challenges with E-Delivery: What Strategies Can Help Ensure Reliable Software Releases?

I’m currently facing significant challenges with our e-delivery process that seem to impact the reliability and speed of our software releases. Despite thorough testing and successful build completions, we often encounter issues during deployment that lead to delays and frustration among team members and stakeholders.Here are some specific challenges we're experiencing:Inconsistent Build Artifacts: Different environments sometimes deploy artifacts that don't match what was tested, causing discrepancies in behavior. Communication Gaps: There seems to be a disconnect between the development and QA teams regarding the status and readiness of builds for delivery. Deployment Failures: We often see unexpected failures during e-delivery that weren't caught during testing, which leads to rollbacks and increased downtime. Dependency Management: Handling external dependencies (like APIs and libraries) can be tricky, and changes in those can break our deployments unexpectedly.I would love to hear

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Code Passed in Acceptance but Failing in Production – What Could Be the Cause?

We recently deployed a feature that passed all tests in our Acceptance environment (functional tests, regression, smoke tests), but after deployment to Production, we encountered issues such as broken functionality, unexpected errors, and performance slowdowns.Here’s the setup:Acceptance and Production environments are as close to identical as possible (same configurations, database versions, and server setups). Automated and manual tests ran successfully in Acceptance. The feature in question interacts with both third-party APIs and a legacy system.However, after deployment to Production, users are facing:API timeouts and failed calls to third-party services. Slower performance in certain areas of the application. Data inconsistencies when interacting with the legacy system.Has anyone experienced a similar issue where everything works fine in Acceptance, but things fall apart in Production? What are some potential causes or overlooked areas that could explain this discrepancy?I’m part

IOanPilot

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If you could only choose one, which testing approach would you eliminate from your workflow?

1️⃣ Automated Testing - Let the machines do the work, but at what cost?2️⃣ Manual Testing - Human touch is invaluable, or is it?3️⃣ CI/CD Pipeline Testing - Seamless integration or overkill?4️⃣ Exploratory Testing - Creative freedom or chaotic mess?5️⃣ Test-Driven Development (TDD) - Code-first or test-first?🎯 Vote and defend your choice in the comments!What would you sacrifice, and why? Let the debate begin!

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What are the typical root causes for functionality failures in situations where no apparent code or infrastructure changes were made?

Functionality failures in cases where no apparent code or infrastructure changes were made can be tricky to diagnose. Common root causes include environmental drift, where configurations or dependencies in the environment subtly change over time, leading to inconsistencies. Data-related issues, such as corrupted or outdated data, can also break functionality without any direct code changes. External factors like third-party APIs, services, or network-related issues may alter their behavior, impacting the application. Timing or concurrency issues can surface unexpectedly, especially in high-load scenarios. Finally, hidden bugs or edge cases may not have been caught during testing but reveal themselves later due to changing conditions.

IOanPilot

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How do you spot text generated by LLM/AI

Since we are testers we tend to spot pattern and issues even when we do not want to :smiley: .So i was wondering how do you spot a text that is generated by an LLM/AI.Please do not say I use a scanner.For me the tells are usually these 3* Using the prashe "In the world of"* Using words that one does not usually use in a day to day conversation like delve* The post is marked with emojis all the way.What about you?

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What’s your strategy for ensuring that automated tests provide fast feedback without sacrificing test coverage?

Automated testing is crucial for fast feedback, but there’s often a trade-off between speed and thorough test coverage. What strategies do you use to ensure that your automated tests deliver rapid feedback without sacrificing coverage? Share your approaches for balancing test execution time with maintaining comprehensive testing, especially in continuous integration environments.

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Has anyone integrated AI or ML into their test automation process? How has it impacted test effectiveness and speed?

AI and machine learning are transforming many areas of software development, including test automation. Has anyone here integrated AI or ML into their test automation process? How has it affected the effectiveness, speed, and accuracy of your tests? Share your experiences, including any benefits or challenges you've encountered along the way.

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What’s your approach to testing in a fast-paced DevOps environment where code changes are frequent?

In fast-paced DevOps environments, frequent code changes can make thorough testing a challenge. What’s your approach to ensuring high-quality testing without slowing down the development pipeline? How do you balance speed with accuracy, and what strategies or tools do you use to maintain test coverage and effectiveness in such a dynamic setting?

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What’s your approach to testing flaky tests? Any go-to strategies to make them more stable?

Flaky tests, which produce inconsistent results, can disrupt the development process and reduce confidence in test automation. What is your approach to identifying and managing flaky tests? Do you have any proven strategies or best practices for making them more stable and reliable in your test suite? We'd love to hear your methods for addressing this common challenge.

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Testing Real-Time Data Feeds

In scenarios where your application integrates with real-time data feeds (e.g., stock prices, sensor data), how do you approach automated testing? What tools or frameworks help simulate or validate such real-time interactions?

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