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In Week 35, we’re excited to bring you a selection of cutting-edge test automation tools and valuable tips to refine your testing strategies. Stay ahead of the curve with these innovative resources and techniques designed to elevate your automation effectiveness.

🎥 Video of the Week

About Nikolay Advolodkin: Host of Test Automation Experience

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Nikolay Advolodkin

"In 5 to 10 years, we will not even think about testing anymore!"

🗞️ Article of the Week

A Test Data Strategy for Parallel Automation in Playwright

Playwright is a tool that stands out when it comes to parallel automation. But how do we effectively manage test data in this scenario? Let’s explore.

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🎧 Podcast of the Week

Testing Fundamentals, Mocking, Vitest, and More

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👩‍💻 Repositories

GENERAL REPOSITORY

JMeter

JMeter is an open-source load-testing tool for analyzing and measuring the performance of web and web service applications. It provides extensive capabilities for performance and load testing.

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SELENIUM REPOSITORY

Selenium IDE

A simple, easy-to-use browser extension for developing Selenium tests. It records browser interactions and exports them as a reusable script to drive automation with Selenium.

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💡 Quick Tips & Tricks

Use Visual Testing Tools: Incorporate tools like Percy or Applitools to catch UI bugs and visual discrepancies that functional tests might miss.
Automate Regression Testing: Focus on automating regression tests to ensure that new changes do not disrupt existing functionalities.
Implement Continuous Testing: Integrate testing into the Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline to catch issues early and often.
Optimize Test Flakiness: Track and address flaky tests aggressively. Flaky tests can undermine trust in your testing suite's reliability.
Stay Updated on Testing Frameworks: Regularly explore and experiment with new and updated testing frameworks that can make your automation more efficient and effective.

ChatGPT Prompt for Test Automation

"Hello ChatGPT, I'm having trouble setting up and configuring my test automation environment. I'm using [mention the tools or frameworks, e.g., Selenium Grid, Docker, etc.], and I'm facing challenges with [describe the specific issue, e.g., configuring dependencies, managing multiple environments, etc.]. Could you provide some best practices or steps to properly set up and maintain a stable test automation environment? Any configuration examples or tools recommendations would be greatly appreciated."

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