Would you like to properly manage the configurations in your automated tests like environments or any other data?
@imalittletester will show you how to do this!

To be honest I like more the approach using the Owner library that is far away easier and lightweight comparing to Spring.

https://blog.testproject.io/2021/02/09/using-spring-to-switch-environments-in-automated-tests/

Would you like to learn how to testing @quarkus web apps applying component and integration tests?
This awesome article from @alexsotob will help you (a lot) with hands-on examples.

https://www.infoq.com/articles/testing-quarkus-integration/

We do need to catch errors earlier or fail fast, don't we? Learn 7 stages where you can apply the Shift-Left approach and speed up the process.

https://levelup.gitconnected.com/shift-left-7-stages-to-speed-up-application-development-while-improving-quality-498d9a7b9393

There're different methods to generate data to use in your tests. In this article, you will see that the RandomStringUtils might be not the best choice.

http://www.eliasnogueira.com/reasons-to-avoid-randomstringutils-for-test-data-generation/

It's almost impossible to test everything, right?

Focusing on what matters the most is the key to success in any profession.

This article will show (our refresh) you about Pareto’s Principle.

https://blog.testproject.io/2021/03/03/achieve-more-with-less-paretos-principle-in-software-testing

Two reasons for me why automation frameworks will fail are:
- choose a market-driven tool
- lack of design patterns usage

This article shows another 5. 😄

https://betterprogramming.pub/why-automation-frameworks-tend-to-fail-9b282e170754

This short article will give you and advice to keep your code reliable all the time by making test automation a habit.

https://dev.to/m3h0w/always-write-at-least-1-end-to-end-test-you-ll-love-it-i-promise-2kpm

Do you need to start writing visual regression tests and don’t know the tools you can you?
This article will show to you some good tools and a small comparison table.

https://medium.com/newskit-design-system/cross-browser-visual-testing-picking-the-right-tool-for-newskit-design-systems-20531018c0

Are you looking for different useful files to help you during the manual/exploratory test or even during the test automation?

Check this repo that has a lot of different files in different conditions (resolution-bases, large files, etc...)

https://github.com/LukaszLapaj/software-testing-resource-pack

An achievement to celebrate: 222 stars in the Selenium Java Lean Test Architecture with some design patterns and the adoption of Selenium 4 Grid.

If you liked the project, give it a ⭐

https://github.com/eliasnogueira/selenium-java-lean-test-architecture

Would you like to get 100 tips about Java Testing Tools like JUnit5, WireMock, RestAssured, Selenium WebDriver, and TestNG?

This post is for you!
http://www.eliasnogueira.com/100-best-tips-about-java-and-testing-tools/

Would you like to send data through a POST request in a professional and low-maintenance way using RestAssured? Check you this article!

http://www.eliasnogueira.com/the-best-way-to-add-a-request-body-to-a-post-request-using-rest-assured/

Did you know about the Advent of Code?
It's an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles.

But, what about testing?
you could extend your skills by solving the puzzle and adding tests on top of that!
What do you think?

https://adventofcode.com/

Would you like to increase your test automation skills, but you don't have an app for that?
This article will show you 19 websites to practice automation testing (UI, API, Mobile).

https://ultimateqa.com/dummy-automation-websites/

I'm doing my end of the year review and I could only remember everything I did because of an action I take during my 1-1 sessions: I write, in advance, everything I'm working on (past and present) and the accomplishments.

Tip: prepare your agenda in advance with whatever person you do 1-1 sessions.

The advantage? You will have a focused session and you will be able to work better in any work in progress activities.

Would you like to see some possible solutions to manage the data in your tests?
This article will show you 3 possible approaches using Java!

http://www.eliasnogueira.com/data-management-approaches-for-your-tests/

#testdata #java #testing #testautomation

Catch my EuroSTAR talk – now on demand! This is Europe’s largest testing conference and we had a blast. Software testers from over 50 countries learning & connecting. I was delighted to be part of it.

#EuroSTARConf

https://i.snoball.it/p/S9nD/t

Would you like to know how to implement, in your current code, an approach to run the Selenium WebDriver test, either locally or remotely, applying the Factory pattern using Java?

This is an article for you!

http://www.eliasnogueira.com/how-to-use-the-factory-design-pattern-to-create-browser-instances-local-and-remote-approach/

#webdriver #java #factory #test

I've updated the Selenium project with the latest libraries and some project adjustments.
Did you know you can also use some design patterns in test projects?
This project is also ready for a dynamic grid execution.

Don't miss it!

https://github.com/eliasnogueira/selenium-java-lean-test-architecture

In this short video, also available on my @eliasnogueira_tech Instagram account, I'm explaining if we should perform a validation, after a POST request, through the database.

#microservices #softwaretesting #api