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- ai in qa
AI In QA: What It's Actually Good For Right Now
Honest take — what AI accelerates, and where it still fails.
2026-05-30 5 min - automation
Selenium vs Playwright In 2026 — Which Should You Learn First?
Both are hireable. One is faster to learn. Here's the honest answer.
2026-05-26 6 min - interview prep
10 QA Interview Questions You'll Be Asked This Year
The questions that keep coming up, plus how to structure your answer.
2026-05-22 7 min - manual testing
Writing A Bug Report That Actually Gets Fixed
The 7-field template I use on every ticket. Boring on purpose. Works every time.
2026-05-19 5 min - salary trends
QA Salary Trends 2026 — What To Ask For
Public salary data and how to use it in negotiation.
2026-05-15 4 min - software testing
What Is Software Testing — In One Job's Worth Of Words
A working tester's definition of QA — what you actually do day one on the job.
2026-05-12 4 min - career
The QA Résumé That Gets Interviews (For Real)
Six bullets that actually move the needle, plus what to delete.
2026-05-05 6 min - remote work
Landing A Remote QA Role — What's Actually Different
Remote QA is real, but the bar is higher. Here's the gap to close.
2026-04-28 5 min - selenium
CSS vs XPath Locators — When To Use Which
Default to CSS. Reach for XPath only when CSS literally can't.
2026-04-21 4 min - api testing
API Testing Fundamentals — The 5 Checks On Every Endpoint
Status code, schema, headers, auth, edge data. Memorize this list.
2026-04-14 5 min - scrum
What A QA Actually Does In A Scrum Sprint
Day-by-day breakdown of QA work in a 2-week sprint.
2026-04-07 4 min - jira
Jira Workflows Every QA Should Understand
The default bug workflow, what each status means, and where QA owns the call.
2026-03-31 4 min