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Have you tried Selenium 4 yet? In this episode, the creator of Selenium WebDriver, Simon Stewart, talks all about what new features you need to know about in the latest Selenium release. Discover what WebDriver BiDi is, what’s changes to expect in Selenium 4, and why Selenium 4 will be the point where Simon steps away from the project :(

What is the true meaning of quality? In this episode, Ronald Cummings-John, author of Leading Quality: How Great Leaders Deliver High-Quality Software and Accelerate Growth, will share how to influence and align your company’s definition of quality so that you can deliver the best possible experience to your clients. Discover the techniques successful leaders use to make their strategic decisions. You’ll also learn which tools will ensure that your team is in alignment for achieving common goals.

The education of our future generation of testers is critical! In this episode, Simon Prior will share some ways to coach up your teams to become testing leaders in your organization. Discover the skills you need to grow, and how hiring with Neurodiversity in mind can help in numerous ways. Don’t miss it!

Most testers I know complain about using BDD. In this episode, Kamil Nicieja, author of Writing Great Specifications Using Specification by Example and Gherkin, will talk about using BDD correctly. Discover how to capture executable software designs in Gherkin following the SBE method. Listen in to learn to choose the best scenarios, write them in a way that anyone can understand, and ensure anyone can easily update them.

If you're a tester, you might be wondering why you should care about security testing. In this episode, I'll discuss why having security testing skills is more important than you might think. Discover some security topics that can help advance your career, and get a preview of some of the actionable sessions and speakers on the docket of this year's SecureGuild online conference.

Tests break. When they do, you need to find the root cause quickly. In this episode, Bnaya Peretz, a developer at Testim, will discuss an open-source tool to help troubleshoot Puppeteer and Playwright tests. Discover how to save time troubleshooting failed tests, speed up your release cycles, and increase your ROI.

Not many things are more annoying to an automation engineer than a UI with dynamic elements that change their locators with every test script run. In this episode, Eldar Kravetsky, co-founder, and CTO of TestProject, will share how their AI-enabled test recorder can help with dynamic elements and more. Discover how the AI-Powered, Self-Healing capabilities in TestProject’s Smart Recorder can automatically handle test maintenance and debugging, and keep your tests running smoothly.

I love real-world automation success stories. In this episode, Dave Martin will share how he created a Robot Framework from scratch that regularly runs about 50,000 tests and has a dozen contributors. Discover features and best practices for implementing Robot Framework in your organization. Listen up!

How can AI help with end-to-end testing? In this episode, Bertold Kolics, a Software Quality Manager at mabl, shares his thoughts on AI as well as the danger of generalization in software testing. Discover the functionality of mabl beyond browser testing, and sone vendor-agnostic tips for end-to-end testing in general.

Creating reliable automation is hard, especially at scale in a startup. In this episode Priyanka Halder, Head of Engineering at GoodRx will share her highly-successful automation strategy. Discover how to overcome some of the biggest automation challenges, advice on what to avoid, and how her team has one of the industry's lowest fail rates. You don't want to miss this one!

If you are on social media, you’ve probably seen folks discussing the free TestProject automation framework. With the release of their new OpenSDK, there’s, even more, to be excited about. In this episode, Kevin Dunne will talk about the most recent version of their OpenSDK. Discover what’s new in this significant milestone that can make your Selenium and Appium automation efforts easier.

Have you tried Cypress.io yet? In this episode Marie, a principal test automation engineer at News UK and Cypress Ambassador will share her reason for selecting Cypress as one of her main testing tools. Discover the benefits of using Cypress, as well as Marie’s QA strategy for selecting and using tools for UI Automation, Visual Validation, Accessibility testing, and more.

Have you heard of ScalaTest? In this episode, Zubair Haque, a senior SDET, will share what ScalaTest is and how it can help you with your API microservices automation testing. Discover a way to create clear tests and executable specifications to improve your code and communication. Listen up!

The growth in cloud-based, CRM solutions like Salesforce is growing. I would also bet the company you work for has some sort of implementation of Salesforce. But how do you test these types of applications? In this episode, Guljeet Nagpaul, Chief Product Officer at ACCELQ, will share suggestions on how to test Salesforce applications. Discover challenges you may face when testing cloud-based applications, as well as how to avoid them. Don’t miss it!

Many testers are still struggling with test automation, as more and more companies are moving towards continuous testing. Discover how to leverage tools like TestCraft to help. In this episode, Eran Kinsbruner, a Mobile Technical Evangelist at Perfecto, shares how codeless solutions can help create quicker, more reliable automation. Also, learn more about AI and monitoring technologies and how they can assist your testing efforts

When most folks think of the Selenium Grid, they believe there are only two options. What if I told you there was a third way? In this episode, one of the original creators of the Selenium Grid, Michael Palotas, will share his on-prem Selenium Grid solution, SeleniumBox. Discover how you can combine the features of SaaS solutions with the security and power of on-prem deployment. Also, learn how to improve your current Selenium Grid implementations.  Listen up!

For some reason, many testers only focus on manual testing when they have to test an SAP application. Most don’t know there’s a better way. In this episode, Michal Krawczyk author of the book Testing SAP APIs: Strategy and Execution, shares how you can create a more modern testing approach for SAP utilizing API testing. Discover tips, tools, and techniques to help speed up your next SAP testing engagement. Listen up.

Wouldn’t it be great to release a new feature to production and test it without impacting all your users? In this episode, Swasti Sharma, a Director of Engineering at SmugMug, shares an overview of what A/B testing is and how it can help you release software faster without breaking things. Listen up!

Quality is an integral part of Digital Transformation. The number one goal of Digital Transformation in any DevOps/ IT organization is to improve the end-user experience. In this episode, Chris Rowett, Vice President of Customer Success at SeaLights, will share his insight on what he has seen work for teams involved in such transformations. He’ll explain how to make smarter release decisions, tactics and execution advice, and real-world examples. Listen up!

What’s the future of AI-based testing? In this episode, Shani Shoham, founder of 21labs, shares his experience with AI-based testing. Discover what AI can and cannot do, as well as some relevant developments you need to know about. Listen up!