TestGuild Automation Podcast

Is this the decade that you finally start your automation in testing efforts? Or are you looking for a way to improve your currently failing automation project? In this episode, Jim Hazen author of the book Before the Code – First Steps to Automation in Testing explains a tool-agnostic approach to help. Automation in testing is a lot more than just recording a test or writing code, it takes planning and lots of other front-end tasks in order for it to be successful. Listen up to learn about the things you need to do first before writing a line of code.

Don't let your testing efforts fall behind — its time to get ready for the New Year. In this episode, I share my insights about upcoming test automation trends in testing gleaned from my popular Test Guild podcasts interviews and well as my yearly Automation Guild survey. Discover the skills, best practices, and frameworks you need to know to stay employable in a changing dev/test world in 2020. Listen up

So how was your 2019? In this episode, I'll recap the predication I made for test automation in 2019 and see how I did. You'll also discover what testing trends I see continuing in 2020. Listen up

Looking for some tips to help improve your automation tests? Skeptical about codeless automated testing? In this episode, Liviu Lupei, a software engineer and co-founder of Endtest, shares some unexpected ways to improve your automated tests. He also explains what Endtest is and how it might be a good fit for your team's automation needs.

In this episode, find out why jUnit is the gold standard for unit testing Java applications. Author Cătălin Tudose will share his thoughts on JUnit testing, JUnit 5, the Java Test Pyramid and more. Listen to discover all sorts of Junit-Java-testing advice awesomeness.

Do you struggle with creating test data for your automation testing efforts? Stop managing your test data, and start automating it. How? Find out in this latest episode as we speak with Huw Price, Managing Director of Curiosity Software. Discover how to create accurate data for every possible test, find, make, and prepare data as tests run, as well as how to develop compliant test data.

Looking for more ways to support diversity in tech? In this episode, Tracy Lee, founder of This Dot, and Moshe Milman, co-founder of Applitools, will discuss This Dot's new Open Source Apprentice program. Listen in to discover how this initiative invests in open source and enables energetic and passionate junior developers to achieve This Dots' and Applitools' vision of supporting tech diversity through open-source programs and beyond.

Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a QA testing hero in a DevSecOps transformation? In this episode, Stacy Kirk, founder of QualityWorks Consulting Group, will share the superpowers you can use to champion QA in your DevSecOps journey. Listen up and learn how knowledge and expertise drive the true meaning of quality—which ultimately brings value to the end-user.

Looking for a smarter way to run and analyze the risk of your automated tests? In this episode, James Farrier, founder of Appsurify, will share a solution called Appsurify TestBrain. Discover how its machine learning adds intelligence to your automated and manual tests, and how it automatically runs the right tests at the right time to speed up your development process. Listen up and find out how.

Creating an automation framework from scratch is always a challenge, especially if you've never done it before. What tools and technologies should you use? Where do you even start? In this episode, Greg Paskal and Max VelDink from Ramsey Solutions will share their team's journey to building a world-class test automation framework. Find out what worked for them, along with tips to help you create the best automation framework possible. Listen up!