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Becoming a Complete QA: Mindset, Strategy & Continuous Growth Becoming a Complete QA: Mindset, Strategy & Continuous Growth Final part of the “10 Days of QA — From Beginner to Expert” Intro — The title says “complete QA,” but here’s the truth — no QA is ever complete. A good tester is always evolving. Tools change, frameworks change, but your mindset — that’s what defines your journey. Today, we’ll step back from scripts and dashboards to talk about something deeper: how to build a career and reputation as a QA professional who’s respected, trusted, and always improving. 1️⃣ The Real Job of a QA Ask a new tester what QA means, and you’ll hear: “Finding bugs.” Ask an experienced QA, and you’ll hear: “Preventing them.” But ask a complete QA — and they’ll say: “Ensuring value and confidence.” Your job isn’t to catch mistakes; it’s to represent the user, challenge assumptions, and ensure the product does what it *promises* to do — unde...

Security Testing Basics: Think Like a Hacker, Test Like a QA Security Testing Basics: Think Like a Hacker, Test Like a QA Part of the “10 Days of QA — From Beginner to Expert” Intro — You can build the fastest, most stable application in the world, but if someone can access another user’s data or bypass login with a simple trick — it’s game over. Security testing isn’t about paranoia; it’s about protecting trust. As a QA, you don’t have to be a hacker — but you must think like one. 1️⃣ The Mindset: QA vs Hacker Hackers are curious by nature. They don’t just click buttons — they ask, “What happens if I don’t follow the rules?” A QA should ask the same. When a login says, “Enter your email,” a hacker wonders, “What if I inject something else?” That curiosity — controlled, ethical, and purposeful — is what makes you a better QA engineer. ⚡ QA Tip: The best security testers are those who care about user safety as much as user experience. 2️⃣...

Performance Testing Basics: Speed Matters More Than You Think Performance Testing Basics: Speed Matters More Than You Think Intro — We live in a world where even a two-second delay can make a user close your app and never return. Performance isn’t a luxury; it’s a promise. In this post, we’ll break down performance testing in the most human way possible — through stories, tools, and practical testing techniques you can apply tomorrow morning at work. 1️⃣ What Is Performance Testing? Performance testing checks how your system behaves under different levels of load — whether it’s 10 users or 10,000. It answers one simple question: “Can our app handle real-world usage without slowing down, crashing, or corrupting data?” In short: Load testing: How your system performs under expected user load. Stress testing: What happens when you push it beyond capacity. Spike testing: Sudden traffic surges — like a viral sale. ...

API Testing with Postman & Newman: Beyond Clicks and Collections API Testing with Postman & Newman: Beyond Clicks and Collections Part of the “10 Days of QA — From Beginner to Expert” Intro — You’ve clicked “Send” in Postman hundreds of times — but real API testing is more than watching a 200 OK appear. It’s about trusting data integrity, contracts, and behavior under edge cases. Today we go beyond clicks — into automation, validation and continuous confidence. 1️⃣ What is API Testing Really About? API testing is validating the communication between services. Instead of a UI, you test requests and responses directly — faster, more reliable, and perfect for early feedback. Typical objectives: Confirm status codes and headers Validate response data structure and types Check business rules and edge cases Measure response times and error handling Think of API testing as the X-ray of your application — you se...

Building a Scalable Automation Framework: From Scripts to Systems Building a Scalable Automation Framework: From Scripts to Systems Part of the “10 Days of QA — From Beginner to Expert” 1️⃣ Why a framework, not just scripts? Ask yourself: will the next person who joins the team be able to run and add tests without asking you ten questions? If the answer is no, you don't have a framework — you have a personal script collection. A good framework provides: Consistency — naming, structure, and patterns Reusability — helpers, page objects, fixtures Configurability — run in different environments without code changes Observability — logs, reports, traces Integrability — easy CI/CD and artifact publishing Mentor tip: A framework is as much about developer experience...

Getting Started with Automation: When, Why & How Getting Started with Automation: When, Why & How Part of the “10 Days of QA — From Beginner to Expert” Automation is one of those topics everyone talks about — and few start correctly. In this post I’ll walk you through: deciding what to automate, what to avoid, selecting tools, building a simple test, and how to integrate automation into CI. I’ll show runnable examples in both Python (Playwright + pytest) and JavaScript (Playwright + Cypress) so you can pick what fits your stack. Why automation — the real business case Automation isn’t about being fancy or saving a few clicks. You automate to: Increase confidence — run the same checks consistently on every build Save time — free human testers to do higher-value exploratory work R...