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🔥 Test Cases Are Killing QA: Why It’s Time to Burn the Old Playbook Still writing test cases in 2025? Then congratulations — you’re not testing , you’re filling out digital forms to make your manager feel safe. The harsh truth? Test cases are the death of real testing. They’ve become a ritual — mindless, outdated, and dangerously overrated. ⚰️ Test Cases Were Useful — 10 Years Ago Sure, back in the Stone Age of Waterfall, test cases made sense: Massive specs No automation Months between releases But in today’s Agile, DevOps, AI-driven world , they’re a joke. We’re releasing weekly (or daily), and still documenting how to “click login” like it’s the 90s. “Expected Result: User is logged in.” Wow. Revolutionary. 🧨 The Ugly Truth No One Wants to Admit Test cases are written to check a box , not catch bugs. Most aren’t updated — ...

IT Layoffs in 2025 🔥 Introduction In 2025, IT layoffs are no longer rare headlines—they’re business as usual. And while executives often cite “AI transformation” and “economic pressures,” those explanations feel more like excuses than facts. According to Layoffs.fyi , more than 154,000 tech employees were let go globally in just the first six months of 2025. That number is alarming—but what’s more disturbing is the context behind it. Are companies truly struggling? Or are they trimming staff while recording record profits—just to please Wall Street? Section 1: The Profit-Layoff Paradox 💰 Record Profits, Ruthless Cuts Let’s talk numbers. In Q1 2025 alone: Google (Alphabet) earned a net profit of $23.7 billion—yet laid off 12,000 employees. Microsoft let go of 10,000 staff, including many QA teams. Meanwhile, CEO Satya Nadella earned $48 million in compensation. Amazon cut 9,000 m...

💥 QA = Automation? Think Again. Let’s get one thing straight: If you think QA = Automation , then congratulations — you’ve officially unlocked Level 0 of Understanding Software Testing ! 🎉 Welcome to the land where “just write a Selenium script” solves world hunger, fixes bad UX, and makes bugs vanish like magic. Except... it doesn’t. Let’s take a deep dive into this widespread illusion — sprinkled with sarcasm, hard truths, and a gentle nudge to wake up from the automation-only dream. 🤖 The Automation Obsession “We don’t need manual testers anymore. Automation is the future!” Right. And I suppose robots will also start doing exploratory testing while sipping coffee and understanding customer pain points? Here’s the truth: ✅ Yes, automation is powerful. ✅ Yes, it saves time and increases efficiency. ❌ But no — it does not and will never replace actual QA thinking . 🎓 What QA A...

Will AI Replace QA? Not If You’ve Met Me Will AI Replace QA? Not If You’ve Met Me “So... are you worried about AI taking your job?” That’s what my cousin asked me right after ChatGPT helped her write a break-up text. 😐 I laughed. Because honestly, if AI can’t even end a relationship without sounding like a LinkedIn post, I think my job as a QA tester is safe — for now. 👩‍💻 The Great Panic: Testers vs AI? It’s 2025. Your dev team just dropped a buggy build at 6 PM. Your PM is on vacation. And someone, somewhere, just whispered: “Can’t AI just do the testing now?” Welcome to the golden age of confusion. Tools like TestGPT, Copilot, Mabl, and Scriptless Testing are promising to: Generate test cases Write code Find bugs Make coffee (well, not yet...) But here’s the truth: AI isn't here to replace us. It's here to remind us we’re more than button-clickers. 💡 The Old Way vs The Ne...

In many tech companies, QA gets blamed when a release is delayed. But what if QA isn't the problem? Let's look at real-world examples that reveal the actual root causes behind delays — and why it's time to stop blaming QA. Example 1: Incomplete Build Handed to QA A SaaS company rushed a build to QA with broken login and missing APIs. QA found several critical issues immediately. Leadership still wanted a demo to the client. Outcome: Release delayed 5 days. QA was blamed. Later, devs admitted the build was not ready. Example 2: Late Requirements, Last-Minute Testing A banking product team finalized requirements 10 days into a 14-day sprint. Devs worked overtime and gave QA 1 day for testing. Outcome: 3 critical bugs caught, release delayed, QA blamed — but the issue was poor planning. Example 3: Missing Unit Tests by Developers A logistics startup skipped unit testing. QA spen...

1. What is Manual Testing? Manual Testing is a type of software testing where test cases are executed manually by a tester without using automation tools. Example: Every morning, before release deployment, you manually log in to the QA environment and validate critical flows like login, dashboard, and logout using real user test data. 2. What is a Test Case? A test case is a document with a set of conditions to determine if a feature is working as expected. Example: You create a test case to verify login: enter valid email/password, click login, expect the dashboard page. You do this every time a build is deployed. 3. What is a Bug? A bug is a flaw in the software which leads to incorrect or unexpected results. Example: You click 'Submit' on a leave form, but the page freezes. You raise a bug in JIRA and assign it to the developer. 4. What is Regression Testing? Testing previously tested functionali...

Let’s be honest: Software testing isn’t what those textbook diagrams or glossy presentations make it out to be. In the real world? It’s messy, high-pressure, fast-paced—and way underappreciated. If you're a tester, you're probably nodding already. If you're not, welcome to the backstage chaos of building quality products in 2025. 1️⃣ Agile Dreams vs. Reality “Just be agile!” they said… Agile promised collaboration and speed. But what did testers actually get? Rapid-fire sprints Constant scope creep Pressure to test and automate everything yesterday Zero time to think strategically You’re not just a tester anymore. You're a part-time developer, part-time DevOps, part-time therapist (for the app and your team). 😅 2️⃣ 100% Automation? Yeah... No. Automation is 🔥. But let’s be real—automation isn't magic. Scripts don’t understand business logic. They don’t notice awkward UX. They don’t stop and say, “Hmm, something feels off h...

🧪 What I Learned from Failing a QA Interview (and the Bugs I Wish I Found) Real-world lessons from a failed QA interview — and how it made me a better software tester. Let’s be real: I bombed the interview. Not because I didn’t know QA. Not because I wasn’t serious. But because I missed the point. This is the story of how I failed a QA interview — the bugs I overlooked, the things I thought were “minor,” and how that failure became the turning point in my testing career. 🎬 The Interview I Thought I Was Ready For The role was for a QA Engineer at a mid-sized fintech company. I was given a demo banking app with a simple task: “Test the app for one hour and log as many issues as you can. Then report your bugs clearly.” I found a few UI issues and typos and logged them. I thought I nailed it. ...

By Mrudul Raval | QA Specialist | ETL Tester Bugged But Happy — Debug smarter. Test harder. Share stories. From banking apps to airplanes, software testing plays a vital role in our everyday lives. This blog dives into real-world software failures that caused major damage — financial, legal, and human — and shows how proper QA could have prevented them. 1. Boeing 737 Max – The Deadly Cost of Software Failure Two deadly crashes of the Boeing 737 Max were caused by a faulty software system called MCAS. The system overrode pilot inputs due to a sensor error, leading to 346 tragic deaths. "A missed test case in aviation software isn't just a bug—it's a tragedy." Lesson: Critical systems demand extreme testing — especially for automation, overrides, and edge cases. 2. TSB Bank Outage – Poor Testing Hits Millions In 2023, TSB’s core system migration went wrong. Millions of users were locked out, transactions failed,...

Prerequisites : Create a new folder on any driver except C Drive. The folder name should be “Chrome_Test_Profile”. Set the chrome application path to an environment variable. Follow the below steps to set environment path in windows:  In Search, search this: System (Control Panel)  Click the Advanced system settings link.  Click Environment Variables. In the section System Variables, find the PATH environment variable and select it. Click Edit. If the PATH environment variable does not exist, click New.  In the Edit System Variable (or New System Variable) window, append the path. (E.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application).  Once you are done with all the above, setup follow the below steps: 1. Open Chrome In debug mode using the following command. Command: chrome.exe -remote-debugging-port=9014 --user-data-dir="E:\Selenium Scripts\Chrome_Test_Profile” (This command opens the window in debug mode). You can use any port, here I a...