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5 big ideas from "Test Automation Fundamentals" book
My review of the "Test Automation Fundamentals" book by Manfred Baumgartner, Thomas Steirer, Marc-Florian Wendland, Stefan Gwihs, Julian Hartner, Richard Seidl
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5 big ideas from "Taking Testing Seriously" book
My review of the "Taking Testing Seriously: The Rapid Software Testing Approach" book by James Bach and Michael Bolton
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From a player to a coach - 5 ideas from the Quality Coach`s Handbook
5 ideas from "The Quality Coach`s Handbook" by Anne-Marie Charrett
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Beyond the test case: 5 Insights from Elisabeth Hendrickson’s ‘Explore It!’
My insights from "Explore It!" book by Elisabeth Hendrickson
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Book Review: Software Testing with Generative AI
My insights from "Software Testing with Generative AI" book by Mark Winteringham
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Book Review: Software Testing: A Craftsman`s Approach
My insights from "Software Testing: A Craftsman`s Approach" by Paul C Jorgensen
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Book Review: Team Guide to Software Testability
My insights from "Team Guide to Software Testability: Better software through greater testability" by Ash Winter and Rob Meaney
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Book Review: Full Stack Testing
My insights from "Full Stack Testing: A Practical Guide for Delivering High Quality Software" by Gayathri Mohan
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Book Review: Software Testing Strategies
My insights from "Software Testing Strategies: A Testing Guide for the 2020s" book by Matthew Heusser and Michael Larsen
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Book Review: Testing Web APIs
Review of "Testing Web APIs " by Mark Winteringham
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Book Review: Contract Testing in Action
Review of "Contract Testing in Action: With Pact, PactFlow, and GitHub Actions" book written by Marie Cruz and Lewis Prescott
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What to read from testing and engineering (2025 edition)
Best IT books I`ve read in 2025
Recommendation
Paper Review: Software Testing Research Challenges: An Industrial Perspective
An overview of the current state of software testing and open research questions
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On integration testing examples
Few examples of integration testing from real world
Testing
On the value of a test engineer
How we, as test engineers, bring value to the team and company
Testing
On ignoring recommendations and quality
Is it always possible to assure the quality?
Testing
Why are we testing?
Thoughts on why we do software testing
Testing
Quick comparison of gRPC testing tools
Which tool to choose for testing gRPC services?
Tools
How to test randomness?
How to test random number generators?
Testing
What does it mean to test a blockchain and which knowledge do you need for it
Different forms of testing blockchain
Blockchain
Challenges in testing blockchain-based applications
Why is blockchain testing not an easy thing?
Blockchain
Should You Use Contract Testing?
Easy explanation on what is contract testing and why it may be usable.
Automation
Modern Problems With Test Automation
My thoughts on modern test automation problems and how to solve them.
Automation
Getting Started With Testing Microservices
Resources for engineers starting microservices testing.
Automation
My biggest testing regrets
Inspired by MoT Bloggers Club challenge.
Testing
Test tasks for automation engineers: do we need them?
Pros and cons of test tasks for automation engineers.
Interview
Making automation better
In this blog post I share a few tips on how to make automation better.
Automation
Magic of Spring Boot testing: Data-driven unit tests
In this blog post I will explain how to use a data-driven approach for unit testing.
Automation
Easy way to test Spring Boot microservices
Easy way how to make integration and component testing for Spring Boot microservices with Docker containers.
Automation
Tuning up test pyramid for microservices
How canonical testing pyramid is changing as more and more applications adopt microservices architecture.
Automation
How complex and challenging testing can be
In the following post I will talk about my experience of testing huge financial systems.
Testing