Becoming tester in 2025, new tools, testing AI code, & more

Jul 04, 2025

Good morning ☕️

In this edition we’ll cover topics such as test analysis techniques, throughput in performance testing, testing AI code, becoming a tester in 2025, leadership lessons, building professional relationships in remote work, new & established tools for testers, and more. Enjoy reading and have a great weekend ahead!

QA Pulse

This TestMetry article by George Ukkuru explains test analysis techniques like static analysis, equivalence partitioning, and risk-based analysis to improve test coverage and catch defects early. It also mentions teamwork, Agile integration, and tool use to ensure higher software quality.

This The Data Scientist short article breaks down the main steps of software testing in a beginner-friendly approach, from planning and designing tests to running them, fixing bugs, and wrapping things up.

This Dev.to post by Joe Gray shares 4 quick tips to boost testing efficiency—improve your test management process, automate wisely, keep communication tight across teams, and use data-driven insights to track and improve.

This Medium blog post by Arpit choubey explains how using IEEE‑829 test docs and doing peer reviews helps teams catch bugs early and work better together.

This Abstracta article by Sofía Palamarchuk breaks down throughput in performance testing—basically, how many requests a system handles over time, and why it matters for speed, efficiency, and user experience.

This Ministry of Testing article by Rafaela Azevedo offers tips for testing AI-generated code, talking about the need to check edge cases, integration, scalability, and security, as AI tools often miss context and accuracy.

This AccelQ article by Nishan Joseph covers the software testing trends for 2025, focusing on AI-driven automation, TestOps integration, API and resilience testing, codeless platforms, and a stronger emphasis on user experience and accessibility.

Career

This Big News Network article by Busines NewsWire gives 10 practical tips for becoming a software tester in 2025, focusing on learning manual and automated testing, Agile methods, building a portfolio, and networking to succeed in the field.

In this conversation/podcast, Harpal Singh shares candid leadership lessons, covering everything from confronting hiring biases and adapting across cultures to building team trust. He talks about how self-awareness helps leaders balance high standards with empathy, improve hiring, and help the team grow through listening, adapting, and structured feedback.

This Software Testing Magazine article explains how ISTQB Test Managers adapt to Agile by leading QA, promoting Agile testing practices, supporting automation, and fostering collaboration to ensure effective testing and continuous improvement within Agile teams.

This CTO Club’s AI ROI Playbook shares a practical, board-ready framework for turning AI pilots into real business value. It offers templates, checklists, and use cases to help CTOs assess maturity, align data and infrastructure, and measure key KPIs, so organizations can scale GenAI projects effectively and confidently.

This Full Scale article explains how CTOs can cut development costs 50% with efficient QA in software development. It mentions how teams can save time and money by preventing bugs early. It also gives tips on building a QA team, choosing tools, and measuring success.

Tools

This Business Outstanders article by Emily Wilson is about HeadSpin, a platform for automated functional testing on real devices (like mobile, web, and OTT). It covers how HeadSpin speeds up test execution, helps integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, and ensures product quality using tools like Selenium and Appium.

This PixelQA article by Divya Panchal breaks down the differences between Robot Framework and and SeleniumLibrary. In short, it explains that Robot Framework is a test automation framework, organizing the tests, while SeleniumLibrary lets it control browsers, so it practically does the clicking.

This Medium article by Niar introduces Shortest, an AI-powered tool that turns plain English into automated Playwright tests, making end-to-end testing faster and easier with less coding.

This Calleo Software article by Stephen Davis explains how some test tools, especially free ones, can seem like a good deal but end up costing more due to hidden issues like lack of support, extra setup work, and security risks.

This Dev.to article by Esha Suchana explains that testing could be a slowdown in software development because manual and outdated methods are slow and error-prone, and it mentions AI tools like Aurick that automate testing by simulating users, speeding up bug detection and improving efficiency.

This Testsigma article by Meenakshi M explains how AI testing agents in tools like Testsigma can autonomously create, run, and fix test cases using machine learning and NLP, making QA faster and more efficient.

This QA Touch article by Premnath M explains how QA Touch now integrates with JIRA and uses AI to automatically generate test cases from JIRA stories and epics, syncing requirements, test cases, and results between the two platforms.

Advice

Here's how you can foster robust professional connections as a software tester in a virtual work setting. This LinkedIn collaborative thread discusses how software testers can build professional relationships in remote work by engaging in virtual meetups, active communication, sharing knowledge, mentoring, collaborating on projects, and connecting through personal interests.

You're juggling multiple software platforms in agile testing. How can you ensure maximum test coverage? This LinkedIn collaborative thread discusses how to ensure maximum test coverage when testing multiple software platforms in an agile environment, with suggestions like using centralized tools, automating repetitive tasks, focusing on risk-based testing, and promoting team collaboration.

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Mid-Level Test Automation Engineer at ISI Enterprises, Remote, Full-time, Salary $110k - $135 /year, 4+ yrs experience in test automation for enterprise web applications, US Citizenship required

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