AI vs traditional testing, finding bugs faster, tools, & more
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In this edition we’ll cover topics such as traditional vs AI testing, tools (mostly AI), faster ways to find bugs, measuring productivity, testing Python apps, automating demo apps, and more. Enjoy reading and have a great weekend ahead!
QA Pulse
This post on Medium by Zhimin Zhan summarizes the insights from TestRail’s 4th Software Testing & Quality Report, highlighting trends in tools, team practices, and testing strategies based on feedback from 2,750 professionals. It offers a snapshot of how the QA landscape is evolving in 2025.
This Ministry of Testing article by Arun Vishwanathan explains a faster way to find bugs. The idea is to debug integration failures using the "5-point parallel search" method, which tests multiple builds at once to quickly find when a bug first appeared, saving time compared to checking builds one by one.
This LambdaTest article by Ninad Pathak compares traditional testing with AI-powered testing, showing how AI makes test automation faster, smarter, and easier to maintain. It highlights benefits like self-healing tests, natural-language scripting, and better scalability over the rigid nature of traditional methods.
This Financial Express article discusses how no-code, AI-powered testing tools simplify and speed up software testing by enabling visual test creation without coding, improving collaboration and reducing manual effort.
This ShakeBug article by Chirag Lukhi explains that AI is automating many routine QA tasks but won’t replace QA engineers. Instead, it lets them focus on higher-level work like strategy, judgment, and teamwork, while AI handles repetitive testing.
This TestMetry article by George Ukkuru is a quick guide on automating demo tests to ensure smooth, reliable client presentations or sprint reviews. It covers selecting scenarios, creating automated scripts, maintaining test environments, integrating with CI/CD, and avoiding common mistakes.
Related
This All About Testing article explains how hackers can fool AI systems using subtle data manipulations like adversarial inputs or backdoor attacks, exposing hidden vulnerabilities in machine learning models that can lead to serious security risks.
This Browserstack article explains how to measure software engineering productivity using frameworks like DORA and SPACE. It mentions combining data and feedback, tackling issues like technical debt, and using tools like Jira to improve team performance.
This The CTO Club article by Katie Sanders ranks U.S. states by how safe they are for remote work cybersecurity in 2025, with North Dakota topping the list and New York ranking lowest. It highlights key factors like scam rates and internet speed, and shares tips to improve remote work security, such as multi-factor authentication and employee training.
Tools
This Dev.to article lists the top 12 AI testing tools for 2025, explaining how they use machine learning and automation to improve test efficiency, detect bugs faster, and adapt to changes in code or UI. It’s a quick guide for anyone looking to modernize their QA process with smart, AI-driven solutions.
This Software Testing Magazine article explains how AI-powered content detection tools can streamline software testing workflows by identifying generated content and improving test quality.
This TheEdinburghReporter article also lists some top AI tools for software testing in 2025—Testomat.io, ACCELQ, Testim, and Functionize—highlighting how they use AI to automate and streamline QA processes.
This InfoWorld article talks about Perforce’s new Perfecto AI. This is an agentic AI test tool that lets teams create and run web and mobile app tests using natural language, with no scripting needed. It adapts to UI changes in real time, reduces test effort by up to 70%, and integrates with CI/CD pipelines.
This LeapWork article by Courtney Gray explains how Leapwork’s no-code, AI-powered test automation platform enables scalable, end-to-end testing across Microsoft applications like Dynamics 365, Azure, Power Platform, M365, and Copilot. It’s helping with regression, integration, and UI workflows.
This Frugal Testing article by Rupesh Garg is another article that describes 10 testing tools that independent QA teams should use in 2025 to enhance efficiency, coverage, and quality.
Advice
How can you effectively test Python applications on embedded systems? This LinkedIn collaborative thread is about best practices for testing Python applications on embedded systems, covering planning, unit and integration testing, performance and robustness checks, and the use of tools like pytest, HIL testing, and CI pipelines.
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