Episode 226: (REPLAY) The Croissants are Selenium w/ Jason Huggins

Episode 226: (REPLAY) The Croissants are Selenium w/ Jason Huggins

In this replay of episode 103, we are joined by Jason Huggins, the creator of Selenium, to discuss the true intent of the tool and why the industry has developed what Alan calls a 'tragic sickness' and an 'unhealthy infatuation' with UI automation. Driven by his belief that hand-crafted UI tests are an inefficient 'money pit' and a 'maintenance nightmare,' Alan challenges the traditional reliance on Selenium and advocates for developers owning automation to ensure better code design. Together with Huggins, we explore the history of the 'mercury monster' and the 'Steel Cage Match' while looking toward a future where robotics, AI-assisted record-and-playback, and data-driven experimentation replace brittle, legacy scripts

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Episode 211: Leadership Stuff

Episode 211: Leadership Stuff

Welp - Alan asked Brent how it was going, he said it was review season, and then 40 minutes of babbling commenced

3 Nov 202443min

Episode 210: Mailbag with ChatGPT

Episode 210: Mailbag with ChatGPT

We're lazy, so we let chatgpt kick us off with a mailbag question. Tangents followed.

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Episode 209: AI and Testing?

Episode 209: AI and Testing?

It's hard to tell what we talked about in this episode. But it involved a sleep-deprived Alan, and Brent, the Cat-Lady.

22 Sep 202458min

Episode 208: Brain Refactor w/ Dagna Bieda

Episode 208: Brain Refactor w/ Dagna Bieda

The wonderful Dagna Bieda joins us to talk about her new book, Brain Refactor. Buy the book at https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Refactor-Engineering-Fulfillment-Opportunities/dp/B0DB69G798/ and learn mor...

8 Sep 202455min

Episode 207: No, GenAI isn't replacing your team

Episode 207: No, GenAI isn't replacing your team

We talk about this article - https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/06/10/generative-ai-is-not-going-to-build-your-engineering-team-for-you/ - which is good, but hyperbolic at times.

25 Aug 202447min

Episode 206: Crowd-Crash

Episode 206: Crowd-Crash

Just like millions of others, we feel the need to talk about crowdstrike - just a bit. Then we talk about leadership, engagement, and potential new podcasting ventures.

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Episode 205: We're Afraid of AI

Episode 205: We're Afraid of AI

It's another episode of the AI Testing Podcast, where we discuss the advancements of AI, parallels to nuclear war, and what humans will do in the future. Links - OpenAI reportedly nears breakthroug...

15 Juli 202442min

Episode 204: The Three Ways of Devops & MT

Episode 204: The Three Ways of Devops & MT

We talk about a lot of stuff - because that's what we do. Somewhere in there, we talk about the overlap between the ways of devops and MT, and Brent threatens to rewrite the first principle.

22 Juni 202449min

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