Archive - The Agile Way

Practical Advice for Hiring a Junior Test Automation Engineer. Part 1: The Facts

A cost-saving and sure way

19 hrs ago •

A Story: Principal Software Engineer Undermines E2E Test Automation

Not everyone likes to see the success of E2E Test Automation.

Sep 15 •

Web Test Automation Clarified. Part D: Combined

Putting it all together - misconceptions and pitfalls in web test automation.

Sep 13 •

Real End-to-End Test Automation: Far More Than Just Quality Checks. Part B: Release Early, Release Often

Achieving Real Continuous Delivery Through Reliable E2E (UI) Test Automation.

Sep 11 •

E2E Test Automation Anti-Pattern: Prioritizing Tests in Execution

Automated E2E tests that are rarely run quickly become outdated—you might as well delete them if you don’t run them often.

Sep 8 •

Web Test Automation Clarified. Part C: Automation

The term “automation” implies: Speed, Objectivity and Cost-effectiveness.

Sep 6 •

Announcing my new book, "End-to-end Test Automation Anti-Patterns"

A book on Critical Lessons from Real-World Test Automation Failures.

Sep 3 •

A Long List of Failed E2E Test Automation Hypes I Foresaw

Lessons from Two Decades of Predicting What Doesn’t Work in E2E Test Automation

Sep 1 •

August 2025

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