Archive - The Agile Way

E2E Test Design Anti-Pattern: “Each test case, in one test script file, passed on its own but failed when run together”

Understanding and Avoiding Inter-Test Dependency Failures in Automated E2E test scripts

20 hrs ago •

Six Steps to Master End-to-End Test Automation, Part 2: Get Motivated *

From “We Should” to “We Will”.

Oct 22 •

Yesterday’s massive AWS outage once again highlights why test automation and sound test engineering practices are essential

Reflection on Quality Engineering

Oct 20 •

Announcing my new book, "Effective Web Test Automation with Selenium WebDriver and JUnit"

A book on achieving effective web test automation that is both practically useful and easy to implement.

Oct 18 •

Six Steps to Master End-to-End Test Automation, Part 1: Witness the Real

Start with belief by seeing it in action.

Oct 16 •

Exclusive Benefits of Upgrading to a Paid Subscription to the AgileWay Newsletter

What is the AgileWay Newsletter about, and how can a small personal investment create a competitive edge over peers?

Oct 13 •

E2E Test Design Anti-Pattern: “Test script fails after the first successful run”

Understanding and Avoiding State-Dependent Failures in Automated E2E test scripts

Oct 11 •

Flaky Tests in E2E Test Automation Clarified — Part B: Test Suite Size Matters

Why we commonly see “excited to announce a new test automation attempt with a new framework/tool, a few weeks/months later, wind up quietly”?

Oct 9 •

Flaky Tests in E2E Test Automation Clarified — Part A: Flaky Tests are Common but People tend to Neglect them

Before addressing the flaky tests, we need to treat them honestly and seriously first.

Oct 8 •

Case Study: Leveraging Dynamism in Automated E2E Test Scripts with Ruby

How Ruby's dynamic features reduce boilerplate and enable flexible, easier-to-maintain E2E test scripts

Oct 4 •

What is a Proper Agile Iteration (Sprint)? Part 4: Continuous Testing

E2E Test Automation is backbone of Agile/DevOps. Without solid automated regression testing, how can it be real Agile?

Oct 1 •

September 2025

Practical Advice for Hiring a Junior Test Automation Engineer. Part 2: Advice*

Advice for both hiring managers and job seekers.

Sep 29 •

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