Cheatsheets, blueprints & guides
Deep-dive QA/SDET resources — architecture blueprints, framework comparisons, and guides to level up your automation and interview prep. All original content.
What Actually Happens When You Call page.click()
An interactive, wire-level trace of four Playwright commands travelling through five layers and back — with the real protocol messages, the retry loop, and the exact failure each layer produces.
Playwright Test Framework Architecture: A Practical Blueprint
A production-grade layout for a Playwright TypeScript framework — fixtures, page objects, config, CI wiring, and the trade-offs behind each layer.
Selenium WebDriver Framework Architecture: From Scratch to Production
Driver lifecycle, waits, Page Object Model, parallel execution, and CI integration — a practical architecture for a real Selenium project, not a toy demo.
REST API Test Automation Architecture with RestAssured
Request specs, response validation, auth handling, and data-driven design for a maintainable RestAssured framework.
Playwright vs Selenium vs Cypress: An Honest Comparison for 2026
No tool wins every category. A practical breakdown of where each framework genuinely has the edge, and how to actually decide for your team.
AI and Agentic Testing: Where It Actually Helps (and Where It Doesn't)
A grounded look at what AI-assisted and agentic testing tools are genuinely good at today, versus the hype — self-healing locators, test generation, and autonomous exploration.
The Senior SDET Interview: What Each Round Really Tests
A breakdown of what interviewers are actually evaluating at each stage of a senior SDET interview loop — beyond just 'can you write a test.'
Playwright MCP and the Agentic Test Stack: What's Actually Shipping in 2026
A concrete look at Model Context Protocol for testing — what Playwright MCP and Playwright Agents actually expose, what self-healing via accessibility snapshots really does, and how to evaluate whether it belongs in your stack yet.
Deloitte QA Interview Questions
Three interview rounds at Deloitte — covering data-driven frameworks, Maven, TestNG, Selenium, and HR discussions. Real questions from a recent QA interview.
How are SHERLOCK HOLMES Principles Related to Software Testing?
The legendary detective's investigative methodology maps surprisingly well to how great QA engineers approach bugs and test design.
Major Components in Globalization / Internationalization Testing
Building apps for a global audience? Here are the critical components you must test to ensure your software works across locales, languages, and cultures.
What is Crowdtesting?
Crowdtesting lets real users test your product under real conditions before release. Here's how it works, when to use it, and its pros and cons.
Optimizing Testing Strategies in Agile Sprints
Running Scrum? Here's how to fit smoke, regression, integration, system, and acceptance testing into a time-boxed sprint without burning out your QA team.
Strategies for Efficient Bug Identification and Prioritization in Testing
Not all bugs are equal. These 7 strategies help QA teams identify the right bugs and prioritize them by business impact — so the most critical fixes ship first.
Basic Git Commands Every QA Engineer Should Know
A practical cheat-sheet of the essential Git commands for QA professionals — from cloning a repo to raising a pull request.
Smoke Testing vs Sanity Testing
Two terms often confused, with completely different purposes. Here's a clear breakdown of when each applies and why both matter in a QA cycle.