In UI automation, most “random” failures are not really random. The page is still loading. The spinner is still spinning. The modal is fading in. The network call is not done yet. Your script is simply too fast. That’s where explicit waits in Selenium come in. They are the difference between “click-click-fail” and a …
Selenium: How to Wait Properly for Loading Screens and Pop-ups Read More »
When a UI test fails, the first reaction on most teams is, “UI changed again?” In many cases, the real culprit isn’t the change itself, but how we wired our tests to the UI. That wiring happens through locators and test hooks. Get them right, and your regression suite feels rock-solid. Get them wrong, …
Selenium: A Simple Way to Make Your Tests More Stable Read More »
The QA industry is evolving rapidly, and companies are no longer satisfied with testers who only execute steps from a document. They want someone who understands systems, writes scalable test code, and contributes meaningfully to faster releases. That’s why becoming a strong automation testing engineer is one of the best career decisions you can make …
Top 5 Skills You Need to Become an Automation Test Engineer in 2026 Read More »
Manual testers and automation testers in 2026 cannot ignore cross-browser testing anymore. Users open your app on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, and even older versions in real projects. If your tests only run on one browser, bugs will slip into production. This guide shows you how to use Selenium WebDriver for reliable cross-browser testing, …
Cross-Browser Testing with Selenium WebDriver: Step-by-Step Guide for 2026 Read More »
As a tester, I’ve spent countless hours staring at a screen, waiting for tests to finish on a single machine. Daily sanity checks, regression suites—they all felt like slow, painful marathons. Our QA process was bottlenecked by serial execution, and with tight release cycles, delays were inevitable. It was clear: we needed speed without compromising quality. That’s when we turned …
If you’ve spent time working in QA automation, you know the frustration of flaky tests. Those intermittent failures that appear out of nowhere, often in CI/CD pipelines, can make you question the stability of your environment, your framework, and even your sanity. I’ve been there—watching a test fail five times in a row on a sunny Tuesday morning, only to pass perfectly when …
Retry Logic in CI/CD: The Secret to Handling Flaky Tests Read More »
Early in my testing career, I had a simple mantra: if a test fails, throw in a Thread.sleep()—long enough to let the page load or an element appear. It seemed harmless at first. After all, what could go wrong with a few seconds of patience? Turns out, everything could go wrong. Over time, I learned the …
In the ever-changing world of software development, automation testing continues to be a cornerstone for delivering high-quality applications faster. While new testing tools and frameworks emerge each year, Selenium still stands tall as the go-to choice for QA professionals and organizations worldwide. Even in 2026, with advancements in AI-driven tools and codeless testing platforms, …
Why Automation Testing with Selenium Is Still the #1 Choice in 2026 Read More »
When I first stepped into automation testing, we were using JUnit4 as our primary test framework. It was simple, lightweight, and easy to get started with. For basic unit testing, JUnit did its job well. But as our automation needs grew—covering UI testing, data-driven tests, parallel execution, and integration with CI/CD pipelines—JUnit4 started showing its …
JUnit4 vs TestNG: Why Switching Changed Our Automation Game Read More »
If you’re preparing for a Cognizant (CTS) interview in 2026, this guide is for you! Whether you’re a manual tester transitioning to automation or an experienced QA engineer, knowing how to handle Java and Selenium-based interview questions can make all the difference. CTS interviews are known for testing your core programming logic, automation approach, …
