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, …
In my last post, we spoke about the challenges we’ve faced running Selenium automation on Azure Pipelines with on-premises agents. The issues were clear: slower test runs, performance drops, scaling limits, and the hidden costs of maintenance. But as architects, we don’t just stop at identifying problems—we look for solutions. In this post, I …
Solutions and Strategies for Selenium Automation on Azure Pipelines Read More »
Web tables are everywhere—from dashboards and reports to admin panels and user listings. But for automation testers, web tables can be a total headache—especially when dealing with dynamic content, unpredictable row counts, or tricky filters. In this guide, we’re going to break down exactly how to handle dynamic web tables using Selenium, including how …
Managing Web Tables in Selenium: Dynamic Rows, Columns & Filters Like a Pro Read More »
In today’s data-driven world, dashboards have become the central nervous system of decision-making. Executives rely on them to allocate budgets, product managers use them to track feature adoption, and operations teams use them to detect anomalies before they become disasters. But a dashboard’s value is only as strong as its integrity. A beautiful graph …
Beyond Pretty Charts: Ensuring Data Accuracy in Your Dashboard Graphs Read More »
When we talk about Selenium test automation at scale, one concept that consistently comes up is Data-Driven Testing (DDT). Imagine writing a login test for a web application. If you hardcode the username and password inside the script, you will only test one scenario. But in real-world testing, you’ll often need to validate multiple …
Mastering Data-Driven Testing in Selenium: Excel, CSV, and Database Integration Read More »
