Moving into AI-first development is a journey, and we’re all learning together. I want to share some bittersweet lessons from my recent experience that might save you from hitting the same walls I did. The “Secret” Everyone Knows Let’s address the elephant in the room. By now, there are probably a million YouTube videos titled … continue reading
Software testing company BrowserStack announced a Visual Review Agent for its visual web testing platform Percy. “Visual testing has reached a point where the question is no longer ‘why’ but ‘how to make it scalable?’” Ritesh Arora, CEO and co-founder at BrowserStack “The Visual Review Agent brings AI into the heart of visual testing, cutting … continue reading
When the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) came into effect in 2024, it marked the world’s first comprehensive regulatory framework for AI. The law introduced risk-based obligations—ranging from minimal to unacceptable—and codified requirements around transparency, accountability, and testing. But more than a legal milestone, it crystallized a broader debate: who is responsible … continue reading
AWS has announced the launch of its open source Nova Act extension, which allows developers to build browser automation agents in their IDE, reducing the need to switch between dev and test environments. With the new extension, developers can use natural language to describe their workflow and then the Nova Act extension will generate an … continue reading
Engineering leadership and executives are out of touch when it comes to software testing and how AI can be applied to the process, according to Sauce Labs’ 2025 Software Testing Vibe Check: Agentic Edition report. 61% of survey respondents—who consisted of 400 testing executives and engineering leaders surveyed in June 2024—said that their top leadership … continue reading
Testing company BrowserStack has announced a new Chrome extension called Testing Toolkit that includes 11 different manual web testing tools. According to the company, manual web testing has been very fragmented, and QA teams are often switching between multiple different apps and accounts, leading to unnecessary context switching and lost time. The Testing Toolkit acts … continue reading
Parasoft is helping customers address the unique requirements for testing AI with several new capabilities across its various testing solutions. The company added an agentic AI assistant to its virtual testing simulation solution Virtualize, allowing customers to create virtual services using natural language prompts. For example, a user could write the prompt: “Create a virtual … continue reading
Snyk has announced a new dynamic application security testing (DAST) solution designed specifically for AI-powered software development. Snyk API & Web allows developers to test the security of all of their APIs and web apps, regardless of if the code was written by a developer or AI. It also provides detailed recommendations on how to … continue reading
Over the years, I’ve had countless conversations with performance engineers, DevOps teams, and CTOs, and I keep hearing the same assumptions about load testing. Some of them sound logical on the surface, but in reality, they often lead teams down the wrong path. Here are five of the biggest misconceptions I’ve come across—and what you … continue reading
The testing company BrowserStack has announced a new offering to help organizations get access to different devices to test their applications on. The new offering, Private Devices, provides access to real devices that are secured in data centers, which enables organizations to test on those devices without needing to compromise on security or performance. “With … continue reading
Test impact analysis involves concentrating testing efforts on the specific changes made during discrete development activities, ensuring that only the necessary tests are executed. Teams that adopt this technology enhance testing processes during development by receiving immediate feedback on the impact of changes to their application. Despite the adoption of modern development methodologies such as … continue reading
The testing company mabl has announced two new tools designed to improve the software testing process: GenAI Test Creation and Tools for Playwright. Mabl GenAI Test Creation uses generative AI to automatically create tests based on existing assets. The tests it generates are designed to be easy to maintain in order to cut down on … continue reading
