AUTONOMOUS TESTING

Hello Reader,
The idea of autonomous testing has been popping out in my network a lot lately. Is it the future of QA, or just another buzzword? I recently started a poll on this, and the results were split: while some are excited about its potential, others remain skeptical. Let’s unpack the discussion.

"Autonomous" aims to be the next revolution of testing after test automation. Before, test automation would take away the repetitive parts of testing. It would be strong in areas where people were weak and would get tired. Autonomous testing aims to be strong even in areas where people were previously strong. Supporters believe that AI-powered tools can massively improve testing, especially for smoke and exploratory tests. As some commenters say, the promise is there, but we are not quite there yet.

Not everyone is sold on the idea. Skeptics point out that for complex setups AI still falls short. Especially when testing more complex web applications that require complicated data setup. Demos that we see are nice, but that’s just demos.

While fully autonomous testing might not replace traditional methods yet, its potential for growth is intriguing. As AI improves, the key will be balancing automation with human oversight to ensure quality and reliability.

What’s your take on autonomous testing? Is it a "yay" or "nay" for you? Let me know—I’d love to hear your perspective!

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Testing API with Cypress is simple an fun. But when trying to upload a file through API, things get a bit more complicated. Here’s an example of how to achieve this. You can read more about this in my blog.

 1  cy.fixture('logo.png', 'binary').then( image => {
 2    const blob = Cypress.Blob.binaryStringToBlob(image, 'image/png');
 3    const formData = new FormData();
 4    formData.append('image', blob, 'logo.png');
 5  
 6      cy.request({
 7        method: 'POST', 
 8        url: '/api/upload',
 9        body: formData,
10        headers: {
11          'content-type': 'multipart/form-data'
12        },
13      })
14    })

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