Test Automation Experience – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Do security tests and APIs leave you confused? Expert Bas Dijkstra makes API testing look easy and shares the essentials every dev ops professional needs to know.

You’ll learn how to spot and fix common API vulnerabilities, including sneaky JavaScript injections to the all-too-common broken object-level authorization. With hands-on demos and practical advice, you'll discover how to fortify your APIs against real-world threats. But that's not all—Bas also gives us a sneak peek into his upcoming contract testing course, perfect for anyone looking to master integration testing and ensure seamless API communication.

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✅ WEBSITE: https://www.ontestautomation.com/ 

✅ ON TEST AUTOMATION TRAINING: https://www.ontestautomation.com/training/ 

✅ CONTRACT TESTING COURSE: https://www.ontestautomation.com/training/contract-testing/ 

👨‍💻 GITHUB: https://github.com/basdijkstra      

📧EMAIL:  [email protected]  

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(00:00) Intro

(02:24 ) 60-Second API Security Testing Challenge

(03:06) JavaScript injection and input sanitization

(04:56) The role of AI in API Testing

(05:51) Impactful API Security Bug

(07:56) Starting API Security Testing

(09:26) Ideal API Response to invalid input

(11:58) OWASP API Security Top Ten 

(13:33) Broken object-level authorization

(14:58) Unauthorized access testing

(21:41) Rate Limiting

(23:26) API Security University

(25:31) Exploratory testing techniques

(29:07) On Test Automation Courses

How do you build lightning-fast websites with Astro and React?

In this episode, Nikolay teams up with Cassidy Williams, a developer advocate and educator with a flair for making complex concepts fun and accessible. Watch as Cassidy attempts to build an Astro website in 60 seconds, integrates React for interactivity, and shares tips on optimizing performance. Along the way, she shares her favorite productivity tools, discusses the power of community, and offers invaluable career advice for developers. 

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✅ WEBSITE: https://cassidoo.co/

👨‍💻 GITHUB: https://github.com/cassidoo

🔎 BLOG: https://cassidoo.co/blog/

🔎 GETTING PAID IS WEIRD:https://cassidoo.co/post/getting-paid-is-weird/
🔎CASSIDY’S PRODCUTIVITY TOOLShttps://cassidoo.co/post/producivity-apps-2024/     

🤝 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cassidoo        

♀️ELPHA: https://elpha.com/ 

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(00:00) Intro

(01:14) Build an Astro website in 60 seconds

(03:27) What is Astro all about?  

(05:56) Adding React to an Astro website

(09:22) Client-Only and Client-Visible Components

(10:12 ) Biggest fear as a developer

(12:11) Top three career tips for Developers

(17:03) Finding and building a supportive community

(20:04) Making money in Tech is weird

(27:53) Cassidy’s Purpose and content

(32:00) The human touch in content creation

(34:47) Discord and community engagement

(40:29) Productivity tools and practices

(45:16) Advice for aspiring developers

(46:48) Cassidy's word game: Jumbli

(47:42) What's next for Cassidy

We didn’t expect this from ChatOps! Keep watching until we implement an AI assistant for data filtering in under 60 seconds!

This episode is all about productivity. Andrew Zigler, Developer Advocate at Mattermost, shares his top tips for using tech to improve your efficiency. 

Andrew explains ChatOps – a chat-based collaboration with automated workflows to make work easier and faster – and shares examples of how it’s enhanced his productivity. He also shows how to embed AI into chat platforms to summarize messages, craft responses, and support decision-making. 

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RESOURCES FROM ANDREW

✅AWS Skill Builder: https://skillbuilder.aws/

✅Mattermost Community Server: https://mattermost.com/blog/author/andrew-ziglermattermost-com/

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Learn how to AI-proof your job and prepare for the future of test automation!
In this episode, we’re sharing a highlight reel of our conversations with these industry leaders:

• Marie Cruz, Senior Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs
• Simon Stewart, Software Engineer at Apple
• Kent Dodds, Software Engineer Educator at Kent C. Dodds Tech LLC
• Filip Hric, DevRel at Replay.io
• Gleb Bahmutov, Senior Director of Engineering at Mercari US
• Andy Knight, Principal Architect at Cycle Labs
• Boni Garcia, Associate Professor at UC3M
• Mark Winteringham, Author of AI-Assisted Testing
• Jason Arbon, CEO of Checkie.AI
• Robin Gupta, Creator of TestZeus

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Oops, we brought down the company internet!

What happens when you build a team that's engaged, committed, and watching each other’s back? You develop more usable, stable software.

BJ Muse, Principal Technical Architect at Google, shares his passion for fostering cultures where teams take ownership of the products they develop. He discusses choosing a cloud service provider, QA strategies using AI tools, and managing testing noise — all while building, testing, and deploying a React app alongside host Nikolay.

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RESOURCES FROM BJ

✅Make.com: make.com

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Keep watching until a robot plays Angry Birds! It’s insane!

Jason Huggins, Creator of Selenium, Co-Founder of Sauce Labs, and Founder & CEO of Tapster Robotics, demos game-changing robots that can swipe, tap, and even insert credit cards in part two of our conversation. 

Jason shares how teaching a robot to play Angry Birds became a way to provide control over real devices with no limitations. He explains how Tapster’s robots complement Appium, shares the evolution of Tapster Valet, and gives advice for aspiring innovators.

In case you missed it, we covered the creation of Selenium and Sauce Labs in Part 1 of the conversation with Jason Huggins here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2211482/14957179-jason-huggins-creator-of-selenium-sauce-labs-part-1.mp3?download=true

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RESOURCES FROM JASON

✅ “Don’t Fear the Robot” – Jason’s Keynote at the 2019 Appium Conference in Bangalore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXXLhhhEWKU

✅ Tapster Valet: https://tapster.io/valet

✅ Tapster 3: https://tapster.io/tapster-robotics-product-page

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Testing is a Goldilocks game.

You don’t want too many tests, and you don’t want too few. You need to get it just right.

Jason Huggins, Creator of Selenium, Co-Founder of Sauce Labs, and Founder & CEO of Tapster Robotics, shares how to find the perfect balance of testing. He reveals the worst automation mistake you can make, gives his best advice, and tells the stories behind Selenium and Sauce Labs.

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RESOURCES FROM JASON

✅ Lessons Learned from Software Testing by Bret Pettichord, James Bach, and Cem Kaner: https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124

✅ Tapster: https://tapster.io/

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Is the future of testing human-free?

Tools like Devin are revealing AI’s impressive abilities to write code, and these technologies are growing exponentially. It’s hard to wrap our minds around what this means for the future, but Jason Arbon, CEO of Checkie.AI, shares his insightful – and slightly scary – predictions.

In this conversation, Jason covers myths about AI, using new tech for testing, and the future of programming.

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✍️MEDIUM: https://jarbon.medium.com/

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Standout SDETs leverage cutting-edge tools to amplify their skills. They’re not intimidated by new technology because they know that when used appropriately, it’s a developer’s best partner. 

Sidharth (Sid) Shukla joins Nikolay Advolodkin to share how generative AI can make developers more productive. He’ll not only explain how to customize LLM models with your data but also give real-world applications of this practice. Sid also shares his insider tips on landing a job at Amazon and how to be a great asset as an SDET. 

CONNECT WITH SIDHARTH SHUKLA          

🌳LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/sidharthsukla

💻BLOG: https://automationreinvented.blogspot.com/

📨NEWSLETTER: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6956573036137336832/

RESOURCES FROM SID

✅Generative AI for Software Testing Course: https://topmate.io/sidharth_shukla/411804

✅Interview Q&A Package: https://topmate.io/sidharth_shukla/605319

✅Book a 1:1 Call: https://topmate.io/sidharth_shukla

✅Amazon Q: https://aws.amazon.com/q/

✅Amazon CodeWhisperer: https://aws.amazon.com/codewhisperer/

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Are you looking to build high-quality and highly scalable automated tests? Us, too. The creator of the BELLATRIX framework, automation expert Anton Angelov,  joins Nikolay on how to get started quickly.

In their conversation, they dig into advanced email testing automation strategies, practical insights for integrating with services, and going through Anton’s R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Framework, which is all about advocating for ethics and empathy in tech. 

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🌎 WEBSITE:https://www.automatetheplanet.com

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