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Richard Seidl: 12/02/2025
When classic testing tools fail on legacy interfaces, new approaches are needed. A practical case shows this clearly: Deutsche Bahn's mobile checkout required two weeks of manual acceptance testing because UI elements did not offer any IDs. Instead...
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Richard Seidl: 11/27/2025
Test automation works when it solves real problems, not when it focuses on tools. The focus shifts to why, where, and how. The test pyramid places...
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Richard Seidl: 11/25/2025
Making quality visible. A pragmatic approach shows how teams map their value creation on a wall from the start to the end event. Standing up, with...
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Richard Seidl: 11/20/2025
Over two decades, performance testing moved from bare metal and heavy browser scripts to APIs, cloud, and Kubernetes. The focus shifted from lab load...
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Richard Seidl: 11/18/2025
Wind turbines are much more than just large rotors that generate electricity. In the background, a modular interaction of software, sensors and...
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Richard Seidl: 11/13/2025
A local testing conference grew from a small meetup in 2011 to a 700 person international gathering in Budapest. The program favors care for people,...
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Richard Seidl: 11/11/2025
Trust in decisions does not arise in a vacuum. A study on hiring decisions compared human and algorithmic recommendations, controlled by a built-in...
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Richard Seidl: 11/06/2025
The evolving role of software testers is marked by questions of visibility, confidence, and influence within modern development teams. Testers often...
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Richard Seidl: 11/04/2025
When software fails, the cause often lies less in the code than in the contract. The decisive factor is whether success or effort is owed: If agile...
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Richard Seidl: 10/30/2025
Modern product work sits in uncertainty. The piece explores stoic thinking as a practical frame for development and leadership. Progress rests on...