Building Trust with AI Agents
Trusting an AI agent works the same way as trusting a colleague: you need clear communication, checks, and a system that catches what the model gets wrong.
Podcast: Software Testing, AI and Quality Insights — Page 2 of 15
Why AI cannot do cause-and-effect - and QFD helps
Why can't LLMs do cause-and-effect? And what does Quality Function Deployment have to do with it? The answer changes how you prioritize testing.
Why Your CI Pipeline Is Lying to You
Flaky tests don't just slow down CI, they erode trust until engineers stop believing the build. Here's how to fix that.
Practical and safe development with IEC 62443-4-1
Standards do not make secure software by themselves - but 62443-4-1 shows how security really belongs in the process from the very first design step.
From Nokia to iPhone: What Pen Testers Learned
From analog eavesdropping to overlay attacks on banking apps, mobile security has never stopped failing users in new ways.
From developer to test automation engineer
From developer to test automation engineer: Why clean code principles decide which automation lasts for years and which doesn't.
Empowering Women in Software Testing
Women still navigate assumptions in tech that men rarely face. Here is what assertive-but-kind communication actually looks like in a testing team.
How Stiftung Warentest tests
How does a product test work before the magazine is published? Independent purchasing, blind testing, multiple verifications - including parallels to software testing.
The Hidden Playwright Advantage Developers Miss
Playwright works just as well with Python as with TypeScript. Here's what changes, what you gain, and what you have to build yourself.
TACON - A practical conference about test automation
130 participants, a clear focus on test automation and real practical reports: Why TACON in Leipzig attracts more and more people every year.
Stop the blame, keep the learning
Failures rarely teach their best lessons while the sting is fresh. Here's how cold analysis and self-awareness turn career mistakes into lasting growth.
10 years QS Barcamp Hamburg
60 to 80 participants, no fixed program schedule and yet the most intensive technical discussions of the year: how a barcamp achieves what traditional conferences often cannot.
How Motherhood Made Her A Better QA Manager
Parenting three kids sharpens skills you never expected at work: ownership, prioritization, patience, and knowing when to ask for help.
Effective test reporting without overhead
Test reporting in 5 steps: Goal, position, forecast, data quality and automation. How reporting becomes a real management tool.
Structured Exploratory Testing Strategies That Work
Exploratory testing is not just clicking around randomly. Here is how scoping, timeboxing, and risk focus turn it into a sharp quality tool.
Formal methods in software quality
Formal methods sound like an ivory tower, but they provide what testing alone can never do: mathematical proof of correct behavior.
Why Managers Don't Listen to Testers
Managers speak in numbers, testers speak in risks. Closing that gap with basic economics can protect your job and actually get quality initiatives approved.
How to create the perfect conference program
527 submissions, just under 50 slots: How a conference program is really created and what makes one submission stand out from the rest.