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S1.E32: The power of observability and Exploratory Testing with Charity Majors

"Monitoring is for your known unknowns. Observability is for your unknown unknowns." But what does that really mean? And where does exploratory testing fit into all of this? In this episode of QA Therapy, we sit down with Charity Majors, co-founder and CTO of Honeycomb, to dive into the evolving role of testing, monitoring, and observability in modern software development.

How to Achieve SOC 2 Certification for Your Organization

Did you know that 60% of businesses that experience a data breach go out of business within six months? Protecting customer data isn't optional—it's a business requirement. To handle sensitive customer data, your business must prove the use of stringent security measures that create trust with clients while fulfilling regulatory specifications. SOC 2 certification provides the solution in this situation.

Why AI Isn't Ready to Replace Developers

When it comes to AI, we’re focused on the wrong problems. On Test Case Scenario, we discuss the real challenges AI faces in software development: AI can churn out code, sure—but when it comes to maintenance, it’s dead weight. Collaboration over replacement: @Titus Fortner shares why AI isn’t your star coder—it’s your intern, and it needs constant babysitting. The real bottleneck? Writing code isn’t the hard part. It’s building tools that help teams actually understand and sustain their work.

Automation metrics that matter: a guide for QA leads

Quality Assurance (QA) leads ensure that automated testing contributes to delivering high-quality products. But how do you measure the success of your automation efforts? This is where tracking the right metrics becomes essential. Automation metrics provide QA leads with insights into the efficiency, reliability, and impact of their testing strategies. When used effectively, these metrics can identify bottlenecks, guide decision-making, and improve overall team performance.

Understanding the Action Class in Selenium and How to Handle It?

While Selenium WebDriver provides essential functions like clicking elements and sending text, there are situations where more advanced functions are needed. The Action Class in Selenium is an advanced feature in the Selenium WebDriver that provides an API for performing complex user interactions like mouse movements, keyboard inputs, drag and drop, and other keyboard and mouse actions.

Could RTE blind spots be compromising your web app's performance?

In today’s fast-paced digital world, delivering seamless and efficient web application performance is non-negotiable. But there’s a major area that is often overlooked in performance engineering: remote terminal emulation (RTE). For organizations relying on mainframes or other legacy, terminal-based systems, blind spots in performance testing can introduce vulnerabilities that compromise the front-end web processes that rely on them.