QA — Quality Assurance
Guides, checklists and case studies for testers. No fluff — concrete steps and links.
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Mobile & Game QA
iOS, Android, IAP, real hardware
8 articlesChecklists
Templates ready for regression
5 articlesAutomation
Selenium, Playwright, flaky tests
25 articlesCareer & growth
Soft skills, learning, AI tools
24 articlesBug case studies
Real incidents and lessons learned
1 articleNon-functional
Performance, security, load
7 articlesRecommended reads
Three articles worth reading for both newcomers and veterans.
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adb for mobile QA: 40 commands that save hours
ADB (Android Debug Bridge) is the main tool for mobile QA on Android. A list of commands that are actually used during regression and bug triage.
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Classical QA is dying. What replaces it
The classical QA approach was built on a simple idea — if we test thoroughly before release, we can trust the system after release. Today that no longer works. Here's what needs to change.
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5 books every tester should read
QA as a profession has classic literature — every senior engineer knows it. If you haven't read them, time to fix the gap. 5 books that shaped the modern approach to testing.
Latest
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Layout Testing Across Screens: Notches, Safe Areas, Foldables and Font Scale
Your phone is one device out of thousands. What breaks across aspect ratios, cutouts, foldables and at 200% font scale — and how to test it. With a checklist.
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How QA Should Work with Claude: a Workflow, Not a Toy
Claude saves hours of QA busywork — if you treat it like a junior teammate, not a search box. A breakdown of the workflow, the tasks it closes, and where not to trust it.
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QA Prompts: Templates That Actually Save Time
The formula for a good prompt plus seven ready-made templates for everyday testing tasks — from generating test cases to log analysis and requirements review.
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QA Burnout: Why Testers Burn Out Differently — and What to Do About It
Burnout in QA has its own triggers: you're the eternal bearer of bad news, you're the bottleneck before every release, and 'caught a bug' is invisible work while 'missed one' is public blame. We break down the QA-specific causes, early signs, what actually helps (and what doesn't), an 8-point self-check, and what to ask your lead in a 1-1.
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Visual Regression Testing: Tools and Approaches in 2026
Functional tests are green but the layout broke: a button shifted off-screen, text is clipped, the theme is broken. That's what visual regression testing catches. We cover what it is, why raw screenshots flake, and the 2026 tools: Playwright toHaveScreenshot, Lost Pixel, Percy, Applitools Eyes, Chromatic — a matrix and who should pick what.
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