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Software Testing Unleashed - QA, DevEx & Quality Engineering

Software Testing Unleashed - QA, DevEx & Quality Engineering

Richard Seidl | Software Development & Testing Expert 55 Episodes Aug 20, 2026

Software Testing Unleashed is a weekly podcast hosted by Richard Seidl, a renowned expert in software development and testing. The show explores modern quality engineering, covering topics like smart automation, AI in testing, and developer experience. Each episode features insights from industry leaders, bridging theory and practical execution for QA engineers, developers, and tech leaders.

Episodes

End-to-End Testing: How to Stop the Maintenance Trap - Lilia Gargouri
End-to-End Testing: How to Stop the Maintenance Trap - Lilia Gargouri Aug 20, 2026 2020 Forty percent of automation time lost to flakiness and maintenance: that is the reality Lilia Gargouri describes. I talked with Lilia about end-to-end test automation at scale, and what struck me most was how far back the real solutions reach: a single HTML attribute added in 2017 still pays dividends today, simply because the team decided to use it consistently and never change it. We get into th
How Poor API Architecture Makes AI Agents Expensive - Sebastian Małyska
How Poor API Architecture Makes AI Agents Expensive - Sebastian Małyska Aug 13, 2026 2104 With Sebastian Malyska I talk about what sits behind the APIs testers often take for granted. We get into why REST is still on top but not the whole story, how GraphQL and webhooks fit into the picture, and what actually happens when an AI agent talks to a real system through MCP. There is a practical argument running through all of it: if you understand the protocol layer, you can make smarter de
Boilerplate in Seconds: AI Handles Setup, Engineers Handle Logic - Klaudia Dussa Zieger
Boilerplate in Seconds: AI Handles Setup, Engineers Handle Logic - Klaudia Dussa Zieger Aug 6, 2026 1597 With Klaudia Dussa Zieger I talk about where language models actually deliver in testing and where they fall flat. We get into the concrete details: why a small function like generating keyword documentation works so well with a standard chat model, why reviews only started working once they switched to a reasoning model, and why one engineer working on embedded legacy code said no to AI help with
Shift Your Testing Mindset: From Right Answers to Fast Feedback - Jean-Francois Riverin
Shift Your Testing Mindset: From Right Answers to Fast Feedback - Jean-Francois Riverin Jul 30, 2026 1247 With Jean-Francois Riverin I get into a question that bothered him for over 20 years: why are there still bugs in production even when you tested as well as you possibly could? His answer is that software stopped being a complicated problem, like building a bridge, a long time ago. It is now complex, more like medicine or meteorology, and that means the whole idea of finding the right answer throu
Factor In People and Org to Build Software That Lasts - Vanessa Formicola
Factor In People and Org to Build Software That Lasts - Vanessa Formicola Jul 23, 2026 1527 Why do so many software teams end up with the exact architecture they never intended to build? With Vanessa Formicola I talk about the hidden forces that shape technical decisions, and why those forces have far less to do with technology than most engineers want to admit. We get into patterns she calls the kitchen sink, Cirque de Soleil coding, and the monolith constellation, each one a recognizab
Children's Book About Testing That Inspired a Future Tester - Kari Kakkonen
Children's Book About Testing That Inspired a Future Tester - Kari Kakkonen Jul 16, 2026 1015 With Kari Kakkonen I talk about what happens when you explain software testing through a fantasy story for children, where dragons are defects and knights are testers. We get into how the analogy grew into a full world covering functional, performance, usability, and security defects, each mapped to a chapter with its own kind of dragon. Kari describes how he tested the book iteratively with child
TMMI Level 5: How Mature Teams Stop Bugs Before They Exist - Zsolt Hargitai
TMMI Level 5: How Mature Teams Stop Bugs Before They Exist - Zsolt Hargitai Jul 9, 2026 999 What does it actually take to move from finding defects to preventing them? With Zsolt Hargitai I talk about TMMI, a framework for improving test processes, and why that shift in mindset marks the difference between a team that tests and a team that has genuinely matured. We get into what the maturity levels mean in practice, how a free self-assessment tool on the TMMI website gives you a first im
ChatGPT Use Cut Student Cognitive Capacity, Study Finds - Graziela Tonin
ChatGPT Use Cut Student Cognitive Capacity, Study Finds - Graziela Tonin Jul 2, 2026 1818 What does it actually mean to unlearn something, and why does that question matter as much as learning new skills right now? With Graziela Tonin I talk about how universities, companies, and individuals are struggling to find their footing in a world where AI can write code, run tests, and sometimes outperform human decision-making. We get into the research showing that students who offload thinki
Post-Agile: What Organizations Actually Need Now - Michael Mahlberg
Post-Agile: What Organizations Actually Need Now - Michael Mahlberg Jun 25, 2026 1519 What happens to the teams and organizations left behind after an agile transformation that didn't deliver what it promised? With Michael Mahlberg I talk about why the word "agile" has lost its meaning, how big consultancies pushed companies deeper into rigid structures under an agile label, and what it actually takes to help an organization find its footing again. We get into the question of what
Critical Thinking: The Skill AI Cannot Replace in Testing - Tara Walton
Critical Thinking: The Skill AI Cannot Replace in Testing - Tara Walton Jun 18, 2026 2086 What does a tester actually need right now, when AI tools are everywhere and QA teams keep getting cut? With Tara Walton I talk about why communication and the fundamentals of testing matter more than ever, and why being the best bug-finder in the room means nothing if you can't explain what you found and why it counts. We get into how AI's "toxic positivity" makes critical thinking a skill you ha
Strategy First: How AI Enters Regulated Medical Labs - Alexis Savkin
Strategy First: How AI Enters Regulated Medical Labs - Alexis Savkin Jun 11, 2026 1288 How do you bring AI into a medical lab when the regulatory landscape is still taking shape? With Alexis Savkin I talk about exactly that tension, and the answer turns out to be less about technology than about focus and strategy. We get into why starting with a very specific, measurable problem makes the regulatory side manageable, and how a single-page risk diagram convinced compliance stakeholde
Why COBOL Developers Prefer Writing Tests in Java - Szymon Wałachowski, Bartosz Filipek
Why COBOL Developers Prefer Writing Tests in Java - Szymon Wałachowski, Bartosz Filipek Jun 4, 2026 1437 What happens when 40 years of custom decisions stack so high that even the standard testing tools from your own vendor stop working? With Bartosz Filipek and Szymon Wałachowski I talk about exactly that situation: a mainframe environment so deep in its own customization that the only way forward was to build one final bridge to the outside world. We dig into how they created a Java-based unit test

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