Production-Ready QA Prompts: The Copy-Paste Library
A copy-paste library of production-ready QA prompts for real testing work. Screenshots, videos, test cases, acceptance criteria, and production bugs no theory, just usable prompts.
Testing in Production (Because Reality Doesn’t Care About Your Test Plan)
CI passed. Staging was green. Users still broke it. Most teams already test in production, they just call it “rolling out behind a flag” or “watching the logs closely.” This isn’t about justifying recklessness. It’s about naming what actually happens when systems outgrow certainty.
Why Cypress is More Than UI Automation (And How Most Teams Get It Wrong)
Most QA teams treat Cypress as just another UI automation tool. They’re missing out on API testing, network stubbing, database validation, and debugging features that make automation actually maintainable. This guide shows you how to use Cypress as a full-stack testing framework and testing APIs directly, stubbing network responses, validating database state, and catching integration bugs that separate tools would miss. Includes working examples using the QA Journey Playground.
Why Error 429 and Error 500 Are a QA’s Best Friends: The Daily Reality of Testing Critical Flows
429 and 500 errors are a QA’s constant companions, especially during checkout testing. Here’s why these errors show up repeatedly in payment flows, how to professionally handle “works on my machine” pushback from devs, and why catching these errors before production is exactly what QA is supposed to do.
Manual API Testing for QA Testers Who Actually Test APIs
Practical manual API testing guide for QA testers. Covers Postman, Gherkin test cases, edge cases, error handling, authentication, and real-world scenarios you can start practicing today.
Website Annotation Tools for UAT Testing & QA : Why I Use Free, Built-in Tools Across Multiple Devices
Testing across Windows, macOS, and mobile devices means paying for annotation tools on every platform doesn’t scale. Discover the free, built-in screenshot and screen recording tools that actual QA testers use for UAT testing and bug reporting, no subscriptions required.
The Villain Origin Story: How QA Becomes the Bad Guy (And Why That’s Actually the Job)
Devs build. QA breaks. That’s not dysfunction, that’s the job. Here’s why QA gets villain status, when it becomes toxic, and how to navigate the tension.
How to Be a Scrum Master When You’re the PM (And Why I Had to Stop)
Being a PM and Scrum Master simultaneously taught me legitimate skills, but the load nearly broke me. Medical issues forced me to step back. Here’s what the hybrid PM/Scrum Master role actually looks like, the warning signs I missed, and how to document this experience if you’re living it right now.
Stop Chasing the Automation Meta. Build Around Your Testing Playstyle.
Stop chasing the automation meta. Learn why framework choice is secondary to your testing strength, and how to build your automation path around YOUR playstyle—not the trend.
Training AI to Think Like a QA: A Real-World Testing Approach
Most AI prompt guides for QA are useless—they treat AI like a vending machine. Here’s the real workflow: how to train AI like a junior tester, course-correct mid-generation, and use it for screenshots, bug reports, and acceptance criteria validation. AI catches technical issues, but you still provide the judgment. This is how guerrilla QA uses AI without replacing critical thinking.
