The QAJourney Vault

Battle-tested QA strategies, tools, and frameworks—sorted by what actually works in the field.


🔍 High-Value Testing Protocols

1. Manual vs Automated Testing: When and Why to Use Each

Straightforward breakdown of when to automate, when to stay manual, and how to avoid wasting time pretending one replaces the other.

2. Top QA Trends to Watch in 2025

The trends that aren’t fluff. Covers test strategy, tooling changes, and what shifts actually matter if you want long-term relevance.

3. Create Effective Test Cases

Test cases that hold up under pressure. This post cuts through bloated templates and focuses on high-impact structure and mindset.

4. The Happy and Sad Path in QA Testing

Quick-hit concept that’s deceptively deep. Useful for anyone trying to explain edge cases and real-world scenarios without jargon.

5. How to Optimize Playwright Scripts

Built for the automation crowd. Focuses on script efficiency, not just coverage, and digs into real bottleneck reduction.


🛠 Frameworks, Tools, and Debug Tactics

6. Build a QA Framework for Teams

Framework design stripped down to what scales: reusable layers, modular tools, and systems your team won’t ignore after a sprint.

7. How to Write Effective Bug Reports

Blunt examples and tactics that improve how bugs are logged, explained, and resolved—especially when dealing with fragile egos.

8. Playwright for QA Testing

Intro-level bridge to more advanced Playwright setups. Ideal entry for testers crossing into script-based tooling.

9. Debugging in QA: Why Manual and AI Matter

AI isn’t replacing you. This post shows where human observation still crushes pattern recognition—and where AI can actually help.

10. Advanced Tips for Playwright Codegen

Built for testers who outgrew record-and-playback. Covers deeper strategies to clean, extend, and stabilize generated scripts.


🧠 QA Career Building Blocks

11. Transitioning from QA Tester to QA Lead

A no-BS roadmap to leading without becoming a process zombie. Focuses on team alignment, prioritization, and trust.

12. Your First Steps in QA

One of the most linked starter posts—this one sets the tone for future QA pros, minus the bootcamp cheerleading.

13. The QA Job Post That Blew Up

A breakdown of the job listing that turned into a mirror. Less about the post, more about what it exposed in the industry.


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