Serenity BDD is a powerful tool for writing automated tests in Java or JavaScript/TypeScript (with Serenity/JS) and documenting the results through clear and comprehensive “living documentation” reports. But did you know you can also include manual test results in these reports? By combining automated and manual test results, Serenity…

APIs are everywhere in modern applications, and for a modern software tester, API testing is a must-have, and these days REST is the most commonly used type of API out there. But many testers, especially those new to API testing, overlook the intent behind the HTTP verbs used in the…

Exciting news! The latest version 3.6.x of Serenity BDD has just been released, and it brings full support for parallel test execution in both Cucumber and JUnit 5. This means you can now run your tests faster and get feedback sooner, making test automation even more efficient. Parallel testing is…

As a test automation engineer, you know that APIs are a crucial part of modern software development, and that and API testing is all the rage. But did you know that there are not one, but two distinct ways you can use APIs in your test automation efforts? Hear me…

BDD (Behaviour Driven Development) has become increasingly popular over the past few years. Many organisations see it as a key factor to making agile deliver. And it’s true that teams who do BDD well can get a pretty good competitive edge. But, like many things in agile, it can be…

The Screenplay Pattern is one of my favourite ways to code automation. As one tester I know said, it “makes test automation coding fun again”. I don’t use it everywhere, but I do find a lot of situations where it would be my goto approach. It’s more than just a…

Cucumber is a great tool, and many teams find that the Gherkin format is an excellent way to represent business rules and examples and to record their requirements in the form of living documentation. …

So you want to learn test automation? Awesome! But what language should you learn? Well, you have a few options, and it will also depend on what the teams in your company are using. But if you are starting afresh (or looking for job opportunities): ☕️ Java is by far…

Naming Cucumber features and scenarios doesn’t have to be hard, but 95% of teams get it wrong. And when you get it wrong, you won’t get anywhere near the benefits of a BDD process that you could normally expect. Here are 3 simple traps to avoid when naming your features…