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A Beginner's Guide to TestNG Automation Framework with Sample Project structure

If you are starting your journey in test automation with Selenium, you will quickly come across a powerful testing framework called TestNG. TestNG is widely used in automation projects because it provides better test management, flexibility, and reporting compared to traditional frameworks. In this blog, you will understand what is TestNG, why it is used and the basic concepts beginners need to know to get started. What is TestNG? TestNG stands for "Test Next Generation". It

Sivaranjani Subbarayan

2 days ago3 min read

"Playwright + VS Code" A Powerful Environment for Modern Web Testing

In today’s fast-paced development w orld, web applications are dynamic, API-driven, component-based, and constantly evolving. Testing them requires tools that are fast, reliable, developer-friendly, and deeply integrated into the development workflow . That’s exactly where Playwright + VS Code become a powerful combination. This isn’t just an editor and a test tool working separately — it’s a tightly integrated automation ecosystem designed for modern engineering teams. Mode

Nivedita Mahajan

Mar 54 min read

AI as My QA Co-Pilot: Accelerating Quality Without Replacing Judgment

AI isn’t replacing QA engineers — it’s amplifying them. In this article, I share how I use AI to review automation code, design better test cases, analyze failures faster, and prioritize risk — while keeping human judgment firmly in control.

Smita Adekar

Mar 33 min read

Readable Tests, Reliable Systems: Why BDD, Gherkin, and POM Work Better Together

A practical guide to building scalable Playwright automation frameworks using BDD, Gherkin feature files, step definitions, and the Page Object Model—designed for readability, maintainability, and CI/CD integration.

Smita Adekar

Feb 254 min read

Mastering playwright.config.js — The Brain Behind Your Test Suite

The config file turned out to be the entire blueprint of my test execution strategy. It's where I solved parallelization, eliminated repeated logins, and orchestrated 130+ tests to run in perfect sequence. Let me show you what I built.

uthikagajbhiye

Feb 214 min read

Design First, Code Later: A REST Assured API Automation Framework

Lessons from a Hackathon — as a Beginner and a Test Lead A first REST Assured API testing hackathon often looks straightforward at the start: automate APIs, write test cases, and help the team pass scenarios. But in real projects, another responsibility quickly emerges Designing the automation framework for the entire team. In this case, the role involved acting as a Test Lead while still being a beginner in REST Assured —a situation many engineers face early in their career

Kalpana Birkodi

Feb 124 min read

From Spreadsheets to Scenarios: Designing an Excel Reader for My First Cucumber BDD Project

It was the time when I started my DS algo project in March 2025. When I started my first automation project using Cucumber BDD, one of the earliest challenges I faced was test data management. Hardcoding test values inside feature files or step definitions felt wrong and unscalable. I needed a clean, reusable, and flexible way to read test data — excel was the best choice to read test data. This blog explains why I designed my Excel reader the way I did, based on real project

Kalpana Birkodi

Feb 113 min read

Playwright, Selenium, and Cypress: A Comparative Overview

Automation frameworks are essential in testing for ensuring high-quality web applications. Most popular tools available in the market are - Playwright , Selenium , Cypress. Each has its own strengths , but playwright plays a major role as its serves more advance features when compared to selenium and in some areas it overcomes cypress too. Here's the breakdown why... Faster Execution Playwright - Communicates directly with the browser. So it's faster. Selenium - Uses (Client-

Sumathi

Jan 83 min read