Exactly 💪🏻 Thanks, Felipe!

Thanks for the kind words, Tijani! Yeah, this is the most basic way to start doing API test automation from what I can see. It's a great start to already be writing tests for your API endpoints! I'd challenge you to consider how the user's going to be sending the requests via an API, and mimic user scenarios you'd expect. Would you be interested in knowing about other API automation topics on here? I could try something on CI/CD using Newman to act as a Part 2 for this, but I'm open to whatever you'd want to read

@Tijan Let me know what you think! https://blog.stevenboutcher.com/qa-automation-101-for-backend-devs

Great! I've got my next blog post cut out for me haha

Tijani Ayomide That's awesome! A couple of my colleagues started as backend engineers and converted over to QA Automation pretty easily. API automation is one of the easiest ways to get started in QA Automation, too. I'll post something about that if you're interested?

Thanks, Tijani! What do you do these days? Learning dev, working as a dev?

I appreciate you reading through it! Thanks for the kind words! I'd say cannabis should be considered a medicine for people in pain, not something that's considered a wellness activity for the average person. There are options without potentially negative side effects for managing anxiety & stress that I tend to lean toward, personally, such as outdoor play, exercise, playing the violin, meditation, and more.

Thanks Cyle! I've definitely got to write a "Part II" for this lol So much has happened since I wrote this!

Lol I get where you're coming from, but I like to think about everything I'd like to do, so that when an opportunity arises to do one of the many things, I'm more likely to capitalize on it. My issue with 5 at a time is that, while more manageable, for me, it defeats the purpose of a bucket list, which is to spell out everything you want to accomplish over a lifetime, not just in the next arbitrary timeframe of a few weeks/months/years. I appreciate your perspective on it! I definitely have shorter lists for stuff I want to do in the nearish-term.

Yep, nothing missing on this list :) You are awesome for writing this for the community. Thanks for reaching out on my article and asking me to read it! I'll be sure to share this with some colleagues I know who are looking to get into coding. Keep up the great writing!