AKAlok Kumarinai-testing-blogss.hashnode.dev·May 27 · 4 min readWhy Manual Testing Still Matters in Modern Software DevelopmentSoftware teams today ship faster than ever. CI/CD pipelines, automated regression suites, and AI-assisted testing have changed how engineering teams work. But even with all that speed and tooling, one10
AKAlok Kumarinai-testing-blogss.hashnode.dev·May 12 · 5 min readWhy Manual Testing Still Matters in Modern Software DevelopmentAutomation has transformed software testing over the last few years. CI/CD pipelines, automated regression suites, AI-powered testing tools, and scalable cloud infrastructure now allow engineering tea00
SASam Atinksoninsamatinkson.hashnode.dev·Apr 21 · 11 min readManual Testing vs Automation Testing: Key Differences ExplainedSoftware teams often need to decide where to use manual testing and where automation makes more sense. Manual testing helps catch issues that depend on human judgment, such as usability gaps or unclea00
PRPratham Rathodinprathamrathod.hashnode.dev·Mar 25 · 6 min readSTLC Phases Explained: How QA Engineers Actually Test SoftwareTesting is Not Just Clicking Buttons—It’s the Backbone of Great Software If you think testing is just randomly clicking around until bugs pop up, you're missing the full story. In real projects, testi00
PRPratham Rathodinprathamrathod.hashnode.dev·Mar 25 · 5 min readHow to Decide What to Automate (Practical Guide)Manual vs Automation Testing: The Real Developer's Guide (No BS) "Should I learn manual or automation testing?" Beginners ask this all the time. The answer isn't "pick one"—it's both. Manual shines wh00
VVarshainmanual-tester.hashnode.dev·Feb 24 · 3 min readThe Test Summary Report — Saying "It's Ready!" 🏁Welcome to Day 15—the final day of my 15-day Manual Testing journey! 🛠️🎉 We’ve analyzed requirements, designed plans, hunted bugs, and checked for regressions. Now, the big question remains: Is the 00
VVarshainmanual-tester.hashnode.dev·Feb 23 · 2 min readRe-testing vs. Regression Testing — What's the Difference? 🔄Welcome to Day 14 of my 15-day Manual Testing journey! 🛠️ Yesterday, we tracked the Bug Life Cycle. Once a developer says a bug is "Fixed," your job isn't over—it’s actually just beginning. Today, we00
VVarshainmanual-tester.hashnode.dev·Feb 22 · 3 min readThe Bug Life Cycle — From "New" to "Closed" 🔄Welcome to Day 13 of my 15-day Manual Testing journey! 🛠️ Yesterday, we learned how to label bugs using Severity and Priority. But what happens after you click "Submit" on a bug report? It doesn't ju00
VVarshainmanual-tester.hashnode.dev·Feb 21 · 3 min readSeverity vs. Priority — Sorting the Emergencies 🚦Welcome to Day 12 of my 15-day Manual Testing journey! 🛠️ You’ve found a bug—congratulations! But now comes the hard part: How do you explain how bad it is? Not every bug is a disaster, and not every00
VVarshainmanual-tester.hashnode.dev·Feb 19 · 2 min readEquivalence Class Partitioning (ECP) — Grouping for Speed ⚡Welcome to Day 10 of my 15-day Manual Testing journey! 🛠️ We just finished learning about BVA (testing the boundaries). But what about all the numbers in between? If an app accepts a score from 1 to 1000, do you have to test 50, 150, and 550? Absolu...00
