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Why visual testing is the future of game QA

In the rapidly evolving gaming industry, where player expectations for visual quality and immersive experiences continue to soar, traditional testing methods are increasingly proving inadequate. Game developers face unprecedented challenges in ensuring pixel-perfect graphics, seamless animations and consistent visual experiences across diverse platforms and devices. This is where visual testing emerges not just as a

Anna Mountford July 2, 2025

Testing

Selenium at scale: Managing flaky tests in fast-moving Devops teams

In the relentless pace of modern DevOps environments, where continuous integration and deployment pipelines demand rapid feedback cycles, flaky Selenium tests have emerged as one of the most frustrating barriers to development velocity. These unpredictable tests that pass or fail randomly can bring entire CI/CD pipelines to a grinding halt, forcing teams to choose between

Anna Mountford July 2, 2025

Testing

Common Pitfalls in GUI Testing and How to Avoid Them

In today’s digital landscape, the graphical user interface (GUI) represents the critical touchpoint between software and users. It’s where first impressions are formed, business transactions are completed and user satisfaction is either won or lost. Yet despite its importance, GUI testing remains one of the most challenging aspects of software quality assurance. According to Capgemini’s

Anna Mountford July 2, 2025

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Testing

Is QA Shrinking? Who Owns Quality Now, And Does Anyone Still Care?

At T-Plan, we’ve observed a clear shift in the way quality assurance (QA) is approached. As businesses embrace AI-driven development and agile delivery, the future of QA has never been more uncertain — or more critical. Across many organisations, traditional QA roles are being redefined, reduced, or absorbed into other functions. Business analysts are taking

Anna Mountford June 18, 2025

How long does your first test really take? Over 50% said longer than 15 mins

Software Testing

Why Does Your First Test Take So Long?

In our latest LinkedIn poll, we asked: “How long does it take your team to build and run your first test on a new application?” The results were revealing: These aren’t just numbers. They reflect a very real set of challenges that teams across industries are facing every day. The Barriers Behind the Bottleneck So

Anna Mountford June 10, 2025

“We need something that works now and won’t break later”

Software Testing

Why Future-Proof Test Automation Starts With Smarter Planning

For many scaling tech organisations, speed is essential. Features are released rapidly, teams expand, and simple stacks quickly become complex ecosystems. But one area often left behind during this growth is test automation. If you have ever said: “We need something that works now and still works a year from now” You’re not alone. We

Anna Mountford May 13, 2025

“Selenium and Appium aren’t working for me, and I’m finding it frustrating”

Testing

Struggling With Test Automation That’s Complex, Fragile or Hard to Maintain?

If you are reading this, your experience with Selenium or Appium has probably not been as smooth as you expected. You’re not alone. Many software teams tell us they have spent considerable time building and maintaining automated tests, only to find them failing whenever the user interface changes. The time that was meant to be

Anna Mountford May 13, 2025

Software Testing

Why Open-Source Testing Tools May Be Holding You Back

As software teams scale, the demands on their test automation frameworks grow rapidly—so it’s no surprise that many organisations are re-evaluating their tech stacks to ensure they’re future-proof. We recently ran a poll to ask the testing community: What’s your test team’s biggest challenge in software testing? Here’s what they told us: The message is

Anna Mountford May 8, 2025

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Smarter Visual Regression Testing for Web, Mobile and Embedded

The illusion of visual testing Most teams today will tell you they have automated visual regression testing covered. They run scripts, capture screenshots, compare images, and get a green dashboard at the end of the build. From the outside, it looks impressive; polished workflows, integrated pipelines, badges of “full visual coverage.” Scratch the surface, though,

Anna Mountford April 28, 2025

Why visual testing is the future of game QA

Selenium at scale: Managing flaky tests in fast-moving Devops teams

Common Pitfalls in GUI Testing and How to Avoid Them

Is QA Shrinking? Who Owns Quality Now, And Does Anyone Still Care?

Why Does Your First Test Take So Long?

Why Future-Proof Test Automation Starts With Smarter Planning

Struggling With Test Automation That’s Complex, Fragile or Hard to Maintain?

Why Open-Source Testing Tools May Be Holding You Back

Smarter Visual Regression Testing for Web, Mobile and Embedded

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