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How to Test AI-Generated Code: A QA Guide for 2026
AI-generated code looks clean and passes review — then fails at boundaries and integrations. A QA playbook for how to test AI-generated code in 2026.
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AI-Native Test Framework: Playwright + a Local LLM That Explains Failures
Build an AI-native Playwright test automation framework: prompt-engineered Gherkin test cases, plus a local Ollama LLM that explains every failure inside the HTML report — no API key needed.
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Generative AI for Software Testing: What a Study Found
A study of developers writing unit tests with ChatGPT: the four AI strategies, one-shot vs iterative prompting, and why AI gets ideas right but assertions wrong.
Read article →Android Testing
OrbitTest Studio, ADB, UIAutomator, device logs, mirroring, and practical mobile test evidence.
Android Logcat for QA Engineers
A QA-focused guide to using Android logcat for mobile testing, including filters, crash signals, network clues, and bug report evidence.
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Mobile Test Evidence Reports
Learn what mobile QA evidence reports should include: screenshots, recordings, logcat, device context, test steps, and failure summaries.
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Android Testing Without Appium
Learn how OrbitTest Studio simplifies Android testing without Appium using ADB, UIAutomator, live mirroring, logcat, a built-in IDE, and evidence reports.
Read article →API Testing
API request workflows, mock servers, contract and schema drift detection, response validation, and reliable local development with Orbittest Client.
Beacon and Pulsar Explained: Orbittest Client's Traffic Monitor and API Uptime Checker
What Beacon and Pulsar do inside Orbittest Client — a simple guide to watching live API traffic, catching leaked secrets, and checking API uptime over time, with real screenshots and plain-English explanations.
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Orbittest Client — Local-First API Client & Testing Tool
A local-first desktop API client with built-in traffic capture, API monitors, a mock server, and Git sync — no account, no cloud. Your data stays on your machine.
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API Tests That Fail on Purpose: A REST Assured Framework Design
Designing a parallel-safe REST Assured + TestNG framework: immutable specs, ThreadLocal reporting, an HTTP 418 mystery, and why 16 tests fail on purpose.
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HTTP QUERY Method Explained: A Safe GET With a Body (RFC 10008)
The HTTP QUERY method (RFC 10008) is safe, idempotent, and cacheable like GET, but carries a body like POST. What the spec says, and how to test QUERY endpoints.
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Schema Validation Explained: JSON Schema for APIs
What is schema validation and why does it matter for APIs? A guide to JSON Schema, OpenAPI validation, contract drift, and the tools that catch schema bugs before production.
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What Is an API? A Beginner's Guide With Examples
What is an API? A plain-English beginner's guide with a restaurant analogy, real JSONPlaceholder examples, URL basics, and free tools to try it yourself.
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Ghost Mock Server: Zero-Config Local API Mocking
Turn recorded API responses into a zero-config local mock server — dynamic :id routes, realistic latency, and a live dashboard. Record once, mock instantly.
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Boundary Value Analysis & Equivalence Partitioning, Generated
A practical guide to boundary value analysis and equivalence partitioning — what they are, worked examples, and a free tool that generates valid and invalid edge-case test cases for you.
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JSON to Java POJO (and Back): The Converter Guide
Convert JSON to Java POJOs with Lombok, records or Jackson — and turn JPA entities back into JSON or TypeScript. A practical guide to type inference, relationships, and the free tools that automate both directions.
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Orbittest Client v1.2.0: Live Monitoring for API Testing
Orbittest Client v1.2.0 adds a live Performance monitor, Pulsar scheduled monitors, and the Beacon capturing proxy — a problems-and-solutions guide to monitoring API health, latency, and exposed secrets without leaving the app.
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Free API Testing Tools Every Tester Should Bookmark
A practical roundup of free, browser-based API testing tools — JSON formatter, JWT debugger, timestamp converter, JSON diff, regex tester and more — that cut everyday debugging time.
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Contract Testing Explained: Stop API Breakages
Learn what API contract testing is, how it differs from integration testing, and how to catch breaking schema changes before they cause production incidents.
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HTTP Status Codes Explained (With Real Examples)
A complete, practical guide to HTTP status codes — 2xx, 3xx, 4xx, and 5xx — with real examples, testing scenarios, and the mistakes APIs make most often.
Read article →Browser Testing
Intent-first browser automation, readable tests, selectors, reports, traces, and CI workflows.
TestNG Suite XML Attributes Explained: A Complete testng.xml Guide
The 10 testng.xml suite and test attributes every automation engineer should know — parallel execution, thread-count, preserve-order, configfailurepolicy and more — with corrected defaults, a quick-reference table, and a free generator.
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Vibium: The Selenium Creator's AI-Native Browser Automation Tool
Jason Huggins created Selenium. Now he's built Vibium — an open-source, AI-native browser automation tool. What ships today, how it works, and what's next.
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Browser Automation Without Selenium: A 2026 Guide
A complete, beginner-friendly guide to browser automation without Selenium — Playwright, Cypress, Puppeteer, and intent-first testing, with code, comparisons, and migration tips.
Read article → Debugging Flaky Browser Tests
A practical guide to debugging flaky browser tests using evidence, timing checks, stable data, retries, and intent-first locators.
Read article →Cloud & Data
Cloud cost optimization and data engineering — storage tiering, lean pipelines, right-sizing, query performance, cost visibility, and governance.
Web Security
Authentication, authorization, and application security — OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, PKCE, tokens, sessions, and secure-by-default patterns for modern apps.
Access Token vs Refresh Token Explained (In Plain English)
A simple, beginner-friendly guide to access tokens and refresh tokens — the real difference, what happens the moment an access token expires, how the refresh token quietly logs you back in, and what actually happens if a token gets stolen.
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JWT Authentication: The Complete Guide
A complete, beginner-friendly guide to JWT authentication — how JSON Web Tokens are built, signed, and verified, plus storage, refresh tokens, security pitfalls, and how to test them.
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API Authentication Explained: OAuth, JWT & Tokens
A clear, practical guide to API authentication — Basic Auth, API keys, bearer tokens, JWT, and OAuth 2.0 — plus encoding vs encryption vs hashing and how to test it all.
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Authorization Code Flow with PKCE: A Complete Guide
A clear, step-by-step guide to the OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code flow with PKCE — what the code verifier and code challenge are, the attack PKCE prevents, and why it's the modern default for mobile, SPAs, and web apps.
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