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👋 Hey there! 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲! 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. If you've ever tried to learn QA Automation and it didn't go well... 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭. There were 𝐍𝐎 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 learning it the RIGHT WAY. 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐞 I'm 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐯𝐢𝐲, a Vegas-based 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐓 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟏𝟎+ 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 from small startups to large enterprises. I've interviewed 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 trying to make the switch to automation. Seeing how people struggle, I decided to create this community, so 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐟𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬. ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 💬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲: Ensure that 𝐚𝐧𝐲 aspiring QA Automation Engineer or SDET can: ✅ Learn QA Automation in an 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲 ✅ Know how to 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 during the job search ✅ Be 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 🚨 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭... 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐃𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 1. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐮𝐦... Please don't do that. Stop. Its outdated. 2. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐚/𝐂# 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧... When there's a language that's 𝟏𝟎𝐱 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 and more in demand. 3. 𝐀𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 "𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫" 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬... Don't waste your potential. You can do much better. 4. 𝐓𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 "𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠"... Most courses teach 80% fluff you'll never use on the job. 🎓 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝? 𝐀𝐬 𝐚 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨: 𝟏️⃣ 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐐𝐀 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 (𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢-𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬). 𝟏 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬. - Free 3-part video roadmap workshop for manual QAs and beginners who want a clear, step-by-step path to mid-level SDET roles and higher-paying QA automation jobs. 𝟐️⃣ 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 - Learn how to use AI tools to accelerate your QA carrer 𝟑️⃣ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 - Connect with other testers making the same journey - Get answers to your questions ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 👉 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬: 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟏: Go to the "𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦" and watch the 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐐𝐀 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐓 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟐: Take the 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 to become AI ready

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📌 QA Automation Accelerator Memberships: Everything You Need To Know

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐀 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 ⤷ You've finished another online course ⤷ You understand a Testing Framework ⤷ You've built a few test scripts, maybe even completed a portfolio project But when you look at job postings asking for "2+ years of QA Automation experience," you freeze. 𝐓𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐛-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨. ──────────────────────────────────────── 🚩 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠: The gap between “𝐈 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧” and “𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐛” comes down to 3 things: ❶ Structured, real-world training that goes beyond basics. ≫ Most courses teach tools. They don't teach you how to think like an SDET and QA Automation Engineer, build frameworks from scratch, or integrate CI/CD pipelines the way companies actually use them. ❷ Proof of competency that employers trust. ≫ Saying "I know Playwright" on your resume means nothing without verified credentials. Employers need tangible evidence you can do the work. ❸ Deliberate practice on the exact skills interviews test. ≫ You can't Google your way through a technical interview. You need to have answered these questions dozens of times before you walk into that room. 📌 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐐𝐀 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐀 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈-𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐛-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐝-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐓 𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐀 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝟑-𝟒 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 ──────────────────────────────────────── 🎓 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐐𝐀 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 Three volumes that take you from fundamentals to job-ready: - Volume 1: QA Automation & DevOps Fundamentals + Git + GitHub CI/CD - Volume 2: Python + Playwright + Framework Building + CI/CD Integration - Volume 3: Job Search, Resume & LinkedIn Strategies, Interview Prep (Behavioral + Technical + Coding) This isn't a crash course. It's a career transformation program designed around what companies actually hire for. ✅ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟: 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

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📌 QA Automation Accelerator Memberships: Everything You Need To Know

Matviy Cherniavski

13h •

Workshop Wednesday

Why QA Engineers Should Learn DevOps

If you're an SDET or QA Automation Engineer still manually running tests or waiting for DevOps teams to set up your testing environments, you're opportunities on the table. DevOps skills have shifted from "nice to have" to essential for modern QA. So... 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀? DevOps is a methodology that combines software development and IT operations to build and deliver software faster and more reliably. DevOps Engineers manage the infrastructure, tools, and automation that make continuous delivery possible. Their responsibilities include: • Managing servers and cloud infrastructure • Building CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments • Implementing monitoring and logging solutions • Ensuring system stability and reliability • Enabling seamless collaboration between development and operations teams 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗽: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗤𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗚𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 Test Automation and DevOps are part of the same infrastructure. Both roles require knowledge of: ✅ CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) ✅ Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) ✅ Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) ✅ Linux/Command Line Operations ✅ Version Control (Git) ✅ Databases (SQL, NoSQL) The difference is DevOps Engineers focus on production deployments. Test Automation Engineers focus on quality gates. But the technical foundation is nearly identical. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 Learning DevOps isn't just about technical growth. It's about career advancement and compensation. 💰 Higher Salaries: ▶ DevOps skills are among the highest paid in tech. SDETs and QA Automation Engineers with DevOps expertise often get paid significantly higher salaries than those without. 🚀 More Job Opportunities: ▶ Job descriptions increasingly require "SDET with DevOps experience" or "QA Engineer with CI/CD knowledge." Companies want engineers who can own the entire testing pipeline. 🏆 Greater Independence: ▶ Stop waiting for DevOps teams to configure environments or fix pipeline issues. Manage your own infrastructure and move faster.

Matviy Cherniavski

3d •

Workshop Wednesday

Deployment Types for QA: Recreate Deployment

There are several strategies for delivering code to a server, commonly referred to as deployments. In this guide, I’ll focus on one of the oldest and most straightforward approaches: Recreate Deployment. You will learn how it works and, more importantly, what it means for QA engineers and Test Automation. ──────────────────────────────── 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? ➤ The old version (lets call it V1) is taken completely offline ➤ The new version (V2) is deployed and started ➤ Application is completely unavailable during this switch, its called downtime ➤ This type of deployment is commonly used in dev/test environments or apps that can handle brief outages ──────────────────────────────── 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ✦ Problem #1: Tests Fail During Deployment Automated tests will fail if they run during deployment because the application is down. You'll see connection errors, timeouts 502 HTTP code, or "service unavailable" messages. Solution: Schedule your test runs AFTER deployments complete. Coordinate with DevOps on deployment windows. ✦ Problem #2: Timing Issues in CI/CD Pipelines If a CI/CD pipeline triggers tests immediately after deployment, they might start before the new version is fully ready. Solution: Add a health check or wait period in your pipeline. ➤ Wait 30-60 seconds after deployment ➤ Ping a health endpoint until it responds ➤ Only then start your test suite 𝐏.𝐒. 🚩 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝟑-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 “𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐐𝐀 → 𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐓” 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩, 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢-𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐝-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐓 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬. Click Here to Start: https://www.skool.com/qa-automation-career-hub/classroom/078530b1

Matviy Cherniavski

5d •

Databases

2 SQL Queries Every QA Should Know (Part 2)

In Part 1, I discussed database types and why QAs need to learn how to do the READ operations. Now let's dive into the actual SQL commands you'll use daily. [`User` Table] ────────────── ID │ Name │ Email ────────────── 1 │ john │ john@test.com 2 │ mary | mary@test.com 3 │ bob │ bob@test.com ────────────── ──────────────────────────────── ▶ 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐲 #𝟏: 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 `𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓` - 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 ······································································································································ SELECT * FROM Users; ······································································································································ What it does: Returns ALL columns and ALL rows from the Users table. QA Example: After registering multiple users, you want to see all newly created accounts in the database. ──────────────────────────────── ▶ 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐲 #𝟐: `𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄` - 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 ····································································································································· SELECT * FROM Users WHERE Email = 'bob@test.com'; ······································································································································ What it does: Returns all data in the row for the user with that specific email address: ────────────── 𝟑 │ 𝐛𝐨𝐛 │ 𝐛𝐨𝐛@𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭.𝐜𝐨𝐦 ────────────── QA Example: Test user registration and verify that exact account was created with correct details. ──────────────────────────────── 𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬: ⟡ Start with `𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓 *` to see all data, then add `𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄` to narrow it down ⟡ Always test your queries on a test database first, never production 𝐏.𝐒. 🚩 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝟑-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 “𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐐𝐀 → 𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐓” 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩, 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢-𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐝-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐓 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬.