Joe Colantonio

TestGuild News Show: : Weekly Software Testing & DevOps News

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The TestGuild News Show is a weekly 10-minute podcast hosted by Joe Colantonio, delivering the latest automation testing, DevOps, security, performance, and SRE news so you can start your week informed and focused. Each episode breaks down the most important updates, tools, and industry stories impacting software testers, automation engineers, DevOps practitioners, and SREs — with practical context on what matters and why. If you want a fast, no-hype rundown of what's happening in modern software testing and delivery, grab your coffee and kick off the week with TestGuild.

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Joe Colantonio

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News

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testguild.com

Latest episode

Oct 26, 2026

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Episodes

LLM Testing. Free Test Tools, AI Test Management and More TGNS174 10.11.2025

What are the top 4 free news tools every test should check out? How can AI-powered test management tools help QA teams balance rapid software delivery with quality assurance? Is your traditional test strategy falling apart with LLMs? Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of Nov 9th.  So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. Links to News Mentioned...

Playwright Shortcuts, Why Testability Matters, AI Agents and more! TGNS173 04.11.2025

Is your architecture sabotaging your tests Playwright users, there's a new shortcut in town, what is it. AI testing tools are multiplying fast but what's actually useful versus what's just hype. Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of Nov2 .  So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. 0:20 ZAPTEST AI https://testguild.me/ZAPTESTNEWS 0:59 Playwright...

AI CY Prompt, Playwright Reliability, AWS Down and More TGNS172 27.10.2025

Is Cypress about to change how you write automation forever? Are you spending more time coordinating deployments than actually testing? Should you trust AI to generate your Playwright scripts? Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of Oct 26th.  So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. Links to News Mentioned in this Episode 0:18 Cy Prompt Free Tri...

Testing Skyscrapers, AI Drift, Playwright Agents That Promise to Do It All 14.10.2025

Is the Testing Pyramid holding your team back? AI agents are writing, planning, and even fixing your Playwright tests automaticall, but do they actually save time, or just add complexity? And why are your AI agent tests passing today but mysteriously failing tomorrow? Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of Oct 12th.  So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and le...

Forrester's Q3 Autonomous Testing Report, Accessibility, AI TDD 06.10.2025

Are your accessibility tests missing critical issues? A new open-source framework with Selenium + Axe-core might be your fix. Can AI really make Test-Driven Development 10x faster? Autonomous testing is heating up. Forrester's Q3 2025 report reveals the big winners, risks, and disruptors testers need to know about. Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of Oct 5th.  So,...

API Coverage, AI GitHub Reviewer,Automation Maturity Pyramid and More TGNS169 22.09.2025

Are your API tests really covering what they should, or are you flying blind? Could this new AI GitHub reviewer stop bad code from slipping through your pipeline? And where does your team sit on the Automation Maturity Pyramid? Find out in this episode of the Test Guild News Show for the week of Sep 21st. So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea and let's do this.

AI IDEs, Self-Healing Tests, and a New Way to Score Quality 16.09.2025

About This Episode: Are you overlooking this new tool that finds accessibility bugs? Could AI finally make your tests self-heal—without breaking everything else? Have you seen New way to measure software quality - we break it down for you. Find out in this episode of the Test Guild News Show for the week of Sep 14th. So grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea and let's do this.

Playwright MCP, Cypress FHIR API, AI Test Management and More 25.08.2025

Is AI the future of Test management? Have you seen Is Playwright's must try brand-new browser extension? Can Cypress really automate complex healthcare APIs like FHIR Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of Aug 24. So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. Support the show check out ZAPTEST.AI https://testguild.me/ZAPTESTNEWS

Is Performance Testing Dead,LLM Testing, AI Reliability, TestMu and More TGNS166 19.08.2025

Looking for fresh insights and global testing connections? TestMu 2025 is just around the corner Are you testing LLMs the right way — or setting yourself up for hidden failures?" And, is performance testing really dead in the age of AI? The answer might surprise you. Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of Aug 17th.   So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and le...

Selenium's Successor, Quality vs Speed, AI in IDEs and more TGNS165 11.08.2025

Is the Next Gen Selenium era about to begin? What new AI agents can write AND execute your tests? Are you sacrificing quality for speed? Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of Aug 10. So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. TIME NEWS LINK 0:15 ZAPTEST AI https://testguild.me/ZAPTESTNEWS 0:55 NEXTGEN SELENIUM https://testguild.me/io46da 2:10 coT...

AI Lying, QA Dying, Risk Based Testing and more TGNS164 04.08.2025

Are you over-testing the wrong features and missing critical bugs? This one tool might fix that. Did an AI agent really lie to cover up deleting production data? Yep—and we've got the full story. Is your test suite helping your business make millions—or slowing it down? Here's how to tell. Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of Aug 3rd. So, grab your favorite cup of c...

Testing Tool Matcher, New Playwright IDE, Flame Graphs and More! TGNS163 14.07.2025

Still struggling to pick the right testing tools? Could no-code automation finally help your whole team contribute to automation? Is a new visual IDE about to change how you debug Playwright tests? Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of July 13th.  So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. Support the show learn more about AI and our sponsor:  ht...

Top Testing Moves This Week: Playwright Migration, AI Skills, Shift-Left Pitfalls TGNS162 07.07.2025

Are you stuck in a test migration maze? Can you really shift left… or are you shifting into chaos? And is Copilot's new browser the ultimate shortcut for automation engineers? Find out in this episode of the Test Guild News Show for the week of July 6. So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea — and let's do this! 0:18 ZAPTESTAI https://testguild.me/ZAPTESTNEWS 0:57 Cypress to Playwright https:/...

The Illusion of Testing, Jarvis Appium, OpenAI CUA, and more TGNS161 23.06.2025

The Illusion of Testing, Jarvis Appium, OpenAI CUA, and more Is AI-powered testing just an illusion? What is Jarvis Appium? How can you use OpenAI's Computer-Using Agent to create a front-end testing agent? Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of June 22.  So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. Support the show and see AI Testing in action Now:...

AI Generate Missing Playwright Tests, Postman AI, CY-prompt and more TGNS160 09.06.2025

How can you generate Missing Tests Automatically with Playwright Have you seen the post on automating Postman API Responses using AI? What is the new feature that Cypress just released CY-prompt all about? Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of June 8.  So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. Support the show check out our awesome sponsor https...

AI Contract Testing, ReportPortal Playwright, Test Data and More TGNS159 02.06.2025

How can you create contract tests using AI? What to know how to integrate ReportPortal with your Playwright Project? Have you seen this open source library that uses AI to automate both mobile and web applications. Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of June 1.  So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. 0:19 AI Contract Testing https://testguild....

AI Test Management, AI Prompts for Playwright, Codex and More TGNS158 19.05.2025

Have you seen the lates AI Powered Test Management Tool? What AI prompts can you use for supercharging your Playwright? Why would you use the new Tap feature in WebDriverIO? Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of May 18th. So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. 0:18 Kualitee Free https://testguild.me/nucxz6 1:46 AI Playwright https://testguild...

AI-first Fail, MCP Appium Gestures, Playwright, K6, and more TGNS157 12.05.2025

Do you know the latest MCP for Gestures in Appium What AI first company failed and started hiring people again Have you heard of the Functional Page Model for Playwright? Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of May 11. So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. 0:17 ZAPTEST.AI https://testguild.me/ZAPTESTNEWS 0:56 mcp-appium-gestures https://testgu...

Agent2Agent, MCP Accessibility, Kubernetes Performance and More 06.05.2025

Have you seen this latest AI-powered test automation planform? What is the Agent2Agent and how does it relate to MCP How does SEGA use automation testing? Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of May 4.  So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. 0:18 ZAPTEST AI https://testguild.me/ZAPTESTNEWS 0:57 Autify 3-Month Free https://testguild.me/a5n62h 2:...

Accelerate QA Using AI, Appium MCP, Security Testing and More TGNS155 28.04.2025

Do you know how to accelerate your QA Process with AI and Playwright? What is the latest must try MCP in automation Why would you ever use Reverse Mutation Testing Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of April 27. So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. 0:18 ZAPTEST AI https://testguild.me/ZAPTESTNEWS 0:57 APPIUM MCP https://testguild.me/817642...

Scraping Browser, Netflix App Testing. AI code Reviews and More TGNS154 21.04.2025

What are some features of Scraping Browser that can help your automation tests? How does Netflix App Test at Scale? Are AI code reviews replacing human reviewers?  Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of April 20th.  So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. 0:16  Scraping Browse Credit https://testguild.me/c5830d 1:16 The future of QA https://lin...

MCPs everywhere, NASA Hates LLMs and More! TGNS153 07.04.2025

Who Cares About AI-Augmented Software Testing Have you seen all the new MCP servers like the one for Selenium Why does NASA hate LLMS? Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of April 6. So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. 0:15 ZAPTEST.AI https://testguild.me/ZAPTESTNEWS 0:55 Selenum MCP https://testguild.me/lcibyr 2:00 AI Webinar of the Week h...

Playwright MCP, k6 Studio, AI Hype and More TGNS152 24.03.2025

Did you hear about the must view resource on Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines: How to Survive in a ChatGPT World? Have you seen the new the Playwright Model Context Protocol (MCP)? What is k6 studio? Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of March 23. So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. Time Title Link 0:19 ZAPTESTAI https://testguild.m...

What CTOs need to know about GenAI Testing and more TGNS151 17.03.2025

What do CTOs need to know about GenAI in Testing? Have you tried Browser Use yet? Want to know a new tool to help you analyze and debug tests. Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of March 16.  So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. 0:16 ZAPTEST.AI https://testguild.me/ZAPTESTNEWS 0:56 Browser Use https://testguild.me/os34ug 2:33 CTO GenAI Webi...

Autonomous Ethical Hacking, New Playwright, Robot Framework Certification TGNS150 10.03.2025

Have you seen the new features of Playwright? What automation certification was just announced? Why should you know about Autonomous Ethical Hacking? Find out in this episode of the Test Guild New Shows for the week of March 8th. So, grab your favorite cup of coffee or tea, and let's do this. 0:16 ZAPTEST.AI https://testguild.me/ZAPTESTNEWS 0:55 Playwright 1.5 Released https://testguild.me/fkq97l...

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