PinnedMember-onlyWindows 11: We are moving backward, not forwardWindows 11 was released a few weeks ago and Microsoft thought that it might be a good idea to refresh Windows Desktop UI by bringing up some additional elements, menus, and pop-ups. There is just one problem with this. Nobody even asked for this change. I can’t think of a…Microsoft6 min readMicrosoft6 min read
Published inThe Shadow·PinnedMember-onlyApple M1 Processors. I was wrong about those. Here is WhyI’ve bought an M1 MacBook Air despite many concerns that I thought of and voiced in one of my Medium articles. I was concerned about the new architecture, the closed platform I am subscribing myself into and many other factors. Let’s see if any of those were indeed true? Battery Life Well…Apple4 min readApple4 min read
Published inThe Shadow·PinnedMember-onlyTwo reasons why I am skipping Apple Silicon MacsI’ve already written an article about the reasons why Apple Silicon might be a good and not so good choice. There is no doubt that technically this is a huge step forward for the whole computer industry. …Apple7 min readApple7 min read
PinnedMember-onlyLong Live OS/2. Why should you try ArcaOS?Brief History OS/2. The first time I’ve heard about this Operating System was somewhere in the late 1990s. I was a kid back in Russia and I’ve always had an eye on exploring different operating systems, including OS/2 and Linux. OS/2 was a stable and customizable alternative to Windows. There is more…Operating Systems7 min readOperating Systems7 min read
Feb 1Member-onlyBecoming a Test Engineer in 2023. Where to Start?Many people are looking for an easy answer regarding entering IT. And in many cases, the easiest way of getting a high-paid IT job is becoming a Test Engineer. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the biggest lie you can find on the Internet. It might sound like an easy route…Software Development4 min readSoftware Development4 min read
Published inSoftware Testing: Break and Improve·Jan 13Member-onlyReal Example of using TestCafe. Browser Automation in 10 minutesHello there. I’m a Test Engineer and have been performing testing for the past ten years. I’ve seen the rise of Selenium/WebDriver and the rapid development of new tools and frameworks. IntelliJ IDEA: Selenium WebDriver automated web tests with Page Objects in 15 minutes Let’s jump-start into WebDriver web automation testing and keep it interesting and funmedium.com This is an exciting time to be an automation Test Engineer because we have many tools available.Testing4 min readTesting4 min read
Published inSoftware Testing: Break and Improve·Dec 30, 2022Member-onlyBest Test Automation tools in 2023Back in 2011, I was still at the beginning of my Test Engineer career. We had Selenium already available for Browser Automation, and everyone was talking about test automation, but manual testing was still crucial, and there was no end in sight. I was doing checklists over and over again…Software Engineering6 min readSoftware Engineering6 min read
Dec 26, 2022Member-only5 Things that will Define 2020s TechSometimes it feels like not that much is happening in a decade, but then we take a step back and look over what has happened in the past ten years. It might feel like the difference is negligible, but then you look at it again and realize that it’s tremendous. …Technology3 min readTechnology3 min read
Published inCodeX·Dec 13, 2022Member-onlyTest Automation in your Browser. No local setup needed?Test Automation is one of the essential tasks of the QA Engineer now. But most of our current work involves preparing the environment and setting up tests complexly. I was researching my options for running tests right in my browser without too much configuration effort. …Programming4 min readProgramming4 min read
Nov 15, 2022Member-onlyYouTube Shorts. Pros and Cons from Content Creator PerspectiveI have a weird relationship with YouTube shorts. As a content creator with approximately two years of active content creation and seeing the rise of the TikTok format, I thought there was no way this would ever be that popular. And here we go. A couple of years later, every…YouTube3 min readYouTube3 min read