Testing automation is crucial to software development in this day and age because it results in quicker releases and better-quality software. Selenium, as the most popular automation framework, has some challenges like high maintenance effort and flaky tests due to frequent changes in the user interface. AI powered test automation tools provide self-healing aspect along with intelligent test case design and predictive analytics to mitigate these limitations.This paper includes a comparative evaluation of both Selenium, and AI powered tools regarding execution time, maintenace time spent on tests, self healing ability, and resource requirement. The experimental results from using an e-commerce application suggest that AI powered tools decrease testing failures by ninety two percent while increasing the execution efficiency by forty percent. On the contrary, they require a higher initial investment and have lower flexibility. Even though Selenium is still the most popular and flexible options available, AI powered tools seem to be more efficient when minimizing maintenance effort. Perhaps the answer to the future of test automation lies within a combined strategy that incorporates elements from both domains, which would improve both dependability and productivity. more
Category: Research
OPTIMIZING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CAREERS: HIRING, RETENTION, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
he high turnover rate among software engineers has become a crucial challenge in the technology industry. No wonder it has been affecting productivity of the companies along with project continuity and overall workforce stability. Research indicates that the software engineering sector goes through some of the highest attrition rates compared to other professions. Factors such as job dissatisfaction, lack of career progression, inadequate compensation and adverse workplace culture remain the major causes (McKinsey & Co., 2023). Although the demand for software engineers remains high, retaining skilled talent has become immensely difficult. It has eventually led to disruptions in product development and financial losses for organizations. One of the primary reasons for this challenge is the lack of calibration between hiring practices and long-term employee engagement. Many organizations tend to adopt immediate recruitment practices. However, they forget to consider how onboarding, professional development and workplace culture impact long-term retention (Saks & Gruman, 2018). A lack of structured onboarding programs and insufficient career development opportunities has been linked to early-stage attrition among new hires (Bauer et al., 2007; Perrot et al., 2014; Saks et al., 2007; Saks & Gruman, 2021). Furthermore, insufficient leadership and poor organizational management are highly responsible for job dissatisfaction. It leads many engineers to seek better opportunities somewhere else (Deloitte, 2021). more
What Is AI-Powered Testing? Benefits, Tools & Real Examples
Super excited to be speaking this Friday, 18th April 2025 on a topic that’s close to my heart:
“AI-Powered Testing for the Next Generation of Software”
In this session, I’ll dive into how AI is transforming software quality assurance—from test case generation and self-healing automation to intelligent defect prediction and more.
Let’s explore the future of QA together!
💬 Stay tuned and feel free to reach out if you’re curious about what’s coming next in the world of intelligent testing.
Software Testing: The Backbone of Successful Tech Companies
Given today’s digital economy, effective software is a crucial tool to boost business processes, productivity, and customer satisfaction. However, applications that were not properly tested can result in security vulnerabilities, systems breakdown, and losses. Therefore, software testing becomes indispensable to performance and reliability as it significantly mitigates risks. Deploying a structured testing procedure enables bugs to be detected early, thus preventing expensive failures post-deployment. Nobody wants to put their time and trust in software that is slow or unreliable, and e-commerce systems must be able to manage tremendous amounts of traffic during events like Black Friday. This means that robust stress testing is a requirement. Another area that requires attention, and which is more in the limelight recently, is routine security testing systems due to increasing cyber threats that need to comply with regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA. Such measures are needed to protect information and sensitive data to prevent losing user trust. Furthermore, automation testing reduces workload and long-term costs, allowing for better efficiency, and scalability of businesses. In the end, businesses need to understand that software testing goes beyond just didactic obligation and becomes of utmost importance from a strategic quality intervention especially in these technologically inclined eras to sharpen the competitive edge, mitigate risks, and promote user satisfaction more
How to read a CSV file and store the values into an array in C#?
A CSV file is a comma-separated file, that is used to store data in an organized way.
Data.csv
A,B,CExample
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections.Generic;
class Program
{
public static void Main()
{
string FilePath = @"C:\Sample\Data.csv";
StreamReader reader = null;
if (File.Exists(FilePath))
{
reader = new StreamReader(File.OpenRead(FilePath));
List<string> listData = new List<string>();
while (!reader.EndOfStream)
{
var line = reader.ReadLine();
var values = line.Split(',');
foreach (var item in values)
{
listData.Add(item);
}
foreach (var row1 in listData)
{
Console.WriteLine(row1);
}
}
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("File doesn't exist");
}
Console.ReadLine();
}
}Output
A
B
C