Episodes

  • Year-End Review: AI and Accessibility - Florian Fieber

    Year-End Review: AI and Accessibility - Florian Fieber
    Dec 25 2025
    In this episode, I talk with Florian Fieber about what 2025 taught testers and how to get ready for 2026. AI boosts productivity, it does not replace us. The sweet spot is generation of artifacts like test ideas, cases, scripts, and data. Accessibility grew due to the EU AI act, yet many underestimate the work. A plugin is not enough. You need manual checks and early design. For 2026 we expect agentic AI and a pilot role for testers. AI literacy becomes company wide.
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    29 mins
  • Trust isn’t built by Process - Yuliia Pieskova

    Trust isn’t built by Process - Yuliia Pieskova
    Dec 18 2025
    In this episode, I talk with Yuliia Pieskova about informal networks in software teams. We explore how spontaneous ties lift trust, speed, and quality in remote and hybrid setups. Formal charts set limits, people move work through friends. Yuliia shares stories from startups, hackathons, and product discovery where cross team groups watch users, swap ideas, then return with shared context. Remote work exposes old cracks yet levels locations and opens doors for new links.
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    34 mins
  • Old Testing vs. New Testing - Tibor Csöndes

    Old Testing vs. New Testing - Tibor Csöndes
    Dec 11 2025
    In this episode, I talk with Tibor Csöndes about how testing grew up and where it goes next. We recorded live at HUSTEF in Budapest, a conference he helped shape. Tibor shares telco roots where automation was normal. Tools change, thinking stays. He sees AI as a third wave after CATG and model based testing. Helpful, not a job thief. Use it, or the testers who do will take your seat. ISTQB gave us a common language across industries. Learn the basics, automation, AI, and the human stuff like clear messages and critical thinking.
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    24 mins
  • Share failures. Earn real trust. - Michał Buczko

    Share failures. Earn real trust. - Michał Buczko
    Dec 4 2025
    In this episode, I talk with Michał Buczko about leading remote teams, trust, and AI. We spoke about clear calendars for open help sessions, regular updates to management by email, and the art of celebrating wins without bragging. We also spoke about sharing failures. That builds trust and can unlock help. Treat AI like a tool on your belt. Use it to amplify testers and developers, not to replace them. Stay critical and ask tech people first.
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    22 mins
  • Tools Don’t Solve Test Automation - Péter Földházi

    Tools Don’t Solve Test Automation - Péter Földházi
    Nov 27 2025
    In this episode, I talk with Péter Földházi about test automation that solves real problems, not shiny tools. Péter brings two decades in quality and helped write the ISTQB automation syllabi. We ask why to automate, where it fits, and how the test pyramid guides choices across unit, API, and UI. I like how the simple pyramid makes choices visible. He shares a gaming case with 5,000 defects and a velocity drop. Strategy first, then tools, six month steps, and clear value.
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    23 mins
  • Performance Testing is not Load Testing - Leandro Melendez

    Performance Testing is not Load Testing - Leandro Melendez
    Nov 20 2025
    In this episode, I talk with Leandro Melendez about how performance testing changed in the last20 years. Live at HUSTEF, we swap stories from bare metal and heavy browser scripts to APIs, cloud, and Kubernetes. Leandro draws a clear line between performance and load testing. Do not run Black Friday tests every sprint. Watch production, use canaries, and learn from real users. He pushes observability first. Build dashboards, instrument early, and think about cost.
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    24 mins
  • HUSTEF - High Quality Content and Community - Attila Fekete

    HUSTEF - High Quality Content and Community - Attila Fekete
    Nov 13 2025
    In this episode, I talk with Attila Fekete about HUSTEF 2025 in Budapest. He runs the program and the backstage work. We look at how a small local meet up from 2011 turned into 700 people from many countries. Care for people, high quality talks, and a fun vibe. We discuss new formats like longer talks, a master class track, and a career clinic with coaching and CV tips - and that first time speakers get mentoring too.
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    18 mins
  • About the Visibility of Testers - Cassandra H. Leung

    About the Visibility of Testers - Cassandra H. Leung
    Nov 6 2025
    In this episode, I talk with Cassandra H. Leung about why testers still feel unseen and what we can do about it. We unpack impostor syndrome, the shy voice that says keep quiet, and how it holds many of us back. Cassandra shares a simple frame: show, share, shine. Put testing work on the board, share notes and dashboards, and keep a brag board for wins. We explore the wider role of testers across product talks, pipelines, and coaching the team.
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    24 mins