Blog posts around Quality Engineering | TO THE NEW Blog https://www.tothenew.com/blog Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:32:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 Instant Zephyr Test Cases from Jira Stories with Kiro https://www.tothenew.com/blog/redefining-test-engineering-automated-end-to-end-test-generation-with-kiro-hooks-mcp/ https://www.tothenew.com/blog/redefining-test-engineering-automated-end-to-end-test-generation-with-kiro-hooks-mcp/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:18:25 +0000 https://www.tothenew.com/blog/?p=80840 As test automation engineers, we have been striving to minimize this time difference between feature specification and test coverage for years. A conventional approach may involve time intensive QA engineers reading through user stories in Jira and then recreating acceptance criteria (AC) in test scenarios, copying the test scenarios into Zephyr Squad, and then recording […]

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]]> https://www.tothenew.com/blog/redefining-test-engineering-automated-end-to-end-test-generation-with-kiro-hooks-mcp/feed/ 0 Meet Our Quietest Team Member: AI https://www.tothenew.com/blog/meet-our-quietest-team-member-ai/ https://www.tothenew.com/blog/meet-our-quietest-team-member-ai/#respond Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:15:53 +0000 https://www.tothenew.com/blog/?p=80448 Our Quietest Team Member: How AI Changed the Way I Think About Testing It doesn’t attend stand-ups. It doesn’t ask questions during meetings. It doesn’t even have a Microsoft Teams status. Yet somehow, it has become one of the busiest members of our QA team. It Joined the Team Without Anyone Noticing A few months […]

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]]> https://www.tothenew.com/blog/meet-our-quietest-team-member-ai/feed/ 0 Smarter APIs, Smarter Testing: A Practical Look at AI-Powered API Testing https://www.tothenew.com/blog/smarter-apis-smarter-testing-leveraging-ai-for-modern-quality-engineering/ https://www.tothenew.com/blog/smarter-apis-smarter-testing-leveraging-ai-for-modern-quality-engineering/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:42:42 +0000 https://www.tothenew.com/blog/?p=80237 As modern applications have become increasingly reliant on APIs for connecting services, mobile applications, cloud platforms, and third-party systems, API quality has become a critical part of software delivery. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping this scenario by helping testers create intelligent tests, validate responses, and do defect analysis faster. In this blog, we’ll help you […]

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]]> https://www.tothenew.com/blog/smarter-apis-smarter-testing-leveraging-ai-for-modern-quality-engineering/feed/ 0 How Prompts Sharpen Test Case Design https://www.tothenew.com/blog/beyond-test-case-generation-how-prompt-engineering-improved-requirement-analysis-and-qa-workflow/ https://www.tothenew.com/blog/beyond-test-case-generation-how-prompt-engineering-improved-requirement-analysis-and-qa-workflow/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:40:16 +0000 https://www.tothenew.com/blog/?p=80066 As a tester, I have always tried to improve efficiency without compromising quality. Over the past year, AI tools have become a part of many testing workflows, including mine. When I first started using AI, I thought that it would be very easy, like: Just ask a question. Answer will be generated Use the output. […]

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]]> https://www.tothenew.com/blog/beyond-test-case-generation-how-prompt-engineering-improved-requirement-analysis-and-qa-workflow/feed/ 0 From automation to autonomy: The shift that will redefine QA https://www.tothenew.com/blog/from-automation-to-autonomy-the-shift-that-will-redefine-qa/ https://www.tothenew.com/blog/from-automation-to-autonomy-the-shift-that-will-redefine-qa/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 06:05:15 +0000 https://www.tothenew.com/blog/?p=79777 The change that will change how we do QA Testers have all been heading in the same direction, the use of artificial intelligence tools. We’re excited about the speed of releases, mostly covered, and manual work.The real question, though, is do artificial intelligence testing tools actually improve software quality or are they just a tool […]

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]]> https://www.tothenew.com/blog/from-automation-to-autonomy-the-shift-that-will-redefine-qa/feed/ 0 How AI Is Actually Changing Database Testing https://www.tothenew.com/blog/sql-ai-for-testing/ https://www.tothenew.com/blog/sql-ai-for-testing/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 08:55:28 +0000 https://www.tothenew.com/blog/?p=79711 Introduction Let’s imagine that you are the manager of a huge library and thousands of books come in and go out every day. Now, your job is to make sure that every book is in the right place, every label is correct, and none of the book is missing. Now imagine if you are doing […]

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]]> https://www.tothenew.com/blog/sql-ai-for-testing/feed/ 0 QA Workflow Automation using n8n and AI https://www.tothenew.com/blog/qa-workflow-automation-using-n8n-and-ai/ https://www.tothenew.com/blog/qa-workflow-automation-using-n8n-and-ai/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:47:12 +0000 https://www.tothenew.com/blog/?p=79335 The development of software testing has grown with the appearance of AI and intelligent automation tools. The current teams are able to provide a faster, reliable, and scalable application like never before. However, even with such improvements, much of the QA is manual. Tasks like: Writing test cases Creating test data Maintaining documentation Company review […]

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]]> https://www.tothenew.com/blog/qa-workflow-automation-using-n8n-and-ai/feed/ 0 Playwright AI Agents: Autonomous Planning, Scripting and Self-Healing Tests https://www.tothenew.com/blog/playwright-ai-agents-autonomous-planning-scripting-and-self-healing-tests/ https://www.tothenew.com/blog/playwright-ai-agents-autonomous-planning-scripting-and-self-healing-tests/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:08:49 +0000 https://www.tothenew.com/blog/?p=78498 Introduction Test automation is a core part of software development. Tools like Playwright make end-to-end testing easier with reliable browser automation, smart waits, and strong support for modern web apps. But even with these tools, a lot of work still feels repetitive. Engineers spend significant time on: Planning what to test Writing test scripts Fixing […]

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]]> https://www.tothenew.com/blog/playwright-ai-agents-autonomous-planning-scripting-and-self-healing-tests/feed/ 0 Domain Expertise in QA for Wagering Platforms: Lessons from Horse Racing Systems https://www.tothenew.com/blog/domain-expertise-in-qa-for-wagering-platforms-lessons-from-horse-racing-systems/ https://www.tothenew.com/blog/domain-expertise-in-qa-for-wagering-platforms-lessons-from-horse-racing-systems/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:40:37 +0000 https://www.tothenew.com/blog/?p=78897 Introduction: Beyond Automation and Test Cases In advanced program quality confirmation, specialized skill frequently takes center organize. Robotization systems, API validations, execution benchmarking, relapse scope, and CI/CD integration characterize the proficient toolkit of a QA engineer. However, in wagering platforms, where frameworks prepare real-time information, money related exchanges, and administrative requirements, technical greatness alone is […]

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]]> https://www.tothenew.com/blog/domain-expertise-in-qa-for-wagering-platforms-lessons-from-horse-racing-systems/feed/ 0 Building with LLMs: A Hands-On Experiment with Legal Research and Drafting https://www.tothenew.com/blog/building-with-llms-a-hands-on-experiment-with-legal-research-and-drafting/ https://www.tothenew.com/blog/building-with-llms-a-hands-on-experiment-with-legal-research-and-drafting/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:05:24 +0000 https://www.tothenew.com/blog/?p=78284 Introduction Legal research has always been a text-heavy discipline. Lawyers spend a large portion of their time reading statutes, studying judgments, identifying precedents, and translating legal reasoning into structured documents such as petitions and briefs. Even with modern legal databases, the core workflow still involves navigating large volumes of text. Over the past few months, […]

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]]> https://www.tothenew.com/blog/building-with-llms-a-hands-on-experiment-with-legal-research-and-drafting/feed/ 0 Leveraging AI to Enhance Test Case Coverage in Manual Testing https://www.tothenew.com/blog/leveraging-ai-for-improved-test-case-coverage-in-manual-testing/ https://www.tothenew.com/blog/leveraging-ai-for-improved-test-case-coverage-in-manual-testing/#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:10:08 +0000 https://www.tothenew.com/blog/?p=78083 Introduction One year ago, I was suggested to use AI to write test cases. I got confused at that time — can AI really write test cases the way we do? But then I thought, if AI can do so many things, why not test case writing? So, I decided to give it a try. […]

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]]> https://www.tothenew.com/blog/leveraging-ai-for-improved-test-case-coverage-in-manual-testing/feed/ 0 Integrating AI into Selenium Test Automation with MCP https://www.tothenew.com/blog/integrating-ai-into-selenium-test-automation-with-mcp/ https://www.tothenew.com/blog/integrating-ai-into-selenium-test-automation-with-mcp/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:16:35 +0000 https://www.tothenew.com/blog/?p=77975 Over the past year, I’ve been exploring how AI can assist in test automation. After working with various LLM-powered assistants and code-generation tools, I recently built a complete Selenium framework using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). In this post, I’ll share my technical insights, what worked, and what challenges I faced. Context: Where AI-Assisted Testing […]

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