Helping manual QA testers
use AI with confidence Test more. Test better.
Sharing what I know about QA+AI.
Practical skills that keep us valuable.
Sharing what I know about QA+AI.
Practical skills that keep us valuable.
Hey there! I'm William Tran (@williamtranqa), a QA engineer and AI advocate. I came from a manual testing background starting from games testing at ATARI Melbourne. Ever since then, I found a love for breaking things.
I am a manual tester at heart and was thrusted into automation, but I lacked the knowledge to understand how to code. After several poor attempts and late nights, I pushed through some of the pain to learn more. Many mistakes were made, but that's how I truly got to where I am today. But I'm not done learning.
Now with AI, it feels like those late nights could have been mere minutes to accomplish the same task. Funny isn't it? So, with this new found ability that we all can harness, my mission is to help testers work smarter with AI, not handing the job over to it.
I write about what I actually learn from real-world testing, automation, and day-to-day AI use, including the parts that don't work. I'll share free resources, lessons, tips and guides and update them as I go.
Feel free to comment on any of them and I'll reply to you as fast as I can.
More about meOver 20 years in quality engineering, automation, and leading QA teams.
Exploring how AI can amplify QA, without replacing critical thinking.
Sharing practical insights and real examples you can use today.
Building a community of QA engineers who learn, share, and grow together.
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