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Software Testing Unleashed - QA, DevEx & Quality Engineering

Software Testing Unleashed - QA, DevEx & Quality Engineering

By: Richard Seidl | Software Development & Testing Expert
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 Software testing is no longer just a phase—it’s the foundation of modern engineering and your ultimate competitive advantage. Welcome to Software Testing Unleashed, the weekly podcast for anyone dedicated to building better software, faster. Hosted by Richard Seidl, renowned expert in software development and testing, this show is your backstage pass to the tools, tactics, and trends defining the next era of Quality Engineering. Whether you are a QA Engineer, SDET, Developer, or Tech Leader, each week we bring you field-tested insights from the brightest minds in the software universe to answer the industry’s toughest questions: - Smart Automation: When should you automate, and when is it a trap? - AI & ML in Testing: How do you maintain quality in a world of non-deterministic code? - The "How Much" Dilemma: How much testing is actually enough for your specific scale? - Architecture & DevEx: What makes a great integration test and how do you improve developer experience? From scaling QA strategies in enterprise projects to building your very first test suite, we bridge the gap between complex theory and practical execution. We dive deep into CI/CD, Cloud-native complexity, and the future of manual vs. automated testing. 🚀 Ready to unleash the next level of quality? Hit play, subscribe, and join a global movement of software professionals shipping with confidence.Richard Seidl Economics Management Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • Metrics: Asset or Trap? - Jani Grönman

    Metrics: Asset or Trap? - Jani Grönman
    Jan 29 2026
    In this episode, I talk with Jani Grönman about KPIs for quality. We ask what to measure, and why. Jani shares pairs that keep teams honest. Test pass rate with escaped defects or flaky tests. Mean time to recovery with reopen rate. Lead time to production with customer impact. One team, one number. Keep it to three or four KPIs, own them, and act. We talk about agency at work and product sense. Your tests are not a scoreboard. They are a feedback loop. Bring product and engineering together, do root cause analysis. I left inspired to pick fewer numbers, tell stories, and ship with care.
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    27 mins
  • Become a Thought Leader - Laveena Ramchandani

    Become a Thought Leader - Laveena Ramchandani
    Jan 22 2026
    In this episode, I talk with Laveena Ramchandani about thought leadership in testing and the changing role of testers. Laveena sees testers as engineers who lead by example, ask smart questions, and break silos. She coaches teams to share knowledge, speak up, and aim for team goals, not vanity KPIs. We touch hard calls too, like stepping in or reshaping a team when delivery slips. On AI, we agree to use the tools, then add human sense and the feel of quality, like accessibility and emotion. Testing stays very human.
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    18 mins
  • The Robot Framework Journey - Pekka Klärck

    The Robot Framework Journey - Pekka Klärck
    Jan 15 2026
    In this episode, I talk with Pekka Klärck about Robot Framework. We start with 2004, his thesis roots, and Nokia Networks turning a prototype into an open source project in 2008. He explains the core idea: a generic engine with reusable libraries, human readable tests, and one set of reports. Best fit in mixed tech stacks. We revisit milestones like the move to plain text, a new parser, and a thriving ecosystem. Pekka previews secret variables in 7.4, a modern user guide, markdown docs, and a cleaner namespace with backward compatibility. He even tests Robot Framework with Robot Framework.
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    32 mins
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