interview episodes where Mamadou N'diaye talks with with software testing experts
Episodes
29 Apr 2026
Focuses on holistic testing as a shared team responsibility across the SDLC, stressing collaboration, adaptability, user-centricity, balanced use of automation and human judgment, quality engineering, iterative practices, and systemic learning for long-term success.
Open episode23 Apr 2026
The evolution of software testing highlights the shift from manual to AI-driven automated QA, emphasizing context-aware tools to address siloed teams, outdated methods, and inefficiencies while integrating cross-functional expertise, improving ROI up to 20x, and balancing automation with human judgment in a collaborative, adaptive QA future.
Open episode8 Apr 2026
The evolution of quality engineering integrates AI through Agent Quality Engineering (AQE), emphasizing structured frameworks like PACT, human oversight, and the balance between AI efficiency and foundational QA skills while addressing challenges like alignment with business goals and ethical considerations.
Open episode29 Mar 2026
Agentic automation AI is reshaping QA by enabling autonomous testing, addressing skill gaps and scalability through adaptive, no-code solutions, and urging professionals to upskill in AI/ML, prioritize business logic, and balance automation with human oversight for reliable, secure, and context-aware quality assurance.
Open episode27 Mar 2026
Strategies for effective software testing emphasize separating QA from quality management, addressing role confusion and oversight gaps, utilizing process improvements and tools, balancing speed with stability through rigorous regression testing, fostering collaboration between teams, and leveraging automation and continuous improvement to ensure reliable releases.
Open episode19 Mar 2026
The evolving role of QA in software development emphasizes independent teams for unbiased testing, addresses challenges like post-launch failures and AI tool adaptation, integrates proactive security and ethics, and highlights future trends in AI-driven QA and ethical compliance.
Open episode17 Mar 2026
AI integration in test automation streamlines processes via agents generating test cases, analyzing failures, and executing accessibility/performance checks with tools like Playwright, leveraging frameworks like MCP, TypeScript/Python workflows, while addressing challenges such as context awareness, flaky tests, and advancing toward autonomous, scalable AI-driven testing strategies.
Open episode7 Mar 2026
The podcast discusses a transformative approach to Quality Assurance that emphasizes proactive risk mitigation, business alignment, and elevating the QA profession through critical thinking and AI adaptation.
Open episode4 Mar 2026
Spec2Test AI is an AI-driven tool that analyzes software requirements early in development to reduce defects and enhance quality intelligence.
Open episode2 Mar 2026
Performance testing plays a critical role in ensuring systems achieve scalability, maintain user experience, and align with business objectives, extending beyond preventing crashes to guaranteeing functionality under expected loads.
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