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The Evil Tester Show - Software Testing and Development with Attitude

Alan Richardson - Software Testing and Development Consultant
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Software Testing expertise for everyone. This software testing podcast helps developers, testers, managers, Product and QA professionals understand and improve their software testing and development approach.

Software Testing is a skill that can be treated as a specialism or developed as part of a broader Software Development Role. This podcast helps everyone their skills in Test Management, Risk... more

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A joint episode with the Tech League podcast. A Super Group podcast team up.

Alan Richardson speaks to Toby Sears and Krisztian Fischer about AI and Testing.

This episode is also available as a YouTube video on the Tech League channel, full detai... more

This podcast episode is a chat with Dragan Spiridonov who created the Agentic QE fleet. Agentic AI for Quality Engineering. It can work with code, or websites. We will explore Agentic AI, what it means, and how to use it to improve your Software Deve... more

Based on my experience with AI, am I optimistic or pessimistic. I gain huge value from AI during development, but have I managed the same in Testing? And how will the Tester role change, what do we need to do to adapt? I look forward to learning more... more

The answers given during a Browserstack Community AMA session held on Discord on the 11th of December 2025, following a live LinkedIn video stream. The session focused on "Mastering Automatability for Test Automation". The main theme is the concept o... more

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Alan Richardson
Fellow podcaster, YouTuber, author of multiple books and courses; senior software developer/consultant
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Episode: AI and Software Testing - Evil Tester meets Tech League
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Creator of the agentic QE tool
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Episode: Agentic AI Software Testing and Development with Dragan Spiridonov

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AI and Software Testing - Evil Tester meets Tech League
Q: How do you manage the balance between AI-generated tests and human review?
Humans should review at the level of design, architecture, and critical paths; AI can generate tests quickly but needs human input to ensure the tests reflect true requirements, appropriate abstractions, and maintainable structures like page objects and interfaces.
AI and Software Testing - Evil Tester meets Tech League
Q: What is the core shift you're seeing with AI in testing, and how should teams adapt?
The core shift is moving from writing tests after code to encoding the requirements in code as a living specification that AI can help implement and test, with humans guiding architecture and critical decisions; teams should focus on architecture, interfaces, and targeted, high-value coverage rather than chasing large volumes of random tests.

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This show centers software testing and development with a practical, hands-on focus for developers, testers, and QA managers. Across recent episodes, the conversations orbit around improving testing through automation, intelligent agent-based workflows, and strategic alignment with the broader SDLC. Notable topics include agentic AI for quality engineering, the balance of AI optimism and pessimism in the workplace, robust approaches to test automation and automation readiness, and how to migrate or evolve test code and tooling without sacrificing test integrity. The host consistently emphasizes actionable guidance—from building a strong automation foundation and collaborating across teams to crafting effective test strategies and portfolios... more

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