CODING JAG - Issue 265

Welcome to the 265th edition of Coding Jag brought to you by TestMu AI!👐

Missing coverage in your test suite? Let AI do the heavy lifting. Discover how AI code assistants like GitHub Copilot, with Coco code coverage tools that can automatically generate unit tests, push coverage higher, and verify results across multiple languages and frameworks. This helps you save time, reduce manual effort, and ensure thorough testing even in complex or safety-critical projects.

In this edition, explore Oracle and Microsoft’s latest cloud partnership updates, Google Cloud’s roadmap for production-ready AI agents, and Amazon’s Quick Suite for smarter, AI-powered automation. Plus, dive into open-source test reporting tools, learn about the top application modernization solutions, and much more.

Don’t miss our podcast insights, video demos, and get ready for some exciting upcoming events designed to level up your QA and automation game!

Let’s jump in! 💥

News

TestMu AI Future of Quality Engineering Survey 2025

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🔍 Your insights matter! TestMu AI presents the Future of Quality Engineering Survey 2025📊, inviting QA professionals to share their experiences and perspectives on the evolving landscape of quality engineering. By participating, you not only help shape global QA trends but also get a chance to win exciting prizes, all while ensuring complete confidentiality and transparency in how responses are handled.

Oracle Database@Azure Offers New Features, Regions, and Programs to Unlock Data and AI Innovation

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☁️ Big updates from Oracle and Microsoft! Brett Tanzer unveils major enhancements to Oracle Database@Azure, now available in 28+ regions with new real-time data integration via Microsoft Fabric, deeper Defender security, expanded Oracle app support, and the new Azure Accelerate program to simplify AI-driven cloud migrations.

Looking for Production-Ready AI Agents? Here’s Where to Start

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🤖 Startups diving into agentic AI get a powerful boost! Iliana Quinonez and Ahsif Sheikh introduce Google Cloud’s Startup Technical Guide: AI Agents, a practical roadmap using the open-source Agent Development Kit (ADK) to build, test, and deploy production-ready AI agents with Gemini and Vertex AI.

Announcing Amazon Quick Suite: Your Agentic Teammate for Answering Questions and Taking Action

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🛠️ One workspace, endless possibilities! Amazon Quick Suite combines AI-powered research, business intelligence, and automation to turn your data into actionable insights. With Quick Index, Quick Research, Quick Sight, and Quick Automate, Esra Kayabali and Donnie Prakoso show how Quick Suite helps you analyze, decide, and act faster, transforming everyday work into smarter, more efficient outcomes.

AI

Why AI for Good Depends on Good Data

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🛰️ Mapping for impact: Dr. Werner Vogels demonstrates how AI-powered geospatial tools, from satellites to drones to IoT sensors, combined with open data and advanced analytics, are giving vulnerable communities visibility, enabling more effective disaster response, healthcare delivery, infrastructure planning, and environmental interventions.

Spec-Driven Development: Using Markdown as a Programming Language When Building With AI

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💡 AI + Markdown = coding revolution! Tomas Vesely demonstrates building a full app in Markdown, using Copilot to generate Go code. With synced documentation, structured specs, and reproducible builds, AI coding agents become your true development partner.

Automation

Using AI Code Assistants to Generate Unit Tests and Maximize Coverage

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🧪 Boost your test coverage with AI! Otso Virtanen demonstrates how to combine AI code assistants like GitHub Copilot with Coco code coverage tools to generate unit tests that maximize coverage. Starting from a 65% baseline, AI-generated tests for untested functions pushed coverage to 78%, all while verifying results automatically. This approach works with multiple languages, test frameworks, and coverage metrics, perfect for teams aiming for thorough, efficient testing in even safety-critical projects like automotive or aerospace.

How to Use Auto Heal in Playwright for Self-Healing Tests

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⚡ Want to keep your Playwright tests stable despite frequent UI changes! Paulo Oliveira explains how auto-heal automatically fixes failing selectors, reduces maintenance, and ensures reliable tests across browsers and OS using TestMu AI. Master strategies for dynamic elements, retries, and robust locator design, a must-read for anyone looking to build resilient, self-healing test suites.

Jest Mock: How to Mock a Provider in JavaScript Testing

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🛠️ Level up your JavaScript testing with Jest Mocks! Ayush Gupta and Neha Gupta explain how to use Jest to mock functions, modules, and providers for isolated, faster, and more reliable tests. Learn how jest.fn(), jest.mock(), jest.spyOn(), and mockImplementation() give you full control over behavior, track function calls, and simplify async testing. Tools like Keploy take it further by auto-recording API and DB calls for repeatable mocks, perfect for testing complex providers, hooks, and external dependencies without side effects.

Tools

Open Source Test Reporting Tools

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📊 Want to visualize and track your automated test results effectively? This guide by Software Testing Magazine shares some of the top open source test reporting tools like Allure, ExtentReports/Klov, ReportPortal, and TestBeats. Learn how these tools provide interactive dashboards, CI/CD integration, historical trends, and detailed insights, a must-read for QA engineers seeking better test visibility and actionable reporting.

Best Application Modernization Solutions: Top 5 in 2025

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🚀 Looking to upgrade legacy systems without disrupting business? This guide by Swimm teams shares some of the top 5 application modernization solutions in 2025: Swimm, Google Cloud, Rocket Software, IBM, and CAST. Learn how these tools tackle architecture transformation, cloud migration, DevOps enablement, and security. A must-read for leaders seeking agile, scalable, and future-ready IT systems.

Video & Podcast

Podcast: How Dassault Systèmes QA Teams Use the Proper Mix of Tests to Drive Down Customer Reported Defects

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🎙️ In this podcast, Kavya, Director of Product Marketing at TestMu AI, hosts Bryan Gullette, Senior Manager of Test Engineering at Dassault Systèmes. Bryan shares insights on balancing automated and manual testing, frameworks for deciding testing approaches, handling scalable test suites, and the role of exploratory testing. He also discusses metrics like customer-reported defects and integrating AI with human-in-the-loop reviews to improve software reliability. 🎧 Listen now!

Video: Security Testing Made Easy With Chrome DevTool MCP Server 🔒

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🎥 This video by Execute Automation shows how Chrome DevTool MCP Server simplifies security testing. Learn to automate vulnerability scans, intercept and analyze network traffic, and detect XSS, CSRF, and other web flaws efficiently through practical demonstrations.

Events

Behind Every Pull Request: Stories from the Open Source Frontlines

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🌐 Join the Live online event on 29 October 2025! Hosted by Sparsh Kesari, this session features Sai Krishna, Srinivasan Sekar, and Sri Harsha from TestMu AI. Discover candid stories from open source contributors, learn about Selenium, Appium, and WebdriverIO roadmaps, explore TestMu AI’s Open Source Program, and celebrate Hacktoberfest contributions.

CypressConf 2025

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🌐 Join CypressConf 2025, a FREE virtual event from 21–24 October! Explore “Beyond the Script: The Evolution of Quality Intelligence” with sessions on AI-driven test automation, Cypress best practices, E2E testing, and modern quality strategies. Learn from industry leaders like Tariq King, Brian Man, Natalie Stam, and more, and gain insights on scaling Cypress testing, AI integration, accessibility, and CI/CD workflows.

TestCon Europe

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🎉 Register for TestCon Europe 2025 happening October 21–24 with both onsite and online participation options. Pre-conference workshops on October 21 will be held at M.K. Čiurlionio St. 84, Vilnius, while the main conference from October 22–24 takes place at Multikino, Ozo St. 18, Vilnius. Attendees can gain hands-on experience, learn from expert-led sessions, and network with the global QA community in a cinema-style venue.