Agile & QC English: Sprint Meetings, Bug Reports, and Estimates
Master English for Agile sprints: report bugs clearly, discuss estimates, handle scope changes. Practical phrases for Vietnamese developers in international teams.
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QC/Agile English: Writing Bug Reports and Discussing Defects Without Getting Ignored
A vague bug report gets deprioritized or misunderstood. A well-written one gets fixed. Here's the English structure for defect reports that developers actually act on — plus the vocabulary for sprint defect discussions, triage calls, and status updates.
English for Incident Reporting: How to Communicate Outages and Bugs Clearly
When production goes down, your English needs to be as reliable as your monitoring. Practical phrases and templates for incident updates, postmortem communication, and escalating bugs to non-technical stakeholders — from a Vietnamese tech lead's perspective.
Sprint Meeting English: How to Speak Up Confidently in Agile Teams
Master the phrases, vocabulary, and speaking patterns you need for daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and bug reports in international Agile teams.
How to Report and Escalate Bugs in English: A Sprint Review Survival Guide
Practical English phrases for QC engineers and developers: how to describe bugs clearly, escalate blockers, and communicate defects during sprint reviews in international teams.
The Complete Best Practices Checklist for Automation, AI, and Quality
The ultimate reference for test automation with AI. Comprehensive checklists covering mindset, Playwright setup, Page Objects, BDD, AI tools, prompt engineering, team collaboration, metrics, and common pitfalls. Part 10 of the QC team's guide to automation with AI.
Measuring and Improving Quality — Metrics That Actually Matter
Move beyond vanity metrics. Learn to track test coverage, defect escape rate, flakiness, and automation ROI. Build a quality dashboard and run retrospectives that drive real improvement. Part 9 of the QC team's guide to automation with AI.
Sharing the Work — How Dev and QC Teams Collaborate on Test Automation
A practical guide to Dev-QC collaboration on test automation: task splitting, repo structure, code reviews, PR workflows, handling broken tests, and building a Definition of Done. Part 8 of the QC team's guide to automation with AI.
The QC Tester's Prompt Engineering Playbook
5 proven prompt patterns for generating high-quality Playwright tests with AI. Learn to control AI output, review generated code, avoid common mistakes, and build reusable prompt templates. Part 7 of the QC team's guide to automation with AI.
Using AI to Write Tests — Claude, GitHub Copilot, and Antigravity
A hands-on comparison of three AI tools for test automation. See how Claude Code with Playwright MCP, GitHub Copilot, and Antigravity each approach the same test scenario, with setup guides and decision matrix. Part 6 of the QC team's guide to automation with AI.
BDD with Cucumber and Playwright — Writing Tests in Plain English
How to write automated tests in Given/When/Then syntax that anyone can read. Set up Cucumber with Playwright, write feature files, build step definitions, and create living documentation. Part 5 of the QC team's guide to automation with AI.
Page Objects, Fixtures, and Real-World Playwright Patterns
Level up from basic tests to maintainable automation with Page Object Model, custom fixtures, data-driven testing, network mocking, and debugging strategies. Part 4 of the QC team's guide to automation with AI.
Your First Playwright Test — A Step-by-Step Guide for Manual Testers
A zero-assumption walkthrough for manual testers writing their first automated test. Install Node.js, set up Playwright, understand locators, write real tests, and debug failures. Part 3 of the QC team's guide to automation with AI.
How to Plan Automation for Any Project — A Practical Framework
A step-by-step framework for planning test automation across web apps, APIs, mobile, and legacy systems. Learn what to automate first, how to estimate ROI, and how to present your automation plan to stakeholders. Part 2 of the QC team's guide to automation with AI.
From Manual Tester to Automation Engineer — The Mindset Shift
Why automation doesn't replace manual testers — it empowers them. A practical guide to shifting your mindset, leveraging your existing skills, and building a 90-day learning roadmap. Part 1 of the QC team's guide to automation with AI.
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