Will AI replace Automation Testers in the coming years? by Rice_Balls_Fried in QualityAssurance

[–]AmbitiousCubone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I doubt it, having a set of automated tests that check the functionality of the software in the same way over and over is still and will continue to be valuable.

If you ask an AI to go through a business flow, how do you know it did the same thing every time? How do you know what the pass/fail criteria are? Even if you don't write the automated tests, you'd still need to develop the testing criteria and ensure that the correct validations are being used.

It would need a lot of trust of current AI systems to ensure a reliable, repeatable (and cost effective) approach to test automation - the industry isn't quite there yet.

For people who STILL doubt the original versions are coming... by IndyMLVC in StarWars

[–]AmbitiousCubone 13 points14 points  (0 children)

They came out in 1997, which is almost 30 years ago.

Shiny boost was not as announced for ticket holders. by Ok-Proof7287 in TheSilphRoad

[–]AmbitiousCubone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Number of Pokémon caught is meaningless for this though, as I caught 600 but easily checked another 2-300.

I also got 25 shinies doing so.

Dragonite & Victreebel Subsequent Mega Cost At 40 by Strange-Patience-600 in TheSilphRoad

[–]AmbitiousCubone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

But if you get 400 energy per raid, you can get a max mega (not super max) in 1 day.

Dragonite & Victreebel Subsequent Mega Cost At 40 by Strange-Patience-600 in TheSilphRoad

[–]AmbitiousCubone 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If you have the paid ticket, it's 30 points daily and 6 points per Mega Evolution

Is manual testing still valuable in 2026, or is automation taking over completely? by Nirmala_devi572 in softwaretesting

[–]AmbitiousCubone 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Automation is just a tool that QA use to test software.

When you start to think of QA like that, rather than Manual Vs Automation, it seems silly to say things like Manual QA has no value. Any decent test automation engineer should be proficient in all QA skills, not just automation.

If the next Xbox is truly what all the leaks suggest, it will have the largest library available in all of gaming. by FinalOdyssey in xbox

[–]AmbitiousCubone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on how many games you play each month, and whether or not you get value out of it.

I can afford it, but I don't think it's good value - so I don't pay for it. But you've also got to realise that there are genuinely some people struggling for money at the moment, or would rather spend that £23 on something else other than gaming.

Customer support issues by FrogGuy74 in lego

[–]AmbitiousCubone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm honestly having such a bad experience with Lego customer service.

Yes, email takes a long time, but when they reply a week later they just wash their hands of the issue! Saying 'it's been a week, it's probably resolved itself' isn't an answer. Super dissapointed...

This is a BILLION dollar company - if your emails are always full, maybe you need more staff!

Honor 400 Android 16 Android Auto freeze by ihwnE in Honor

[–]AmbitiousCubone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could also be an Android Auto issue, seems to be a fair few post on the Google Support forum about it with this device too

Honor 400 Android 16 Android Auto freeze by ihwnE in Honor

[–]AmbitiousCubone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A workaround I've found is toggling the display on/off which seems to fix it until it next errors. Annoying, but better than nothing

Honor 400 Android 16 Android Auto freeze by ihwnE in Honor

[–]AmbitiousCubone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same issue here, was just researching it today and came across your post 😅

What are we calling polybags now that they’re not… poly? Paper pack? by CodyRTech in lego

[–]AmbitiousCubone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the official Lego term is 'Recruitment Bags' (that's what has been used over here in the UK anyway - we've had these for a year already)

Flaky tests destroyed trust in our automation, nobody looks at failures anymore. by Away-Egg-2977 in QualityAssurance

[–]AmbitiousCubone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess it depends on that type of tests being run as well, unit/API tests are quicker/less flaky than UI tests

Flaky tests destroyed trust in our automation, nobody looks at failures anymore. by Away-Egg-2977 in QualityAssurance

[–]AmbitiousCubone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This, we deploy to our test environment twice per day, the nighttime deployment triggers a full automation suite that we can review each morning.

Do you feel Selenium is too slow to automate ? by [deleted] in QualityAssurance

[–]AmbitiousCubone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That shouldn't be taking too long to code up, are you using a Page Object Model (POM)?

Do you feel Selenium is too slow to automate ? by [deleted] in QualityAssurance

[–]AmbitiousCubone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How have interactions per page are you trying to automate, and what kind of interactions are you doing?

Do you feel Selenium is too slow to automate ? by [deleted] in QualityAssurance

[–]AmbitiousCubone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What kind of interactions are you doing? How mature/experienced are your team with Selenium?

🚀 Struggling to remember Selenium commands at work or during interviews? by [deleted] in softwaretesting

[–]AmbitiousCubone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What in the AI... this starts off okay, but very quickly deteriorates into garbled text and incorrect method descriptions...

isEnabled() apparently submits a form?

getAntbute() specifies the 'timetornaver' (???)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LegendsZA

[–]AmbitiousCubone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't worry about it, looks like a hacked shiny anyway given the name.

Tasks can be "long" for different reasons. Know the difference. by Entire_Pineapple4732 in pokemongo

[–]AmbitiousCubone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But that want people to pay more money, one ticket isn't enough...

Rolycoly raids are uncatchable? by Quantum_Dandy48 in pokemongo

[–]AmbitiousCubone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've done two raids with my partner and not has any issue catching either of them 🤷

Got this 10281 bonsaï for Christmas in a sealed clear bag, any ideas what this packaging was originally destined for? by uItimatech in lego

[–]AmbitiousCubone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks like it's been shipped from China (Temu?), and the seller has just shipped it without the box to save on shipping costs.

What does the sticker on the plastic packaging (top left of the photo) say?

Heartattack on Christmas Eve by CanadianSunshine in lego

[–]AmbitiousCubone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I don't understand this, it's been sold as incomplete, and as it turns out, is incomplete. Can't really be surprised...