Post-Agile: What Organizations Actually Need Now - Michael Mahlberg
25/06/2026 | 25min
What happens to the teams and organizations left behind after an agile transformation that didn't deliver what it promised? With Michael Mahlberg I talk about why the word "agile" has lost its meaning, how big consultancies pushed companies deeper into rigid structures under an agile label, and what it actually takes to help an organization find its footing again. We get into the question of what genuinely worked from the last 25 years, from fast iterations and real customer feedback to decision-making practices borrowed from outside the agile world entirely. What stays with me is Michael's point that arguing for change rarely works, but pulling people into the experience of what isn't working just might.
Critical Thinking: The Skill AI Cannot Replace in Testing - Tara Walton
18/06/2026 | 34min
What does a tester actually need right now, when AI tools are everywhere and QA teams keep getting cut? With Tara Walton I talk about why communication and the fundamentals of testing matter more than ever, and why being the best bug-finder in the room means nothing if you can't explain what you found and why it counts. We get into how AI's "toxic positivity" makes critical thinking a skill you have to practice deliberately, and what it means that when you remove QA, your users become your first line of defense. I also ask Tara about career direction, and her answer comes back to something simple: follow what makes the light bulb go on, then go deeper into that.
Strategy First: How AI Enters Regulated Medical Labs - Alexis Savkin
11/06/2026 | 21min
How do you bring AI into a medical lab when the regulatory landscape is still taking shape? With Alexis Savkin I talk about exactly that tension, and the answer turns out to be less about technology than about focus and strategy. We get into why starting with a very specific, measurable problem makes the regulatory side manageable, and how a single-page risk diagram convinced compliance stakeholders faster than any technical pitch. I keep coming back to his point that regulators are not enemies but partners trying to make things safer, and that the real mistake is trying to solve "AI" as one giant problem instead of one concrete thing at a time.
What happens when 40 years of custom decisions stack so high that even the standard testing tools from your own vendor stop working? With Bartosz Filipek and Szymon Wałachowski I talk about exactly that situation: a mainframe environment so deep in its own customization that the only way forward was to build one final bridge to the outside world. We dig into how they created a Java-based unit testing tool for COBOL developers, and what surprised me most is that COBOL programmers find it easier to write assertions in Java than in their own first language. We also get into code coverage, integration with tools like SonarQube and X-ray, and the long road of getting something as basic as a service account approved.
Why Traditional Testing Fails for AI Systems - Dušanka Lečić
28/05/2026 | 24min
This time I talk with Dušanka Lečić about why testing chatbots breaks everything we know about traditional QA. She explains how chatbot bugs are invisible – they hide in prompts, retrieval logic, and chunks, not in code – and why the same input can produce dozens of valid outputs. Dušanka shares her framework for testing context retention, hallucination control, and accuracy, and reveals why stress testing a chatbot means checking for typos and user frustration, not system load.
Sobre Software Testing Unleashed - QA, DevEx & Quality Engineering
Sobre Software Testing Unleashed - QA, DevEx & Quality Engineering
Sobre Software Testing Unleashed - QA, DevEx & Quality Engineering
Software testing is no longer just a phase—it’s the foundation of modern engineering and your ultimate competitive advantage.
Welcome to Software Testing Unleashed, the weekly podcast for anyone dedicated to building better software, faster. Hosted by Richard Seidl, renowned expert in software development and testing, this show is your backstage pass to the tools, tactics, and trends defining the next era of Quality Engineering.
Whether you are a QA Engineer, SDET, Developer, or Tech Leader, each week we bring you field-tested insights from the brightest minds in the software universe to answer the industry’s toughest questions:
- Smart Automation: When should you automate, and when is it a trap?
- AI & ML in Testing: How do you maintain quality in a world of non-deterministic code?
- The "How Much" Dilemma: How much testing is actually enough for your specific scale?
- Architecture & DevEx: What makes a great integration test and how do you improve developer experience?
From scaling QA strategies in enterprise projects to building your very first test suite, we bridge the gap between complex theory and practical execution. We dive deep into CI/CD, Cloud-native complexity, and the future of manual vs. automated testing.
🚀 Ready to unleash the next level of quality? Hit play, subscribe, and join a global movement of software professionals shipping with confidence.
Ouve Software Testing Unleashed - QA, DevEx & Quality Engineering, The Mel Robbins Podcast e muitos outros podcasts de todo o mundo com a aplicação radio.pt
Portugal