No fluff, no corporate jargon. Just straight talk about QA careers, test automation, and the reality of the IT industry. Whether you are a manual tester trying to escape tutorial hell, or an automation engineer tired of maintaining flaky tests, this is your reality check. Hosted by Kacper from the Testeroni YouTube channel.
Testeroni: The No-BS QA Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Kacper Ciepielewski
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Podcast Overview
No fluff, no corporate jargon. Just straight talk about QA careers, test automation, and the reality of the IT industry. Whether you are a manual tester trying to escape tutorial hell, or an automation engineer tired of maintaining flaky tests, this is your reality check. Hosted by Kacper from the Testeroni YouTube channel.
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Recent Episodes
August 8, 2026
The Art of NOT Testing: Why Defensive Engineering Kills Velocity
<p>The tech industry has convinced us that more automated tests always equal better software quality. But in reality, over-testing creates fragile, high-maintenance test suites that destroy engineering velocity and slow down deployments.</p><p>In this episode, we break down the hidden cost of test maintenance debt, why trying to test every edge case is a symptom of fear-driven engineering, and how senior quality architects use risk-based testing, feature flags, and observability to ship faster without breaking production.</p><p><br></p><p>📺 Prefer the visual version? Watch this episode on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/8-CyImnJ0mA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://youtu.be/8-CyImnJ0mA</a></p><p>🤝 Join the discussion and connect with me on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciepielewski/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciepielewski/</a></p>
July 31, 2026
How Metrics Ruined Software Engineering (And What to Do Instead)
<p>Modern software engineering has become obsessed with corporate metrics. We track 100% test coverage, 100% pass rates, story point velocity, and zero defect leakage. But according to Goodhart's Law, the moment a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.</p><p>In this episode, we break down how vanity metrics encourage teams to game the system - writing assertionless tests, quarantining failing suites, and inflating Jira ticket counts—and outline what high-performing engineering teams should actually focus on instead.</p><p><br></p><p>📺 Prefer the visual version? Watch this episode on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/A9-DUiOOSp8" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/A9-DUiOOSp8</a></p><p>🤝 Join the discussion and connect with me on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciepielewski/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciepielewski/</a></p>
July 24, 2026
Why "Shift Left" Is Just Corporate Gaslighting
<p>The tech industry loves preaching the concept of "Shift Left" testing - the idea that involving QA early in the development lifecycle prevents bugs and saves millions. But for most engineering teams, the reality looks completely different. In this episode, we break down how shift left has been transformed into a corporate buzzword used to gaslight testers, hide broken project management, and shift blame for late-stage delivery failures.</p><p><br></p><p>We look at the contrast between the theoretical PowerPoint slides and the brutal reality of the two-day sprint deadline panic, and outline practical, data-driven ways to push back against corporate process theater.</p><p><br></p><p>If you are tired of superficial agile advice and want a realistic look at modern software delivery, make sure to subscribe to the channel. Let’s talk honestly about your team's current process bottlenecks in the comments below.</p><p><br></p><p>📺 Prefer the visual version? Watch this episode on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/flqsBhalB-Y" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/flqsBhalB-Y</a></p><p>🤝 Join the discussion and connect with me on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciepielewski/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciepielewski/</a></p>
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