The Sixth School
The “Sixth School” replaces human-written tests with autonomous agents that discover, design, and...
14 minute read
13 April 2026
How Agile Rewrote the Rules - History of Test Automation, Part 2
Agile transformed test automation from a cost-saving afterthought into a continuous,...
14 minute read
6 April 2026
Before Agile Changed Everything - History of Test Automation, Part 1
Test automation evolved through competing “schools” of thought—analytical, factory, QA, and...
8 minute read
30 March 2026
Testing without Testers in the Agentic Coding Age
Agentic coding automates unit and integration testing, but product-layer validation still requires...
8 minute read
16 March 2026
The 7 Questions Engineers Ask After Seeing an Autonomous Testing Demo
After seeing autonomous testing in action, engineers ask practical questions about setup, CI,...
8 minute read
9 March 2026
7 Questions Engineers Ask Us About Autonomous Testing
Engineers evaluating autonomous testing ask practical questions about trust, ROI, noise, and the...
10 minute read
2 March 2026
The New Testing Paradigm
When AI handles test execution, what do QA and testing teams actually do? The answer reveals a...
12 minute read
23 February 2026
The AI Capability Shift
AI does not just make testing faster—it fundamentally changes what is possible. Understanding this...
11 minute read
16 February 2026
The Testing Evolution Problem
Modern software testing is trapped in a velocity and expertise mismatch that incremental...
10 minute read
9 February 2026
Quadrant 4: Why Non-Functional Testing Always Costs You
Quadrant 4 “non-functional” testing fails teams because delaying it turns manageable engineering...
9 minute read
2 February 2026
The Uncomfortable Truth About Q4
When teams postpone the performance, security, and scalability testing of Quadrant 4, they trade...
9 minute read
5 January 2026
The Quadrant Trap
Teams that turn Marick’s Agile Testing Quadrants into a box-checking exercise undermine the...
5 minute read
15 December 2025