AI Codebase Discovery for Testers with Ben Fellows
with Ben Fellows
CEO · LoopQA
December 15, 2025 
Hosted by Joe Colantonio 
About this episode
What if understanding your codebase was no longer a blocker for great testing?
Most testers were trained to work around the code — clicking through UIs, guessing selectors, and relying on outdated docs or developer explanations.
In this episode, Playwright expert Ben Fellows flip that model on its head. Using AI tools like Cursor, testers can now explore the codebase directly — asking questions, uncovering APIs, understanding data relationships, and spotting risk before a single test is written.
This isn’t about becoming a developer. It’s about using AI to finally see how the system really works — and using that insight to test smarter, earlier, and with far more confidence.
If you’ve ever joined a new team, inherited a legacy app, or struggled to understand what really changed in a release, this episode is for you.
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Beyond his leadership at LoopQA, Ben actively contributes to the QA community through thought leadership, content creation, and hosting The Daily CTO podcast. His mission is to develop the next generation of QA Directors, empowering them to take greater ownership of processes, metrics, and overall quality within organizations.
Before his career in tech, Ben was a “West Wing kid" and began his professional journey working on Capitol Hill—a unique foundation that shaped his strategic and leadership mindset.
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