Test Automation Optimus Prime Halloween Special

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A Halloween-themed promotional graphic for TestGuild Automation Testing's "Optimus Prime Halloween Special" with Paul Grossman, featuring festive decorations and two men, highlights the fun side of test automation during Halloween.

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In this Halloween special, Joe Colantonio and Paul Grossman discuss the evolution of automation testing, focusing on the integration of AI tools, project management strategies, and the importance of custom logging. Paul shares insights from his recent job experience, detailing how he inherited a project and the challenges he faced. Paul also goes over his Optimus Prime framework and uses it to explore various automation tools, the significance of dynamic waiting, and how to handle test case collisions. The discussion also highlights the role of AI in enhancing automation frameworks and the importance of version control in software development.

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About Paul Grossman

Paul Grossman

Paul Grossman is the Dark Arts Wizard of Agentic Test Automation. He has been a Test Automation Evangelist for 25 years. He has touched every tool including Mercury WinRunner, UFT, Selenium and many paid tools. He uses his TikTok and YouTube channels for side-by-side comparisons of tools with his CandyMapper challenge.

He co-authored “Enhanced Test Automation with WebdriverIO” with Larry Goddard.

Most recently he started supporting a Typescript Playwright called Optimus Prime.

Paul has been Joe Colantonio's Test Guild guest every Halloween for 10 years. At conferences he always has a live demo and the occasional magic trick.

Paul's current passion is leveraging Agentic LLMs to implement missing features automation platforms.

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