About This Episode:
About This Episode
Automation Guild turns 10 this year, and the 2026 survey revealed some of the strongest trends and signals the testing community has ever shared.
Register now:Â https://testgld.link/ag26reg
In this episode, Joe breaks down the most important insights shaping Automation Guild 2026 and what they mean for testers, automation engineers, and QA leaders.
You’ll hear why AI-powered testing is dominating every category, why Playwright has officially become the tool testers want most, the challenges that continue to follow teams year after year, and how testers are navigating shrinking teams, faster releases, and rising expectations.
This episode gives you a clear, data-driven snapshot of why Automation Guild 2026 matters — and how this year’s event is designed to help you stay relevant, sharpen your skills, and tackle the problems that keep slowing down teams.
Perfect for anyone considering joining the Guild, planning their 2026 automation strategy, or just trying to make sense of the rapid changes happening in testing today.
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If you feel like the ground beneath testing and automation is shifting faster than ever—you’re not imagining it. AI is reshaping workflows. Tool stacks are consolidating. Teams are shrinking. Expectations are rising. And the testers who will thrive in 2026 aren’t the ones reacting to change… they’re the ones preparing for it.
That’s exactly why Automation Guild 2026 exists.
Now in its 10th year, Automation Guild remains the most practical, community-driven online event designed to help testers level up their skills, sharpen their strategy, and confidently navigate whatever the industry throws at them next.
Register now:Â https://testgld.link/ag26reg
About Joe Colantonio
Joe Colantonio has over 25 years of experience in software automation testing and is thefounder of Test Guild–a dedicated independent resource for actionable and real-worldtechnical advice from industry experts (blog, video tutorials, podcasts, and online conferences)to help improve your DevOps automation, performance, and security testing efforts. He is thehost ofthe longest-running podcast on automation testing. He has interviewed over 400 industryleaders and is the creator of Automation Guild, the premium, annual online event for testautomation engineers. Joe has also hosted over 500 hours of live online events for some of thebiggest companies in the software testing space. Joe's company, Test Guild, also providesservices to software companies to help them reach a community of highly engaged, growth-oriented, and ambitious audience of 40k+ software testing professionals.
Connect with Joe Colantonio
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- Company: www.testguild.com
- Blog: www.testguild.com
- LinkedIn: joecolantonio
- Twitter: @joecolantonio
- YouTube: www.youtube.com/joecolantonio
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