Guides / Answers
Browse QACred guides and deeper answers
This hub brings together the longer-form pages: AI testing explainers, certification guidance, and classic software testing answers that still matter.
AI testing guides
LLM Testing Evals Guide
A practical guide to designing evals for LLM features, choosing metrics, and turning fuzzy quality goals into repeatable checks.
RAG Testing Guide
How to test retrieval-augmented generation systems for grounding, relevance, safety, fallback behavior, and freshness.
AI Testing Risks and Guardrails
A practical map of AI-specific risks and the guardrails testers can help teams define, verify, and monitor.
Testing AI Systems
Practical guidance for testing AI-based systems, LLM features, RAG workflows, guardrails, and AI-specific risks.
Career and certification guides
QA Career in the AI Era
How testers stay valuable in the AI era by combining test fundamentals, AI literacy, and sound certification choices.
AI Testing Certification Roadmap
A practical roadmap from CTFL to CT-GenAI, CT-AI, and ASTQB AI Assurance Pro.
Why Take ISTQB Through AT*SQA?
What AT*SQA says it includes with ISTQB exams and how those extras may fit into a practical certification plan.
ASTQB AI Assurance Pro Explained
How ASTQB AI Assurance Pro qualification works, how to request it, and where it fits in an AI testing path.
Classic QA answers
How to Make UI Automation More Resilient
Why UI tests break so often and how to reduce brittleness through better locator strategy and test layering.
What Should You Automate?
Practical heuristics for deciding what to automate, what to keep manual, and how to control maintenance cost.
The Future of Manual QA Roles
Why manual QA is evolving, not disappearing, and how human-centered testing stays valuable in the AI era.
From Bootcamp to Your First QA Job
A practical path from bootcamp to first QA role, including portfolio proof, interview prep, and early-career skill building.
Can You Automate Legacy Desktop Apps?
A realistic look at automating legacy desktop software, including where partial automation makes sense.