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Zhimin Zhan
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Solopreneur, Test automation & CT coach, Author, Speaker and Award-Winning software developer.
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Announcing my new book, "End-to-end Test Automation Anti-Patterns"
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Announcing my new book, "End-to-end Test Automation Anti-Patterns"
A book on Critical Lessons from Real-World Test Automation Failures.
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September 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Irony: The DeepSeek Team is "mainly in their mid-20s" While Many Aged Computer Science Professors Are Now Rushing into AI/ML Research
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Irony: The DeepSeek Team is "mainly in their mid-20s" While Many Aged Computer Science Professors Are Now Rushing into AI/ML Research
Age is not the deciding factor; mindset and purpose matter.
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February 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Don't you think it's absurd that most university IT researchers are focusing on AI and machine learning?
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Don't you think it's absurd that most university IT researchers are focusing on AI and machine learning?
Nearly all breakthroughs in AI are not coming from university research. Regardless, it is not right for so many to jump on AI/ML research.
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January 31, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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DeepSeek is a Wake-Up Call for Silicon Valley
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DeepSeek is a Wake-Up Call for Silicon Valley
An example of "The Tortoise and the Hare". For far too long, software development has grown increasingly bureaucratic, weighed down by endless unnecessary and often ridiculous processes.
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January 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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My Meme on LinkedIn Has Gone Viral. Why I Created This Meme and an Analysis of the Comments I Received.

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My Meme on LinkedIn Has Gone Viral
Why I Created This Meme and an Analysis of the Comments I Received.
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January 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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In the three-comma club, not all software giant CEOs are equal. Lesson: Founders are 100+x wealthier. 🙂

(Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk at Trump's inauguration)
January 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Elon Musk's tweet from 7 hours ago about the TikTok issue aligns with the perspective I shared in my Substack article two days ago.

"The U.S. Government Could Have Handled the TikTok matter in a Much Simpler and Better Way" agileway.substack.com/p/the-us-gov...
January 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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The U.S. Government Could Have Handled the TikTok matter in a Much Simpler and Better Way
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The U.S. Government Could Have Handled the TikTok matter in a Much Simpler and Better Way
Share a simple and effective tactic I learned in office politics.
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January 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Reflections on China's Transformation of the Car Industry, Part E: Faking efforts with “Show Ponies” 👎🏾
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Reflections on China's Transformation of the Car Industry, Part E: Faking efforts with “Show Ponies” 👎🏾
No commitments, no win.
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January 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Which Foreign Language(s) Should Motivated Software Professionals Learn?*
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Which Foreign Language(s) Should Motivated Software Professionals Learn?*
I share my thoughts from the perspectives of a digital nomad, job opportunities for software professionals, and business prospects for solopreneurs.
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January 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Showcase a 500+ End-to-End (via UI) Test Suite: E2E Test Automation is Surely Feasible for Large/Complex Apps. Part A: The Story and The Stats
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Showcase a 500+ End-to-End (via UI) Test Suite: E2E Test Automation is Surely Feasible for Large/Complex Apps. Part A: The Story and The Stats
Implementing End-to-End Test Automation, the most valuable type of testing, is most QA Engineers’ responsibility.
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January 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Reflections on My Daughter's Promotion at FAANG: Non-Work Factors. Part C - Publishing a Book
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Reflections on My Daughter's Promotion at FAANG: Non-Work Factors. Part C - Publishing a Book
An ambitious goal, may be, but luck favours the prepared.
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January 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Software Engineer Choices: Permanent Employee vs Contractor vs Micro-ISV, Part 2: Contractor

Suitable for competent software engineers who like new challenges.

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Software Engineer Choices: Permanent Employee vs Contractor vs Micro-ISV, Part 2: Contractor
Suitable for competent software engineers who like new challenges.
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January 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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My Thoughts on "Return-to-Office" Policy.

Be proactive and take action, or simply follow the company’s policy. Either way is better than begrudging it.

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My Thoughts on "Return-to-Office" Policy*
Be proactive and take action, or simply follow the company’s policy. Either way is better than begrudging it.
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January 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Software Engineer Choices: Permanent Employee vs Contractor vs Micro-ISV, Part 1: Employee
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Software Engineer Choices: Permanent Employee vs Contractor vs Micro-ISV, Part 1: Employee
For engineers who prefer stability.
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December 31, 2024 at 9:02 PM
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Zhimin Zhan’s Quotes on E2E Test Automation & Continuous Testing
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Zhimin Zhan’s Quotes on E2E Test Automation & Continuous Testing
Based on 18 years of hands-on E2E Test Automation & Continuous Testing experience, opinionated.
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December 29, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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My Core Test Automation Stack Largely Unchanged for 17 years
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My Core Test Automation Stack Largely Unchanged for 17 years
If our testing target (Web and Mobile) has not changed for decades, why should QA Engineers change (for the sake of change)?
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December 25, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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Reflections on My Daughter's Promotion at FAANG: Non-Work Factors. Part B - Study for an Honours Degree Part-Time *
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Reflections on My Daughter's Promotion at FAANG: Non-Work Factors. Part B - Study for an Honours Degree Part-Time *
Why? Research and Writing, the two to attributes that many software programmers lack.
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December 24, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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What Makes My Articles Unique? Part 3: Don’t Expect to Earn a Living from Writing
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What Makes My Articles Unique? Part 3: Don’t Expect to Earn a Living from Writing
Earnings from technical blogging, for most bloggers, are small. Yet, I have published ~500 quality articles over the past 3.5 years.
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December 23, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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My new book, "Web Test Automation in Action: Volume 1, Hands-On Exercises with Selenium WebDriver and Playwright", is published and now available on Leanpub and Amazon.
My 14th Book "Web Test Automation in Action: Volume 1, Hands-On Exercises with Selenium WebDriver and Playwright" Is Out
The best way to learn web test automation is by doing. This book offers a practical, fast, and effective approach to master web test automation with two leading automation frameworks.
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December 22, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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There is no rule mandating that the “Coding Language and E2E Test Scripting Language Must be Identical”. In fact, Mostly Better to be Different.
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There is no rule mandating that the “Coding Language and E2E Test Scripting Language Must be Identical”. In fact, Mostly Better to be Different.
As they serve completely different and irrelevant purposes.
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December 21, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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Going with the trend, I now refer to myself as a "Solopreneur".

Being a solopreneur is more about freedom than being tied to wealth.

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Going with the trend, I now refer to myself as a "Solopreneur"
Being a solopreneur is more about freedom than being tied to wealth.
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December 20, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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Correcting Wrong ‘Playwright’s Advantage over Selenium” Part 11: Wrap-Up
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Correcting Wrong ‘Playwright’s Advantage over Selenium” Part 11: Wrap-Up
Avoid being fooled.
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December 19, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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My Innovative Solution to Agile: Automation-Assisted Showcase
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My Innovative Solution to Agile: Automation-Assisted Showcase
Make every showcase a successful one.
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December 18, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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Reflections on My Daughter's Promotion at FAANG: Non-Work Factors. Part A - Goals and Executions *
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Reflections on My Daughter's Promotion at FAANG: Non-Work Factors. Part A - Goals and Executions *
Goal setting, Consistent execution, and having a good mentor.
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December 17, 2024 at 10:04 PM