Author: Prakash Patolia

Prakash Patolia is a software testing professional and QA Automation Engineer with over 18 years of hands-on experience in manual testing, test automation, and quality engineering across web and mobile applications. His technical expertise includes Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript), Selenium, Appium, API testing, and performance testing with Apache JMeter. Through LintQA, he shares practical insights, hands-on tutorials, real-world testing examples, and technical guides covering manual testing, automation frameworks, API testing, performance testing, security testing, mobile testing, and emerging AI-powered testing technologies. His goal is to help software testers, QA engineers, and developers build reliable testing skills and deliver better-quality software.

Automation

What to Automate First in Regression Testing: 4 Best Waves
ByPrakash Patolia November 1, 2026November 1, 2026

Not sure what to automate first in regression testing? Use my 4-wave order, a simple risk matrix and CI tiers to pick tests worth maintaining. See the order.

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QA Career and Roadmaps

Software Testing Roadmap 2026: 6 Best Stages From Manual to AI
ByPrakash Patolia October 31, 2026November 1, 2026

Not sure what to learn first? This software testing roadmap lays out 6 stages from manual testing to automation, performance and AI. See the right order.

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