AI-Native Software Testing

Name: AI-Native Software Testing
Author: Srinivas Bommena

Architecture, Agents, Evidence and Governance

A practical handbook for QA engineers and SDETs designing AI-native test systems, with TypeScript and Playwright throughout.

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Author: Srinivas Bommena
Edition: Version 1.1
Published: September 2026
Formats: Leanpub

Testing & Quality Agentic AI

About this book

A practical handbook for QA engineers and SDETs moving from scripted automation to AI-native testing: test systems that use agents and produce evidence that holds up under audit.

What’s inside

22 chapters in six parts, plus appendices A–H
One commerce-style reference application used as a continuous teaching scenario
Code in TypeScript and Playwright throughout
Durable principles in the book; fast-changing tool comparisons kept in an online companion

Scope

The book covers web and API testing. Native mobile automation, embedded systems and load-testing platform design are out of scope.

Who it’s for

QA engineers, SDETs and test architects.

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