SDET: The Next Level in Test Automation

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Defines the SDET role and explains how a test automation engineer can transition into it, describing required skills and career steps. Covers practical aspects of moving from test automation to SDET, framed within software testing, automation frameworks, performance and security testing, and touches on AI-related testing topics.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:08SDET origin
3. 9:54Testers' limits
4. 11:29Test automation debt
5. 20:50SDET skills
6. 27:59Microsoft’s SDET DNA
7. 31:59Passion for quality
8. 36:18Q&A

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