Automation
Pytest in CI for microservices
Contract checks, markers, and flaky-test triage wired into a GitHub Actions matrix you can reuse.
$420
Open 10 open lab tracks
≤36h mentor reply window
142 recorded walkthrough minutes
6 guild partners this season
18-day replay buffer after each block
Testimonial-first hero · seed 11
“The Playwright visual guardrails lab finally gave us a shared vocabulary for tolerances. I still export traces from week two when onboarding juniors.”
Wise Up Network frames QA automation as a publishable craft: budgets, traces, and contracts your reviewers can see without sitting through another slide-only webinar.
pytest · shard 2/4 k6 · threshold watch pact · can-i-deploy
Trace bundle
Video + HAR attached to PR #4182
Minute ledger
CI spend 06:12 · under budget
Decision log
Retry policy v0.3 accepted
Pick a lane before you pick a tool
Three lenses teams use when they enter the catalog—none replace reading the full outline.
| Lane | Best when | Artifacts you keep |
|---|---|---|
| Pipeline truth | CI noise hides real defects | Minute table, shard manifest, flake triage doc |
| Customer language | Graphs look fine, tickets disagree | k6 macros tied to support phrases |
| Contract clarity | Partners email schema changes | Broker flow, anonymized samples |
Catalog filter
Search text plus filters for level, primary tool, duration, lesson pace, and project scope.
Baseline snapshots with tolerances, trace reading, and failure artifacts your reviewers can trust.
$380
Open
Architecture
API contract testing with Pact
Consumer-driven contracts, broker publishing, and can-i-deploy gates for brownfield APIs.
$540
Open
Performance
k6 performance budgets
Threshold syntax, scenarios from production shapes, and tying results back to release notes.
$310
Open
Isolated component mounts, accessibility assertions, and story parity checks for design systems.
$360
Open
Backend
JUnit 5 extension model
Custom conditions, parameterized templates, and test instance lifecycle hooks for Java services.
$395
Open
Score interpretation, incremental mode, and how to present mutation dashboards without alarm fatigue.
$330
Open
Collaboration
Executable Gherkin without the fluff
Living documentation that still runs fast: tag discipline, parallel runners, and fixture reuse.
$410
Open
Device lab setup, artifact capture, and synchronizing with Metro reload noise in CI.
$450
Open
Leadership
Quality coach clinic
Facilitation scripts for refinement, risk mapping, and defining acceptance tests stakeholders read.
$260
OpenNo rows match that combination—widen a filter.
Inside each lab block
Every block ships with a printable decision log, a rough CI minute estimate, and a rubric your manager can skim.
Readable assertions
Assertions are written for humans before machines; failure messages cite the user journey phrase.
Budget-aware runners
We publish cold-start and warm-run numbers so finance can sanity-check parallelization choices.
GMT+7 windows
Live critique blocks rotate across Americas and Vietnam-friendly evening slots without midnight marathons.
Portfolio artifacts
Exit package includes redacted traces, threshold tables, and broker screenshots you can show in interviews.
Review, build, measure
Five beats replace the usual four identical circles—each ends with a publishable artifact.
- Frame risk Map the failure that would embarrass you on a customer call.
- Choose signal Pick one metric or contract slice; ignore the rest for a week.
- Automate thinly Wire the smallest CI path that still uploads artifacts.
- Teach reviewers Run a 20-minute walkthrough with design or support in the room.
- Publish the log Post the decision record beside the merge button.
Quick clarifications
Do you run the CI for me?
No. You bring your repository; we supply manifests and review diffs you apply.
Is this only for greenfield apps?
Brownfield modules include broker and Detox tracks explicitly for legacy stacks.
Certificates?
PDF certificate of completion lists modules finished—no external accreditation claims.
Voices from recent cohorts
The Playwright visual guardrails lab finally gave us a shared vocabulary for tolerances. I still export traces from week two when onboarding juniors.
Giang Minh · Test engineer · Riverstack Logistics
Short, dense evenings—exactly what I needed.
Carlos · Bogotá
★★★★★ Verified seat
Mutation testing with Stryker module clarified when to stop chasing a percentage. Dashboard section felt a bit brisk; I rewatched the appendix.
Priya N.
Client in fintech cards: the Pact track mirrored our broker rules without copying proprietary payloads. Legal liked the anonymized samples.
Client in fintech cards
JUnit 5 extension model week saved us from another abstract base class tower. Facilitator answered Gradle questions in thread within a day.
Elena Vogt · Platform engineer · Northline Health
Quality coach clinic gave me a facilitation script for risk mapping I ran the next sprint. Room audio was thin one night.
Minh · Đà Nẵng
Guild allies on recent briefs
Logos are stylized initials for anonymized teams—satisfaction tracked via internal feedback loops (not a single 4.6/5).
RV Riverstack
NL Northline
CF Cardfront
HO HarborOps
MR MintRail
LC LumenCart
Field notes
Sharding Playwright without chaos
A matrix layout that keeps spec files discoverable while machines stay warm.
Thresholds customers notice, not graphs
Translating percentile noise into journeys that appear in support tickets.
Broker keys without leaking context
Rotating credentials for can-i-deploy while keeping consumer teams unblocked.
Enquire about the Relay track
Two courses, six mentor hours, shared templates. Registration closes 12 September 2026 for the autumn intake.
Cohort capped at 22 seats so mentors keep feedback depth.