Irfan Ahmad is a software quality leader with 14+ years helping teams ship with speed, security, and scale. Writing, talks, and leadership notes.https://irfanahmad.net/enhttps://irfanahmad.net/is-qa-a-good-career-2026/https://irfanahmad.net/is-qa-a-good-career-2026/Is QA a good career in 2026? Job outlook, pay, how AI is changing testing work, the skills that matter now, and realistic paths for new and experienced testers.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/qa-engineer-role-ai-era-2025-year-in-review/https://irfanahmad.net/qa-engineer-role-ai-era-2025-year-in-review/Cloudflare's outage, React2Shell, Shai-Hulud 2.0, the Agentic AI Foundation and OWASP's agentic Top 10 close out 2025. What the year means for QA engineers.Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/cypress-reporting-logging/https://irfanahmad.net/cypress-reporting-logging/Learn how to implement advanced logging and reporting in Cypress to track test execution, debug issues faster, and create professional test reportsMon, 14 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/cypress-page-objects/https://irfanahmad.net/cypress-page-objects/Learn how to refactor Cypress tests using the Page Object Model pattern for better maintainability and scalabilityThu, 10 Apr 2025 04:45:00 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/cypress-basics-setup/https://irfanahmad.net/cypress-basics-setup/A comprehensive guide to setting up Cypress and creating your first automated test for YouTube searchMon, 07 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/testing-vs-checking-why-your-software-needs-both/https://irfanahmad.net/testing-vs-checking-why-your-software-needs-both/Checking asks whether software does the named thing. Testing asks what else can happen, and why a product needs both in practice.Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/free-website-checker/https://irfanahmad.net/free-website-checker/Launced a free website checker. Notes by Irfan Ahmad.Mon, 10 Jun 2024 06:01:19 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/block-chatgpt/https://irfanahmad.net/block-chatgpt/How to Stop ChatGPT From Using Your Website Content. Notes by Irfan Ahmad.Mon, 03 Jun 2024 06:01:19 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/cognitive-fitness/https://irfanahmad.net/cognitive-fitness/Book Review : Cognitive Fitness. Notes by Irfan Ahmad.Sat, 11 May 2024 04:52:36 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/psychology-of-money/https://irfanahmad.net/psychology-of-money/Book Review : The Psychology of Money. Notes by Irfan Ahmad.Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:05:18 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/linchpin/https://irfanahmad.net/linchpin/Book Review : Linchpin - Are You Indispensable?. Notes by Irfan Ahmad.Sat, 23 Mar 2024 10:40:48 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/hundred-year-life/https://irfanahmad.net/hundred-year-life/Book Review: The 100-Year Life. Notes by Irfan Ahmad.Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:15:27 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/selenium-cdp-har/https://irfanahmad.net/selenium-cdp-har/Capturing Network Logs (HAR Files) with Selenium. Notes by Irfan Ahmad.Sun, 04 Feb 2024 06:01:19 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/using-selenium-with-chrome-dev-tools/https://irfanahmad.net/using-selenium-with-chrome-dev-tools/Using Selenium with Chrome dev tools. Notes by Irfan Ahmad.Thu, 04 May 2023 06:01:19 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/memento-mori/https://irfanahmad.net/memento-mori/How the ancient practice of remembering your mortality can transform how you liveThu, 14 Jul 2022 03:22:19 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/selenium3-to-selenium4-java/https://irfanahmad.net/selenium3-to-selenium4-java/A guide to adopting Selenium 4 features and migration strategiesSun, 17 Apr 2022 04:45:43 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/digital-minimalism/https://irfanahmad.net/digital-minimalism/How to build a healthier relationship with technology by using less of itSun, 28 Feb 2021 03:45:43 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/deep-work-superhuman/https://irfanahmad.net/deep-work-superhuman/How the ability to focus deeply is becoming a rare and valuable skillSun, 17 May 2020 10:12:11 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/year-in-review-2019/https://irfanahmad.net/year-in-review-2019/Year in review 2019 - learnings, experiments and the road aheadTue, 31 Dec 2019 08:21:32 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/appium-conf-2019-experience/https://irfanahmad.net/appium-conf-2019-experience/2 Days full of moments with fun and learnings on mobile testingMon, 01 Jul 2019 08:21:32 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/time-wealth/https://irfanahmad.net/time-wealth/Why our obsession with money blinds us to the true nature of wealthFri, 22 Mar 2019 05:48:33 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/the-silent-conversation-part-3/https://irfanahmad.net/the-silent-conversation-part-3/Discovering the consciousness behind your thoughtsThu, 15 Nov 2018 08:57:19 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/the-silent-conversation-part-2/https://irfanahmad.net/the-silent-conversation-part-2/Practical techniques to transform your internal dialogueWed, 03 Oct 2018 05:15:22 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/the-silent-conversation/https://irfanahmad.net/the-silent-conversation/The voice in your head is having a bigger impact than you realizeFri, 14 Sep 2018 04:02:15 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/wakeup-but-why/https://irfanahmad.net/wakeup-but-why/On Finding your ikigai and why its importantSun, 08 Jul 2018 08:21:32 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/selenium-conf-2018-experience/https://irfanahmad.net/selenium-conf-2018-experience/2 Days full of moments with fun and many lessons learnedFri, 06 Jul 2018 08:21:32 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/cryptocurrently/https://irfanahmad.net/cryptocurrently/On building and publishing a cross platform native app for both android and iOSSun, 21 Jan 2018 08:21:32 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/headless-chrome/https://irfanahmad.net/headless-chrome/Get Set Go with Headless Chrome testing in 5 mins or lessThu, 20 Jul 2017 08:21:32 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/upgrad-second-hackathon/https://irfanahmad.net/upgrad-second-hackathon/UpGrad Second Hackathon ExperienceWed, 26 Apr 2017 08:21:32 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/upgrad-first-hackathon/https://irfanahmad.net/upgrad-first-hackathon/Fun at UpGrads First HackathonFri, 13 Jan 2017 08:21:32 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/selenium-conf-in-2016-talk/https://irfanahmad.net/selenium-conf-in-2016-talk/Conference Talk on Selenium Conference India 2016Sun, 26 Jun 2016 08:21:32 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/selenium-conf-uk-2016-talk/https://irfanahmad.net/selenium-conf-uk-2016-talk/Conference Talk on Selenium Conference UK 2016Sun, 26 Jun 2016 08:21:32 GMThttps://irfanahmad.net/vodqa-pune-experience/https://irfanahmad.net/vodqa-pune-experience/Experiences from VodQa ConferenceMon, 04 Jan 2016 08:21:32 GMT