Julka's QA Logユルカの日記

Journey Log

My Learning Journey

This is the short version of how I got into programming, what I keep coming back to, and what I'm trying to get better at right now.

Frontend arc · clearedQA era · now playing
My character reading a book

Main Quest

The stack I use the most in test automation

What I reach for when something needs to be tested, automated, and run again tomorrow.

  • Playwright
  • TypeScript
  • Postman
  • REST API
  • GitHub Actions
  • Git

Side Quests

Stuff I've worked with related to testing software

Tools from projects and the internship.

  • Jenkins
  • Cypress
  • Cucumber

Core Party

The stack I use the most in frontend

These are the tools I keep coming back to and the ones I feel the most comfortable in.

  • HTML / CSS / JS
  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • SCSS / Sass
  • Node.js
  • Git

Expanded Toolkit

Stuff I've worked with

Tools and workflows I've used in the past.

  • GraphQL
  • MySQL
  • MySQL Workbench
  • PostgreSQL
  • Bootstrap
  • Vue.js
  • Nuxt.js
  • Scrum

Milestones

My Learning Path

  1. ~2014

    First Steps

    I liked the logic part first. Simple algorithm tasks felt more like little puzzle games than schoolwork.

  2. 2018

    Computer Science Studies

    This is when coding stopped feeling like just another subject and started feeling like something I actually wanted to do.

  3. 2021

    Clean Code Principles

    Learning the DRY, KISS, YAGNI and SOLID principles showed me how much clean code matters. I also enjoyed my Python and C# classes at uni, where I learned to use design patterns such as Observer and Decorator.

    (I don't remember them that well anymore, but I can easily brush up on them.)

  4. 2022

    The Beginning

    I graduated in Computer Science and went for frontend: it felt the most intuitive to learn, and it was fun, because I could see the results of my work right away.

  5. 2023

    Frontend Foundations

    A lot of React, components, hooks, and slowly understanding why structure matters so much when a project grows.

  6. 2026

    9-Month Software Testing Internship

    Nine months of studying testing theory and applying it in projects with frameworks such as WebdriverIO, Cypress and my favourite, Playwright. I wrote E2E tests based on use cases, wrote test cases derived from test scenarios, automated tests based on those test cases, generated reports with reporters such as Allure, and realised that testing is so much more than I thought. I began to think about what the product feels like when something breaks.

    Now playing

Quest Board

Current Goals

  1. Learn Docker.
  2. Keep this blog alive and keep posting when I learn something worth sharing.
  3. Get better at TypeScript without turning everything into overkill.
  4. Build projects that feel useful, not just nice in screenshots.
  5. Get more confident with backend basics and databases.
  6. Keep leveling up in QA and testing, not only frontend.
  7. Contribute to open source once I stop overthinking it.

Training Arc

What I'm Learning Now

  • CI/CD: pipelines, GitHub Actions, and tests that run on every push instead of when I remember.
  • Advanced testing techniques: test design, risk-based testing, and not trusting a green build blindly.
  • How much I can actually do with AI, and how to check what it gives me.
  • Writing cleaner tests and thinking more like a QA engineer.
  • CSS details, motion, and making interfaces feel less generic.

Party Invite

Let's Connect

If you're also learning, testing or building frontend stuff, feel free to look around. I'll keep posting what I'm working through.

JuliaLazar42@gmail.com