Sturgeon’s Law. Part 2: How to Beat it?

Help to explain that “real test automation engineers are rare”.

This article is one of the “Laws in Software Development” series. In Part 1, I discussed the definition of Sturgeon’s Law and its applicability in E2E Test Automation and Continuous Testing. I will explore a bit more in this aritcle.

Table of Contents:
· My Articles Reading Stats fit the Sturgeon’s Law
· Another Example with LinkedIn
· The “Not Caring E2E Test Automation” Culture May Change
· How Can Someone Beat Sturgeon’s Law by Becoming a Real Test Automation Engineer?

My Articles Reading Stats fit the Sturgeon’s Law

You must be quite familiar with Medium. Below are my audience stats for 2024–07-25.

Out of 5,461 followers, only about 3.4% have chosen to subscribe via email. This percentage is notably below 10%, which might be due to an unusual spike (I suspect zombie accounts) in followers in June 2024, when 1,827 new followers joined in just one month.