# Ask Me Anything Automation Week October 2020 - Julia Pottinger **URL:** \ **Category:** Archive\ **Tags:** ask-me-anything, automation\ **Created:** [29 October 2020 08:35 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/ask-me-anything-automation-week-october-2020-julia-pottinger/44446 "2020-10-29T08:35:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![heather\_reid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/heather_reid/32/29_2.png) [@heather\_reid](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/heather_reid)\ **Post date:** [29 October 2020 08:35 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/ask-me-anything-automation-week-october-2020-julia-pottinger/44446/1 "2020-10-29T08:35:34Z")
Third up for an Ask Me Anything session at Test.bash(‘Online’); we’ve got @ailuj876 🎉 If you’ve got questions for Julia for this session, please add them to this thread. Our hosts will go through the questions asked here and ask them to Julia live 😁 Remember to ❤ questions that you like to show appreciation for others and help the hosts pick out the most popular questions to ask. If you want to catch up with what Julia is up to after the session, subscribe to her [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3p1LrTRYhvE2YitRm-kEig). ---
**Author:** ![lgibbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba9def/32.png) [@lgibbs](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/lgibbs)\ **Post date:** [29 October 2020 12:49 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/ask-me-anything-automation-week-october-2020-julia-pottinger/44446/2 "2020-10-29T12:49:02Z")
What are common barriers that slow down or prevent a team from launching a new product or feature? ---
**Author:** ![christinepinto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/christinepinto/32/14086_2.png) [@christinepinto](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/christinepinto)\ **Post date:** [29 October 2020 13:07 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/ask-me-anything-automation-week-october-2020-julia-pottinger/44446/3 "2020-10-29T13:07:46Z")
Why should I use WebdriverIO compared to other frameworks like [Cypress.io](http://Cypress.io)? ---
**Author:** ![marie.drake](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/marie.drake/32/8015_2.png) [@marie.drake](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/marie.drake)\ **Post date:** [29 October 2020 13:49 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/ask-me-anything-automation-week-october-2020-julia-pottinger/44446/4 "2020-10-29T13:49:07Z")
Julia you have been amazing in promoting your personal brand! From Youtube videos, TAU course, podcast, articles. What is your advice to someone who wants to start their personal brand? ---
**Author:** ![bethtesterleeds](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/bethtesterleeds/32/7371_2.png) [@bethtesterleeds](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/bethtesterleeds)\ **Post date:** [29 October 2020 15:03 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/ask-me-anything-automation-week-october-2020-julia-pottinger/44446/5 "2020-10-29T15:03:13Z")
Hey Julia 👋 Your Test Automation Unversity Course on Webdriver was amazing. Can you tell us about the experience of writing a course, and are there any unexpected benefits you’ve had from the experience? ---
**Author:** ![marie.drake](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/marie.drake/32/8015_2.png) [@marie.drake](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/marie.drake)\ **Post date:** [29 October 2020 15:31 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/ask-me-anything-automation-week-october-2020-julia-pottinger/44446/6 "2020-10-29T15:31:34Z")
What cool features do you like about WebdriverIO? ---
**Author:** ![faz540](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/faz540/32/8009_2.png) [@faz540](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/faz540)\ **Post date:** [29 October 2020 17:00 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/ask-me-anything-automation-week-october-2020-julia-pottinger/44446/7 "2020-10-29T17:00:55Z")
Do you have any experience using any visual regression tools with WebdriverIO? What are your thoughts? I’ve used WebdriverIO for a few years but I’ve never tried any of the visual regression services 🤔 Curious what you think. ---
**Author:** ![gwendiagram](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/gwendiagram/32/8940_2.png) [@gwendiagram](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/gwendiagram)\ **Post date:** [29 October 2020 17:02 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/ask-me-anything-automation-week-october-2020-julia-pottinger/44446/8 "2020-10-29T17:02:53Z")
Do you have any tips for livestreaming? ---
**Author:** ![gwendiagram](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/gwendiagram/32/8940_2.png) [@gwendiagram](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/gwendiagram)\ **Post date:** [29 October 2020 17:03 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/ask-me-anything-automation-week-october-2020-julia-pottinger/44446/9 "2020-10-29T17:03:21Z")
What’s the testing scene like in Jamaica? ---
**Author:** ![friendlytester](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/friendlytester/32/14436_2.png) [@friendlytester](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/friendlytester)\ **Post date:** [29 October 2020 17:05 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/ask-me-anything-automation-week-october-2020-julia-pottinger/44446/10 "2020-10-29T17:05:50Z")
What was the first ‘automation tool’ you played with? ---
**Author:** ![vidarvabo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e19b73/32.png) [@vidarvabo](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/vidarvabo)\ **Post date:** [29 October 2020 17:14 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/ask-me-anything-automation-week-october-2020-julia-pottinger/44446/11 "2020-10-29T17:14:22Z")
How do you utilize the results from automation towards a delivery manager or a project manager? Does the automation process produce some sort of documentation and is this a requirement in your automation projects?