Why I Wrote “Ultimate Test Design Patterns for Layered Testing”
For the past decade, I’ve worked in test automation across diverse domains—from early-stage startups to global platforms. I’ve built test strategies from scratch and inherited broken ones, and I've seen both the wins and the painful bottlenecks that come with scaling quality.
And along the way, I kept encountering the same problem:
Teams were automating more — but strategizing less.
- Flaky UI suites.
- Duplicated API and UI validations.
- Unit-level issues that surfaced way too late in the pipeline.
- Slow CI builds from overloaded test runs.
- Confusion around what to test — and more importantly, where.
There were resources on tools.
There were courses on writing test cases.
But very few went deeper into test architecture or distribution strategy.
That’s the gap this book is meant to fill.
What the Book Covers
📘 Ultimate Test Design Patterns for Layered Testing is a practical book focused on one core idea:
Not all tests are created equal. Where you place a test matters just as much as what you test.
Here’s what you’ll find inside:
- The layered testing model explained with real-world examples
- Test design patterns that work across Unit, API, and UI levels
- Techniques to avoid flakiness and duplication
- Strategies to keep your CI pipelines fast and focused
- Framework-agnostic principles you can apply whether you use Pytest, Playwright, JUnit, or Cypress
It’s not a tool guide. It’s a thinking framework.
Who This Book Is For
- QA engineers and SDETs designing test strategies
- Developers writing tests and contributing to automation
- Engineering leaders rethinking their CI/CD pipeline design
- Anyone tired of slow, unreliable test suites and looking to bring structure into their testing approach
Whether you’re just starting out or cleaning up legacy automation, this book gives you the patterns and mental models to move fast without breaking things.
A Note of Gratitude
This book wouldn’t have happened without the support of many people.
A big thank you to AVA®- An Orange Education Label for believing in this project and helping shape it into a publishable reality.
And to my early reviewers and peers, who took time out of their busy schedules to read the early drafts and offer sharp, constructive feedback, your suggestions made this book stronger and more relevant.
Where to Get It
The book is now live.
👉 For International Buyers (AVA)
👉 For Indian Buyers (AVA)
👉 Amazon International
👉 Amazon India
If you’ve ever asked yourself:
- “Why are our tests so flaky?”
- “Do we need to test this again at the UI level?”
- “Why is our pipeline so slow?”
…then this book might have a few answers you’ve been looking for.
Let’s make test automation smarter, not just bigger.
About the Author:
I’m Manish Saini, a Developer Advocate at BrowserStack and a former SDET Consultant. I build testing strategies, automation solutions, and create content to help teams ship better software faster.
