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Office Hours: Applying the Practical Test Pyramid Are slow builds and flaky end-to-end tests blocking your team’s momentum? In this Sauce Labs Office Hours session, we’ll introduce the Practical Test Pyramid—a proven strategy for balancing your test suite across UI, API, and visual component layers. Learn how to speed up feedback loops, reduce flakiness, and create a more stable, scalable test strategy that supports faster, more confident releases.

Alan Mon introduces Proxy Mock, a powerful tool for capturing and replaying API calls. Learn how to effortlessly record inbound and outbound API requests and responses. The demonstration highlights how Proxy Mock operates entirely on your local machine, eliminating the need for cloud services or internet connectivity for testing. See how to set up Proxy Mock, inspect captured API calls (including request/response headers, body, and unique signatures), and leverage it to mock API responses for seamless local testing, ultimately boosting productivity and reducing the need for costly non-production environments.

This video demonstrates Perfecto AI in action, showcasing its advanced test automation capabilities within a financial trading app stock simulator. See how Perfecto AI, powered by Perforce Intelligence, eliminates the need for brittle scripts and manual frameworks — instead delivering AI-driven actions and natural language prompts that automate testing processes from setup to validation. Observe how it verifies critical components like graphs, colors, and trends, delivering consistent and reliable results even as user interfaces evolve.