# Cypress Ambassador Spotlight: Boris Selivanov

DevFeed: [Cypress Ambassador Spotlight: Boris Selivanov](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/cypress-ambassador-spotlight-boris-selivanov-12603.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.cypress.io/blog/cypress-ambassador-spotlight-boris-selivanov/>)

Published: 2026-07-24T13:43:32Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Cypress Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/cypress-blog.md>)

Topics: [Cypress](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cypress.md>), [Test automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/test-automation.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [selectors](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/selectors.md>), [race-condition](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/race-condition.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/npm.md>)

Tags: [ambassador](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ambassador.md>), [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [cypress](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cypress.md>), [flaky](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/flaky.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm.md>), [race-condition](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/race-condition.md>), [selectors](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/selectors.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

This Cypress Ambassador Spotlight presents Boris Selivanov's advice on sharing reusable testing patterns, choosing stable selectors, and building scalable test automation. It highlights cy.intercept() for controlling network traffic and reducing flaky tests, recommends retry-ability and aliases instead of arbitrary cy.wait(ms), and suggests starting with a real application test after installing Cypress.

## Source excerpt

What motivates you to be a Cypress Ambassador? I see being an Ambassador as the ultimate form of asynchronous collaboration. My goal is to share things that move the needle for other engineers. By comparing how different teams solve the same testing problems, we can turn isolated project victories into shared wins. How do you currently help others that are either using Cypress or interested in using Cypress? I'm the person teammates ping when a test goes flaky or they're not sure how to appro