Viola Lykova is a Cypress Ambassador who appreciates the tool for its simplicity, rich features, and cross-platform testing capabilities, which help software engineers like herself test and validate code efficiently. She encourages others to use Cypress due to its vast community, good documentation, and ease of use, and she assists her development team by optimizing their CI/CD pipeline and serving as a point of contact for all things Cypress. Lykova's favorite Cypress feature is the debugging capability with the test runner, and she emphasizes the importance of using data attributes for selectors to ensure test stability and clarity. Outside of work, she enjoys working on her pet project, "IP-Matcher," and is also a certified Divemaster with PADI, while one of her notable professional milestones includes leading the launch of a comprehensive test automation framework that significantly improved testing efficiency and quality. For new users, Lykova recommends starting with the official Cypress documentation, YouTube tutorials, and webinars, as well as joining the Cypress Discord server for support, and she believes that good programmers write code that humans can understand, while ninja-programmers write tests to ensure that humans really understand the code. The Cypress Ambassador program, which Lykova is a part of, aims to support top advocates and provide them with opportunities, resources, and benefits to help empower others in the community.