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Move fast, and test, test, test things

Mark Zuckerberg famously advised people to move fast and break things. It sounds good on paper, until you move so fast that one of your software bugs shares 14 million users’ most private thoughts.Real pros move fast, typically by using a DevOps pipeline. They also break things, but they spot.

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Big picture QA testing skills foster better app usability

As companies wrestle to fit QA into budgets, keep in mind the skills that human testers provide -- from customer satisfaction to disaster prevention. The 2011 book The Lean Startup by Eric Ries changed the way many companies pursue value, and that approach can lead them to slash the QA.

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Test Automation Is Still Testing, But Don’t Go At It Alone

Running automated tests that cover unchanged areas of the software, frees up time and resource for running manual tests that cover new or changed features in the software. This is not essential but it can drastically help to improve the overall test coverage. A variety of scripted manual tests and.

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Testing a Software Rewrite

Suppose we’re looking at a system rewrite where the stakeholders have none of the original engineering documentation. (This isn't surprising; documentation becomes obsolete—or even misleading—as the system changes, and corresponding docs don't get updated.) What can we do? Here are some tactics to use—and risks to anticipate—when testing a system.

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Codeless and ML-Based Automation vs. Traditional Test Automation

There’s no doubt that the test automation space is undergoing transformation. Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are being leveraged more and more as part of the test authoring and test analysis.While the space is still growing from a maturity stand-point, it is a great time for.

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What to Put in a Smoke Test

The term "smoke test" is usually used to describe a suite of basic tests that verify that all the major features of an application are working. Some use the smoke test to determine whether a build is stable and ready for further testing. I usually use a smoke test as.

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The Cost of Software Testing

Let's face it: Testing is regarded as the number one bottleneck in the software delivery process. Whether you’re practicing DevOps, continuous integration, continuous delivery, or continuous everything, testing is consistently considered the primary holdup for delivery. Most people simply conclude that developers are value centers, and testers are cost centers..

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What is Grey Box Testing?

Grey box testing is when the tester has a partial understanding of the internal structure in the system under test. Grey box testing is a process for debugging software applications by making an input through the front-end, and verifying the data on the back-end. (more…)

The Art of Software Performance Testing

When users turn away from applications or have critical feedback, it’s often because the application is slow, hangs/freezes or, worse, it isn’t available when needed. In this era of limited—or, zero—patience for app instability, delivery teams should ensure that their performance testing capability is sound. First though, let’s start with.

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