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When should Regression Testing be performed?
Regression Testing has its importance with regards to software maintenance. Its primary goal is to discover bugs across the system that were missed during first rollout of a new feature. After our Regression Testing Definitive Guide or our post analyzing the differences between Regression Testing, Unit Testing and Re-Testing, it is good to know the best moment to… Continue reading When should Regression Testing be performed?
Software Compatibility Testing: Importance, Types & Categories
In today's diverse technological landscape, software applications must perform flawlessly across an ever-growing array of devices, operating systems, browsers, and network conditions. This is precisely where <strong>Software Compatibility Testing</strong> becomes indispensable. It's the critical process that ensures your application delivers a consistent and reliable user experience, regardless of the environment it's running in. A simple… Continue reading Software Compatibility Testing: Importance, Types & Categories
Using Test Data in Software Testing
Test parameterization is a powerful testing technique that enables you to execute the same test case with multiple sets of data. Instead of creating separate test cases for different input values, parameterization allows you to maintain a single test case while validating how your application handles various scenarios. This approach not only reduces test maintenance… Continue reading Using Test Data in Software Testing
ChatGPT Impact on Software Testing Practices
Open AI developed Chat GPT, an auto-generative technology for AI chatbots to use in providing online customer support. It employs Natural Language Processing (NLP) and has been trained to generate conversational responses. Textbooks, webpages, and other materials serve as its data source, from which it models its own language for reacting to human contact. When it comes… Continue reading ChatGPT Impact on Software Testing Practices
Understanding Behavior Driven Development: A Comprehensive Guide
As software development projects become more complex, the need for effective testing tools and methodologies becomes increasingly important. One such methodology that has gained popularity in recent years is behavior-driven development (BDD). Behaviour Driven Development, orBDD, is a software development methodology that emphasizes collaboration and communication between developers, testers, and business stakeholders. BDD is an extension of Test Driven Development… Continue reading Understanding Behavior Driven Development: A Comprehensive Guide
When you should not be using Selenium for Testing
There are a wide variety of automated testing tools available, each with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. Automating tasks requires careful consideration of the tool's capabilities and constraints before final selection. We recently wondered in our blog if there is a better alternative to Selenium. Consider whether or not the tool you've chosen has… Continue reading When you should not be using Selenium for Testing
End-To-End Testing: Mistakes to Avoid
As we explained in a previous post, where we explained What End-2-End Testing is, we described End-to-end tests as a frequent type of automated testing used to ensure that your websites work properly (sometimes called e2e tests). Remember we pointed out that these tests mimic the steps that a typical user would do while accessing your application using… Continue reading End-To-End Testing: Mistakes to Avoid
Quality Assurance: Models, Stages & Processes
How can you be confident that your product is excellent, and what does Quality Assurance testing entail? Testing a software product for bugs, defects and general effectiveness saves you money and improves your software delivery reputation but what are the main models, stages and processes that are involved in the QA process? We answering it by… Continue reading Quality Assurance: Models, Stages & Processes
Is there any better alternative to Selenium?
For almost two decades, Selenium has been the go-to framework for automated software testing. We have successfully developed that Selenium is a collection of technologies for automating browsers on many platforms. Selenium testing tools are used to automate web app testing, despite the fact that they are capable of much more. The logic for Selenium's test scripts may… Continue reading Is there any better alternative to Selenium?
Gherkin Language: User Stories and Scenarios
Gherkin language is a simple yet effective syntax for describing the specifics of your User Stories. Although Gherkin's Given-When-Then structure has been available for over a decade, many groups still don't make use of it. Meaning of the Term "User Story"User stories describe what a user does or needs to accomplish by describing functionality or a… Continue reading Gherkin Language: User Stories and Scenarios
React Testing: Best Frameworks, Libraries and Tools
The most important part of using TDD with React is picking the correct testing toolset and framework, regardless of whether you're doing unit testing, integration testing, or end-to-end testing. Selecting the appropriate toolset is crucial for using TDD in React, from testing individual components to testing the whole application. This includes a wide range of JavaScript testing frameworks and handy… Continue reading React Testing: Best Frameworks, Libraries and Tools
Best JavaScript Testing Tools
These days, it's simple to become confused by all the JavaScript testing options available. For that reason, at TestQuality we felt it necessary to compile this testing tutorial post for JavaScript programmers. Here, you'll learn how to choose the optimal resources for doing unit and end-to-end tests in JavaScript. The importance of testing JavaScript code. As developers, it… Continue reading Best JavaScript Testing Tools
Regression Testing: A Definitive Guide
1.What's Regression Testing and why is it so important?2.Planning for regression testing, including test cases, frequency, and other considerations3.How do you keep your product's delivery date from becoming delayed while yet managing regression risks?4.How can you ensure that with the use of Regression Testing, your program or application is free of bugs?5.Analyzing the Distinctive Features… Continue reading Regression Testing: A Definitive Guide
Top 15 Manual Testing Interview Questions and Answers
To help you feel more prepared for your next interview, this post is a collection of some of the most frequently asked questions asked in manual and software testing interviews. You should still check it out if you're currently working in some part of the software development industry, with the purpose of improving your knowledge and… Continue reading Top 15 Manual Testing Interview Questions and Answers
Unit vs Regression Testing: A Complete Comparison Guide
Developers spend significant time testing code, yet many teams still struggle with choosing the right testing approach for their specific needs. Research by the Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ) found that poor software quality costs the U.S. economy at least $2.41 trillion annually as of 2022, with inadequate testing practices contributing significantly to… Continue reading Unit vs Regression Testing: A Complete Comparison Guide
The need to write an effective Software Bug Report
As mentioned when explaining how to write a software testing plan, every software development project is essentially restricted by its resources, its timelines, and the deliverables that it promises to provide. Because software firms interact with a wide variety of stakeholders, including investors, customers, and end users, they are required to provide software of the highest… Continue reading The need to write an effective Software Bug Report
How to write a Test Plan and what to include.
New software has to be thoroughly tested before it can be released to the public. As such, a software test plan is essential. The software development process is not complete without a comprehensive test plan. It details the measures you'll take to guarantee that your product or feature will function as intended and won't fail at the… Continue reading How to write a Test Plan and what to include.
What Is Cross-Browser Compatibility Testing?
Cross Browser Testing is a sort of testing that determines whether an application works as anticipated across several browsers and degrades seamlessly. It is the process of ensuring that your application is compatible with many browsers. We've all seen that some websites don't display properly in certain browsers, leading us to believe that the website is malfunctioning.… Continue reading What Is Cross-Browser Compatibility Testing?
What Is Exploratory Testing and Why Is It So Helpful?
We are sure you've heard of Exploratory Testing, and you've probably heard about how amazing it is. (Yes! This is the weapon of choice!) And you may believe you know all of it. You're doing it, your team is doing it, therefore everything should be OK; according to the great book of plans, you're all set.… Continue reading What Is Exploratory Testing and Why Is It So Helpful?
Comparing Cypress and Playwright: Pros and Cons
It is necessary to test web apps and ensure that they perform according to user requirements in order to provide a high-end user experience. There are several tools and frameworks available on the market for testing online applications, including Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium to mention a few. In a previous post we did a Cypress Vs… Continue reading Comparing Cypress and Playwright: Pros and Cons
15 Proven Techniques for Using Gherkin language
Following on from our post on Cucumber and Gherkin Language Best Practices we have compiled a list of 15 expert suggestions to bear in mind when working with Cucumber.Following on from our previous post on 'Cucumber Best Practices,' we have compiled a list of 15 export suggestions to bear in mind when working with Gerkin language and… Continue reading 15 Proven Techniques for Using Gherkin language
Cucumber and Gherkin Language Best Practices
BDD or Behavior Driven Development is a development approach, but even if you don't utilize it, we think Cucumber (or a comparable tool) is useful since it "pushes" you to document your automated tests before implementing them.Cucumber is another traditional Selenium substitute, but there are some significant differences between the two systems. Cucumber is an automation tool for behavior-driven development (BDD),… Continue reading Cucumber and Gherkin Language Best Practices
Selenium vs. Cucumber: A Brief Guide to the Basic Differences
Choosing the wrong testing framework can derail your entire development timeline. According to academic research on test automation frameworks, teams using misaligned testing tools often experience significantly longer development cycles and higher bug escape rates due to the challenges in selecting appropriate framework types. The confusion between Cucumber vs Selenium is particularly costly because both… Continue reading Selenium vs. Cucumber: A Brief Guide to the Basic Differences
6 JIRA Integrations for Software Testing
Project managers are required to manage people, teams, and tools. They accept accountability for the broader picture. Jira is a prominent project management program that is owned by Atlassian. Jira is a fantastic tool for both developers and testers. Many integrations enhance Jira's use for development teams. This post discusses some of the best Jira integrations… Continue reading 6 JIRA Integrations for Software Testing
Guidelines for Writing Effective Test Cases
Writing effective test cases is one of the most critical tasks that each QA Engineer or Tester must do within the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC). Test cases are the foundation of every software product analysis. Writing successful test cases, on the other hand, is a method that can be learnt by in-depth application research, which involves building test… Continue reading Guidelines for Writing Effective Test Cases
5 Favorite Web Apps For Practicing Automation Testing
It can be challenging to decide which practice test automation app to use, as there are many on the market and more joining the crowd. So, how does a developer choose, and what recommendations would they offer those still in the discovery phase? We recently talked with a seasoned developer and asked him about some… Continue reading 5 Favorite Web Apps For Practicing Automation Testing
5 Hacks on How to Improve End To End Testing
End-to-end testing are an effective technique to develop high-quality online apps. Unfortunately, certain tests are slower than others, causing delays in the development process. Here are five pointers to help you keep your testing going well. Web applications are more sophisticated than ever before. Users of your app want more than simply text and photos;… Continue reading 5 Hacks on How to Improve End To End Testing
Testing Methodologies in the Testing Life Cycle
Before you can release your application, you must demonstrate that it functions well and is free of bugs. That proof will necessitate a test plan that incorporates many testing methodologies and employs a range of tests, each of which demonstrates that some component of your application is ready to be deployed. If you're searching for… Continue reading Testing Methodologies in the Testing Life Cycle
Selenium Vs Cypress.io : A Comparison Analysis
QA teams and developers have started shifting focus to an open-source test automation tool and framework.Open-source test automation frameworks incorporate the most effective software testing techniques, tools, assumptions, and libraries that may be utilized by many teams.Aside from Selenium test automation framework, another prominent automation testing tool is Cypress.io. The InstallationTest Automation Open Source ToolRunning Automated Tests… Continue reading Selenium Vs Cypress.io : A Comparison Analysis
Jira Integrations: Integrating Jira and TestQuality Bidirectionally
Jira has been around for almost a decade and continues to thrive. Agile teams adore the power that Scrum and Kanban projects provide. It is also one of the most common problem and bug tracking applications, assisting teams in monitoring, tracking, assigning, and reporting day-to-day activities. Jira integrations, on the other hand, are what every team requires… Continue reading Jira Integrations: Integrating Jira and TestQuality Bidirectionally
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