Software Testing Complete Guide

A Step-by-Step guide for a Tester to become a Business Analyst:

A testing professional is required to thoroughly test the software developed to ensure if the software meets the end requirements of the customer.

A Business Analyst is also responsible to verify whether the software built and delivered meets the end customer requirements. This aspect of both the roles make it easier for a tester to switch to a business analyst role.

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How to start your career as a Business Analyst

Are you exploring a different, exciting and challenging career option in the IT industry?

Or are you a testing professional who further wishes to unleash your passion for analytical problem solving and build deep business experience and technical experience? Or Are you looking out for a rewarding and lucrative career?

Then, here is the career avenue for you – Business Analysis.

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Introduction to Interface Testing:

When an application or a software or a website is developed, then there are several components of it. Those components can be server, database etc.

The connection which integrates and facilitates the communication between these components is termed as an Interface.

In simple terms, an interface is a software comprising of a set of commands, messages etc.  Continue reading →

In this hands-on tutorial, you will learn how to build stable tests in minutes using Testim automation tool and use machine learning process to speed-up the authoring, execution, and maintenance of automated tests.

When we hear the phrase “Automation Tool”, the major considerations that come to mind with regards to our tests include:

• Authoring and Execution
• Stability
• Reusability
• Extensibility
• Maintenance
• Troubleshooting
• Reporting
• CI/CD Integration

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This article is dedicated to my passionate QA Fraternity!!!

Gone are the days when the QAs used to have ample time waiting for the builds to come and later they would start testing, raise bugs accordingly and then again wait for the developers to fix them.

They would spend a major portion of their time in practicing English, LOL!!. I mean writing Test Cases, reviewing them and finalizing them to be used for testing.

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An Overview of System Testing and End-to-end testing:

End-to-end testing and System testing always go hand in hand, but even an experienced test professional can get confused about the vast benefits that each offer and choose only one.

In this article, we will try to debate between End-to-end testing and System testing. In order to understand the difference between that, we will first understand what are the different stages that any developing product goes through.  Continue reading →

What is Globalization Testing: Guide to Its Types, Checklist and Testing Approach

Globalization testing aims at ensuring if the product is stable in terms of both its functionalities as well as representation of data in spite of varying cultures/locales.

With the rapidly developing interaction between people, cultures, and countries through the growth of international trade, the demand for globalized software products has increased tremendously in the market. And, at this point, Globalization testing comes into the picture.

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Exploratory Testing Tours: How to Ensure a High-Quality Software Product using Exploratory Test Tours

Exploratory testing is not a testing methodology. Rather it is an approach to quality verification.

The procedure of exploratory testing execution resembles the discovery and investigation of any software product.

During exploratory testing, a QA specialist examines a product, designs tests, executes test cases, and analyzes the test results simultaneously.  Continue reading →

Complete Buyer’s Guide to Test Management Software:

Today’s tutorial is going to be the one which you would wish to bookmark and keep as a reference that will serve you as and when you need to evaluate your test management tool choices.

We will start with a quick intro on test management and dig deeper into what are the steps to be followed while choosing the best test management software.

Let’s move on!!

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Introduction to Microsoft VBScript (Visual Basic Script): VBScript Tutorial #1

In today’s scenario, VBScript has turned out to be a very important topic, especially for beginners who wish to learn the scripting language or automation tools like QTP/UFT.

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We will be covering a series of VB Scripting tutorials to help the developers and testers to learn VBScript quickly in an easily understandable way.  Continue reading →

The new Shift Left Testing, a DevOps mantra in Software Development:

When I use the term ‘Shift Left’, you might be wondering what am I referring to Shift Left in a software??

2+ decades ago, when I started my career as a software tester there was no separate ‘Testing Phase’ for Software development and Testers Role never used to exist at all. Developers used to develop the software, test themselves and make a software release.  Continue reading →

Amid Automation, Testers at the Verge of Becoming Automation Test Developers:

In this digital world, automation has become the core for businesses to grow and expand. Automation has revolutionized the way organizations operate their businesses.

The pace of advancement in technology has been on a continual increase for the last decade and lead us to a new automation age. The impact of automation is quite evident on distinct industries, including Software industry itself.  Continue reading →

Testing Internet of Things (IoT):

When a question such as “What are the basic necessities of life” is thrown at people, most of them would answer, “Food, Shelter, Clothing”.

But, that was the case before a century. Human beings have evolved to develop a handful of extra necessities for living. We have evolved to make our life, simpler, better, easier.  Continue reading →

I have unlocked a pattern from my experience of hiring around hundred testers over a period of time and interviewing some thousand others.

From all the discussions I had with fellow testers during interviews, I felt happy numerous times seeing the quality talent which we have in our community of testers.

But let me also share the other side of the story, the patterns I am talking about. It makes me sad.  Continue reading →