Software Testing Complete Guide

As defined in Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word confluence means “a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point”.

True to the definition Confluence software, developed by Atlassian, is an effective team collaboration software which provides a common platform for teams to work together and share information efficiently.

This is also a great tool to centralize knowledge repository. Confluence can be thought of almost as a wiki with advanced content creation tools.  Continue reading →

JIRA Integration with TestLodge Tool: Step-by-Step Tutorial

Although it’s been possible to integrate JIRA test cases with TestLodge and several of the more popular issue tracking tools for some time, the JIRA upgrade adds new levels of flexibility, streamlining and communication to the testing experience.

For those who already use, and are familiar with JIRA, bringing TestLodge onboard to organize your JIRA test case needs will create a smoother and more efficient work practice.  Continue reading →

How to setup a testing framework in Node.js – A short tutorial for beginners

Why Does it Matter?

Obviously, testing is important – without it, bugs sneak into the wild where they’re more difficult and costly to fix. Automating testing can significantly increase test coverage as well as reduce long-term costs.

In some teams, this falls to the developers but it can also fall to testers to create automated tests. These automated tests can be unit tests (concise tests that target very small pieces of functionality) or larger, integration-level tests. 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 →

“You build a Successful Life…A Day at a time…”

My journey as a Software Tester started a bit unexpectedly.

I appeared for the initial interview rounds assuming it to be a Development opportunity. To be honest, like every other Computer Science graduate out there, I was a bit skeptical about going ahead with Testing.

But finally, I decided to give it a try. Only with a hope that my curious nature will help me in this field.  Continue reading →

Part way through your test cycle, do you often realize you do not have enough time to test? You had it all under control, to begin with, but soon you are reaching the contingency plan’s “What to do when there isn’t enough time to test?” section.

I have been there too and it is not fun. :)

I thought about this long and hard. How can something that started so well, go down so badly, so quickly. And, here is my analysis.  Continue reading →

How to Test Mobile Apps Using Katalon Studio:

Scripting your first mobile automation test case can be quite confusing without a specialized tool or instruction.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to speed up your automation project using Katalon Studio’s mobile recording utility and running your recorded test cases on hundreds of Kobiton’s mobile devices on a cloud.  Continue reading →

Today’s tutorial is a hands-on review of Cross-Browser functional testing tool Parrot QA. This tool makes it easy to test your website without writing a line of code.

This tutorial will walk you through the whole platform. We’ll start with the simplest way to set up a website test, then cover testing more complex functionality.

You’ll find screenshots and an overview of both the QAmcorder (our Chrome extension for recording user flows) and of our mind map test management cloud app.

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