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Software Testing and QA Fundamentals

• 5 tips to jump-start a DevOps pipeline

  DevOps is a trendy methodology -- and one many enterprises implement incorrectly. Pore over this popular expert advice from 2018 to carefully and correctly accelerate app delivery in 2019.  Continue Reading

• Words to go: QA testing methodologies

  Do bottom-up and top-down testing throw you for a loop? In the dark about the difference between black box and functional testing? Print out this handy cheat sheet of testing terms.  Continue Reading

• Improving testing architecture when moving to microservices

  Gamesys, the developer and operator of many online games, rethought its approach to testing during the move from a monolith. A pyramid made software tests more manageable.  Continue Reading

• When artificial intelligence and human resources intersect

  AI is taking aim at the very people-oriented human resources profession. Expert Brandon Wirtz gives his take on why that's happening now and what it will mean for us all.  Continue Reading

• Eclipse BIRT iHub F-Type focuses on the user experience

  Learn about the new Eclipse BIRT development tool, our Product of the Month.  Continue Reading

• FAQ: Software testing in the cloud

  Tackle the basics of testing software in the cloud with these answers to frequently asked questions.  Continue Reading

• Knowledge, skills and abilities for software QA jobs

  The right knowledge, skills and abilities for QA jobs don't necessarily include test script automation or security testing skills. Jenn Lent explains.  Continue Reading

• The software tester's guide to managing up

  Ever wish the CEO would work a little more for you and your team? That's what managing up is all about. Check out this advice gleaned from STARWEST.  Continue Reading

• How to learn Python, Ruby and other scripting languages

  Join the ranks of software QA pros that have learned Python, Ruby or other scripting languages to code scripts for software automation projects.  Continue Reading

• QA skills gap: Testing pros need enough to write a test script

  Writing test scripts for automation does take some coding skills. But many test scripting courses focus on developers, and give testers way too much.  Continue Reading

• Goal #1 for the QA tester: Take ownership

  QA testers can earn respect and gain influence with peers by taking ownership of the software they work on and looking up to good product managers.  Continue Reading

• UEM may be the key to a better user experience design process

  User experience management (UEM) may unlock hidden potential in the user experience design process for building Web applications and mobile apps.  Continue Reading

• Using DevOps approaches for pre-release and production software quality

  Consultants explore DevOps strategies that may facilitate team collaboration and consistent software quality.  Continue Reading

• Performance management for mobile devices: Solutions and strategies

  Software experts reveal mobile application performance management challenges in the enterprise, as well as strategies, best practices and tools to address those challenges in this article.  Continue Reading

• Determining the cloud model that best meets your business requirements

  In this third of a three-part series, we explore how to evaluate an organizations' current QA infrastructure and the different cloud deployment models which will help decision-makers determine a cloud deployment model that best suits its business ...  Continue Reading