Software Testing Best Practices

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24-Page Test Automation Guide for IT Teams

Software developers increasingly turn to automated testing tools and workflows to speed up testing regimens while ensuring better consistency and completeness in the QA process, but success demands a high level of understanding. Here is your one-stop shop for test automation. This guide walks through the benefits and challenges, how to craft an automated testing strategy, and how to compare tools.

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Software Testing Best Practices News

December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19
Manual mainframe testing persists in the age of automation

Mainframe testing is still done manually by many IT shops, despite mainframe modernization and digitization efforts that benefit from automated software testing methods.
November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19
IBM's latest Kubernetes tools ease use for cloud developers

IBM's new open-source Kubernetes tools help lower the barrier to entry for developers to use Kubernetes to build, deploy, manage and move workloads to the cloud.
September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19
Mobile Labs adds GigaFox Red, Silver to mobile device cloud suite

The new GigaFox platforms enable users to create a pool of shareable mobile devices; remotely add, disable, reboot and unlock devices; control and monitor device usage and more.
August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19
CloudBees CEO reveals plans for CI/CD tools, Google project

CloudBees CEO Sacha Labourey puts his roadmap cards on the table for the next generation of the company's CI/CD tools and an upcoming project to co-develop CI/CD for Anthos with Google.

Software Testing Best Practices Get Started

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How to write test cases, one component at a time

QA engineers must design good, effective test cases, a task which requires detailed information at the start. Here's how to write thorough, maintainable and automatable test cases. Continue Reading
PERT chart (Program Evaluation Review Technique)

A PERT chart, sometimes called a PERT diagram, is a project management tool used to schedule, organize and coordinate tasks within a project. Continue Reading
UX guidelines for people-friendly software

Nail these UX design concepts for easier transitions from requirements to application design to code. Continue Reading

Evaluate Software Testing Best Practices Vendors & Products

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What's in store for software development trends in 2020?

New year, new IT priorities. While not all initiatives stick, these development and testing trends will shape how teams create, evaluate and deploy software. Get ahead of the curve. Continue Reading
Web and mobile testing faceoff: Sauce Labs vs. BrowserStack

Two automated testing platforms enter; only one tool leaves. IT consultant Tom Nolle examines how Sauce Labs and BrowserStack each test apps across mobile devices and web browsers. Continue Reading
Discover the leading mobile app development platforms

Explore the many factors that go into considering a mobile app development platform, such as cost of deployment and Android versus iOS Continue Reading

Manage Software Testing Best Practices

Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.

4 vital UX testing methods for concept through development

Don't rely on a single UX test, and don't create an overloaded bottleneck that delays development. Instead, deploy these four UX assessments iteratively and often. Continue Reading
How to overcome IoT performance testing challenges

IoT that interacts with things -- rather than human users -- introduces new challenges in effective testing, but IT pros can use design best practices to ensure applications will scale. Continue Reading
Staging environment best practices that boost software QA

Despite advances like shift-right testing in production environments, staging environments still have a crucial role to play. Continue Reading

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How to form a regression testing plan with these 5 questions

Make regression testing part of a software quality control plan. Determine the project's testing requirements, and team preferences, to clarify a potent regression testing strategy. Continue Reading
Common software compatibility issues and how to fix them

Developers tend to look forward, to the next iteration or the newest software. But, when releasing a feature, don't leave behind end users with older systems and edge case setups. Continue Reading
How the developer experience builds trickle-down usability

Developer experience is the equivalent of user experience (UX). The way developers experience tools and consume libraries matters and leads to better engagement. Continue Reading