21 Groups and Companies Testers Should Follow on Linkedin
Getting in the know on Linkedin (2020 update) Are you a tester on Linkedin? We all know the benefits of having a well-maintained Linkedin profile: recruiters reach out to you, you can show off skills and achievements, display personal recommendations, network, etc. But, did you…
Software Testing Tools We’re Watching Out for in 2020
Innovative tools our quality engineers are excited about these days Do you like to stay in the know about the most up-and-coming software testing tools? We do too! Due to the size of our team (100 testers) and to the nature of our services, we’re…
Quality Sense Podcast: Alan Richardson “The Evil Tester” – On Test Automation
Thinking critically about test automation from a developer’s perspective In these two Quality Sense episodes, Federico delves into an entertaining and eye-opening discussion with Alan Richardson, a British consultant also known as “Evil Tester.” With more than 25 years of experience in testing and development,…
Quality Sense Podcast: Paul-Henri Pillet – Why We Made Gatling
What it’s like to build a company around developer-driven performance testing In this episode of the Quality Sense podcast, our COO, Federico Toledo, interviews Paul-Henri Pillet, a Frenchman and the CEO of one of our favorite open source load testing tools, Gatling, with 5,000,000 downloads…
Webinar: Crisis-Proof Your Software Testing Budget with Federico Toledo
Sharing ways to cut costs, but not quality (and save yourself some precious time) Due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, companies are experiencing an increased sense of urgency to react quickly to their customers’ needs, reduce waste, and uphold business continuity. Fortunately, you…
Quality Sense Podcast: Janet Gregory – Facilitating Agile Teams and Trainings Remotely
Experiences in rapidly adapting in-person trainings to a remote setting, tips for working from home, and more with Janet What to Expect? In this episode of the Quality Sense podcast, host, Federico Toledo, interviews Janet Gregory, co-author of three highly influential books: “Agile Testing: A…
Webinar: BDD and CD with Lisa Crispin
Lisa shares why and how to align behavior-driven development and continuous delivery for better outcomes Continuous delivery (CD) is all about delivering small changes to customers frequently and without strain or stress for the team. A big part of this involves enabling shared understanding across…
Quality Sense Podcast: Refael Botbol – Optimizing Performance Testing Costs
Interviewing a leading expert in performance engineering and open source tools Recently for his Quality Sense Podcast, Federico Toledo interviewed Refael Botbol, the BlazeMeter testing domain expert at Broadcom, where he enables developers to achieve higher-quality applications by injecting testing throughout the software development lifecycle….
Quality Sense Podcast: Rob Sabourin – Testing Under Pressure (Part 2)
Learn about the 5 principles of Rob Sabourin’s Just-in-Time Testing methodology to help test under pressure Listen to this episode of the Quality Sense Podcast in which Federico Toledo continues his two-part interview with Robert Sabourin, Adjunct Professor of Software Engineering at McGill University and…
Quality Sense Podcast: Rob Sabourin – Testing Under Pressure (Part 1)
This unique methodology will help you test software in times of turbulence Welcome to the Quality Sense Podcast’s first episode! At Abstracta, we are thrilled to explore a new avenue for bringing you fresh content from some of the brightest minds in software! In the…
Abstracta Ranked as a Top QA & Software Testing Company on TechReviewer
According to CompTIA, there are more than 525,000 software and IT services companies in the United States (approximately 40,500 tech startups were established in 2018 alone). It was fantastic news then, when we learned that Abstracta has been ranked as a top provider in our particular area of…
Reflect: The New Automated Web Testing Tool
Reviewing the newest code-less test automation tool on the block If you’ve read our blog before, you may have noticed that we love to try out new testing tools here at Abstracta and share our opinions of them! Recently, one of the tools we’ve been…
Meet Our Team of Technical Leaders
Experienced quality engineers on your side In the last year, our company grew substantially (40%) and inevitably, we experienced some growing pains (which is a great thing). We quickly realized we needed to make some improvements to accommodate this growth. One thing we focused on was making our…
Key Resources to Make Sure Your Website is Accessible
In the US, 1 in 5 people are diagnosed with a disability. Does your website accommodate their needs? A subject of rising importance in the digital world these days is accessibility. Did you know that according to U.S. Census Bureau data, almost one in five…
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