Don’t Try to Tell Me You Can Automate the Testing!
Michael Bolton’s rap teaches us it’s automated checking, not testing So, you say you can automate testing? Michael Bolton, a creator of Rapid Software Testing, would tell you that you’re wrong. We were lucky enough to host Bolton at this year’s TestingUy, the largest software…
TestingUY 2017 with Michael Bolton, a Week of Pure Testing
A recap of the week of the fourth edition of TestingUY If I could describe last week in one word, it would be intense. With TestingUY on Monday and Tuesday, the Rapid Software Testing course Wednesday through Friday by our keynote speaker, Michael Bolton (internationally…
5 Most Anticipated Sessions at the O’Reilly Velocity Conference 2017
With so much happening at Velocity this year, here is what not to miss. There’s only a little less than one month to go before the Velocity Conference 2017 in San Jose, California. We are busy getting ready for what we hope to be the best…
[Infographic] What You Should Know from the State of Software Testing Report 2017
Over 1600 testers have spoken… here’s what they reveal about the state of software testing in 2017. The latest and greatest international report on the software testing profession has been released, the State of Testing Report 2017 by PractiTest and Tea Time with Testers! It shares…
Michael Bolton to Speak at TestingUY, Latin America’s Largest Testing Conference
Michael Bolton is coming this May to Montevideo to deliver the closing keynote at the fourth annual TestingUY. Since it all started in 2014, Abstracta has been an organizer of TestingUY, with our co-founder, Federico Toledo PhD, playing a major role in planning the event…
When is the Best Time to Start Performance Testing?
Should we test performance throughout development or at the end? – Agile vs. Waterfall approaches When taking into account the performance of existing systems or ones built from scratch, teams have to determine at what point in the development process they are going to benefit…
What Is and Isn’t a Scrum Master?
Demystifying the role of the Scrum Master Scrum can be difficult to understand for those accustomed to more traditional software development processes. The lack of hierarchies, the possibility of the team having to manage itself, estimates with story points, etc are all new things that…
How To Ensure Your Website Handles Black Friday Traffic Without Crashing
Tips for reducing risk and having a successful Black Friday & Cyber Monday Black Friday and Cyber Monday are arriving and with them, the wave of website visitors frantically attempting to purchase items on their wishlist! But, when too many of these eager shoppers flood your site…
To Reopen, or Not to Reopen, That is the Question
Reopening a bug in Mantis Bug Tracker Recently, we published a blog post about a possible bug life cycle for which we received a lot of questions and comments that were very interesting to consider. Among the comments was this recurring question: Why didn’t you…
How to Use Monkop for Continuous Mobile Testing
Introducing Continuous Integration and More Ways to Use Monkop With mobile application testing being more important than ever for app success and maintaining a healthy brand image, developers need to make sure their apps’ performance, functionality, UX/UI, etc are in top shape. Being mobile testing enthusiasts,…
30 Days of Testing Challenge Reflection
#30DaysofTesting As I announced month ago, our testers joined in on the challenge 30 Days of Testing Challenge by Rosie Sherry from the Ministry of Testing which involved a different testing activity for each day of July. Here I’ll share mine and my colleague’s experiences over…
5 iPad Gestures Testers Should Know
When testing an iPad app, how can you be sure that you’re testing all the gestures that users will try to use? At the end of 2015, more than 3.2 billion people worldwide were using the Internet and over 7 million mobile subscriptions existed. For…
[Infographic] The State of the Software Testing Profession 2015-2016
Summarizing and Reflecting on the 2015-2016 “State of the Software Testing Profession” Report by TechWell Yet another survey report on the state of software testing has been published, this time by TechWell called, “The State of the Software Testing Profession 2015-2016.” You may be wondering,…
The Most Common Mistake in the Bug Life Cycle
Don’t forget this key step when debugging software The bug (or creature on Earth for that matter) with one of the shortest life cycles is the Mayfly, who, after transitioning into the adult stage of its lifespan, typically reproduces and then dies within just 30…
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