2019 Recap: Our Top 10 Software Testing Blog Posts
Looking back as we get ready for 2020 In what seems like a blink of an eye, 2019 started and is already coming to a close! We look back on the year and relish in all the great moments we had. We’re pleased to say that…
What You Need to Know About the Difference Between JMeter 4 and 5
Using JMeter 5? Understand this key difference that will impact how you set up your tests… At Abstracta, we’ve been experimenting recently with JMeter 4 and 5 (the latest versions to date) and we found a very important difference in the way they behave and…
How to Run Video Streaming Performance Tests with the HLS Plugin for JMeter
Using open source tools to stress test video streaming at scale In this post, I want to share something that we have been working on with BlazeMeter for several years. In this project, we had the opportunity to contribute to the open source code of…
Does Software Testing Improve Quality, Actually?
The Twitter debate: Do testers improve quality, help improve quality, or only pass info to others who do so? Lately, I’ve been closely following a super interesting Twitter discussion about whether or not testers improve software quality. Yes, we find the bugs, but are we just…
Why Software Testing is Necessary for Delivering Superior Customer Experiences
Why should testing be a priority for today’s marketing and CX professionals? Since the recent Forrester Research event, CX SF (which we attended as sponsors), we’ve been reflecting upon the relationship between software quality and the customer experience for brands that are seeking to innovate and…
3 Essentials for Releasing Software at Speed Without Losing Quality
How to reduce time to market while maintaining quality? How long does it take at your company, from the time someone in sales or marketing comes up with an idea, to the time that it’s making money and adding value to your users? Let’s say…
TEST Magazine Names Abstracta a Top Software Testing Provider in 2019
After experiencing high growth in 2019, Abstracta celebrates new industry award We’re happy to announce that industry leading publication, TEST Magazine, has included Abstracta in its list of “20 Leading Software Testing Providers in 2019.” This list has been published in the September edition of the magazine which shows…
Increase Efficiency and Productivity with Mobile App Test Automation
How can your mobile app appear first in its category on the app stores, for millions of potential users to see? In this guest post, our friends at Bitbar explain how mobile app testing is an essential part of marketing an app and the plethora of benefits that automated…
How to Quickly Set Up Test Automation in CI/CD
Here’s a mechanism to shorten the setup time for automated tests using Selenium inside a Jenkins pipeline Something you often hear about Continuous Integration (CI) is that it helps identify problems earlier, but does it really? CI is a practice whereby a team of developers integrates…
14 Best Performance Testing Tools & APM Solutions
With all of the free and enterprise tools available for performance testing, there’s no excuse for having a system failure MAY 2020 UPDATE – We’ve added some more tools to our original list: Apptim and Artillery 🙂 Performance tests reveal how a system behaves and…
The #1 Reason Why Agile Transformations Fail
Before turning your back on Agile, read this I’ve often heard that Agile transformation implies a paradigm shift, but what is a paradigm and why does it imply such a change? Anyone who has successfully made the shift can tell you that it’s not just…
12 Top Test Automation Tools to Try in Your Next Project
Whether you are just looking to start test automation as a part of your software quality engineering efforts or you are a seasoned test automation engineer, this list comprises tools for all experience levels. With a good plan in place, any of these tools for…
Abstracta Opens Doors in Santiago, Chile, Launching First Franchise
(Spanish version below) SAN FRANCISCO, CA – June 27, 2019 – To meet the rising demand in global outsourced software testing services, Abstracta Inc. has opened its third Latin American office in Santiago, Chile. The newest expansion marks the inauguration of Abstracta’s first franchise, in…
Abstracta Identified as a Top Software Testing Firm by Clutch.co
Here at Abstracta, we apply highly sophisticated engineering and automation processes to our clients’ testing practices and software development lifecycle, focusing on increasing product quality and reducing time to market. Over the last few years, we have stayed ahead of software testing trends and technologies to best…
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