How to Integrate Mobile Performance Validations in a CI/CD Pipeline
When it comes to creating quality software, it is essential to understand why it is important to integrate mobile performance validations in a CI/CD pipeline, and specifically how to do it. Apptim has a CLI tool that allows you to run automated performance validations of…
What is Observability and How is it Relevant to Software Testing
When it comes to building quality software, why is Observability so critical? Does it help deal with the “unknown unknowns” of software quality today? How does observability relate to monitoring, testing, and chaos engineering? Let’s find out in this article, featuring Federico Toledo and Lisa…
From Functional Tester to Performance Tester
Alejandro Aires is a young Uruguayan who one day discovered his passion for software testing. He started as a functional tester and then decided to turn to performance testing. Today we tell you all about his journey, with answers for anybody who is starting their…
The First Edition of Quality Sense Conference, Organized by Abstracta
Diversity of speakers from North America, Europe, and Latin America. Wide variety of topics in a single day. On-site: in Montevideo, Uruguay. Simultaneous translation: in English and Spanish. Free admission. Are you going to miss it? By Natalie Rodgers Quality Sense seeks to blur horizons…
#AbstractaStory In-Depth with Sofía Palamarchuk: “Abstracta and I Grew Up and Matured Together”
She was hired as a junior performance tester by Abstracta almost 10 years ago and very quickly managed to make significant contributions to the company’s positioning in the United States. Later, she became the CEO of Apptim, Abstracta’s first spin-off. As a Latina woman, the…
Why is Automation essential in Shift-Left Testing?
It is a fact. When it comes to Shift-Left Testing, automation is an indispensable ally. But how does Shift-Left Testing specifically benefit from automation? Why is it not possible to perform Shift Left Testing without it? Find out in this article written by Matias Fornara….
Differences Between Functional and Non-Functional Testing
Both types of testing are necessary for the creation of quality software. In this article, we focus on their differences in order to achieve a thorough understanding of these issues. This time, with an interview with Alejandro Aires. By Natalie Rodgers WOPR29 is just around…
The Everything Else | The One About Feedback
How did you feel the last time you received feedback? And when was the last time you were on the giving end? Feedback makes people feel a little squirmy, and the harsh consequence is that sometimes we run away from it. In today’s episode, Vera…
Shift-Left Testing & Shift-Right Testing, a Possible Strategy
Implementing Shift-Left Testing practices is fundamental to achieving early analysis of quality and creating better software, agile and efficient, not only to solve but also to prevent quality issues. However, Shift-Right Testing offers other great advantages to improve testing strategies. We often hear the question:…
How Scrum Helps in Times of Uncertainty
An unprecedented pandemic, a horrifying war, and an upheaval in the job market due to the fall in investment. How does Scrum fit into all of this? Scrum gives us a framework on which to stand in the IT industry in such uncertain times. All…
Quality Sense Podcast | Season Finale: Maaret Pyhäjärvi – Exploratory Testing
Welcome to the season finale of the Quality Sense podcast! We started a few years ago, having conversations with different thought leaders and sharing their insights and experiences about software testing and delivering software products with quality, getting to know more and better the people that…
Best Continuous Performance Testing Practices
What practices are relevant in continuous performance testing today? We talked about this with an expert panel made up of Roger Abelenda, Andréi Guchin, Sofia Palamarchuk, Paul Holland, Andy Hohenner, and Eric Proegler. By Natalie Rodgers Two important Software Testing conferences will take place in…
JMeter DSL, the Story of Abstracta’s Latest Innovation in Software Testing
How was JMeter DSL born? What is its contribution to the IT industry? Why is this software testing innovation so important? What is expected from it? Find out all about the history of JMeter DSL, Abstracta’s latest software testing innovation, led by Roger Abelenda. By…
Quality Sense Podcast: Vaishali Padghan – Test Automation
Welcome to the second to last episode of this season of the Quality Sense podcast! We’re getting closer to the end of this cycle with an interview with Vaishali Padghan, she is responsible for different quality initiatives, trying to deliver quality products faster at J.P.Morgan…