Company culture, the importance of a fair salary in a “hot market”
How do we pay in Abstracta? Why is it essential to have a clear career plan as part of a strong company culture? Where does the expression “hot market” comes from? Today we dive into these questions, because the salary is by no means a…
Developer’s friendly tools for continuous performance testing
How many times have we seen a test infrastructure and methodology where the team is not able to get early feedback about the performance of the system they are developing? Typically, it is expected to treat performance testing as a “waterfall project” where we, the…
Best Online and In-Person Software Testing Events in 2022
If you missed attending in-person testing events in 2020 and 2021, we have good news: Many events that got canceled due to COVID-19 are finally coming back in 2022. Take a look at this list to learn what options are available both in-person and online!…
Outsourcing Software Testing: What to Do and What to Avoid When Looking for a Testing Partnership
Finding the ideal outsourcing partner for your business can be a complicated task. Here are some key do’s and don’ts that will help you pick the right testing company for you. Outsourcing software testing has become a common and effective solution for many organizations that…
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:…
Abstracta is recognized with the award “Talent has no Gender” for its work towards gender equality.
The “Talent has no Gender” Award The “Talent has no Gender” (El Talento no tiene género) awards are an initiative of the IADB Group, PwC, and the“Win-Win: Gender equality means good business” program -a regional alliance implemented by the European Union, UN Women, and the…
GoodFirms: Abstracta CEO Steers the Company Towards Its Vision to Co-Create World-Class Solutions, Improving People’s Quality of Life
Incorporated in 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Abstracta is a global leader in software testing focused on harnessing automation to enhance performance and reduce the time to market software applications. With centers in Silicon Valley, Latin America, and the UK, Abstracta holds expertise…
An End-to-End Guide of Load Testing
From planning to analysis and reporting, here’s what to know before you run your first load test If you have a public-facing web application, the odds are you should probably be thinking about load testing. Any tester can (and should) add load testing to their…
Quality Sense Podcast: Simon Prior – #MakeATester
In this Quality Sense episode, our host Federico has the pleasure of interviewing Simon Prior, who has worked across the cyber security, retail, gaming and airline industries. Simon is a passionate software quality leader, advocate of the importance of teaching testing at universities and co-host…
Quality Sense Podcast: Ashley Hunsberger – Leading Agile Transformation at Blackboard
This week’s Quality Sense guest has been at her company now for 16 years, but in that time she has had the chance to assume several different roles that allowed her to explore her interests, lead others, and help the company grow. Ashley Hunsberger started…
Quality Sense Podcast: Andrey Momot – The “Holy Trinity” of Software Quality
Today’s Quality Sense guest is an inspiration for any test engineer who wants to drive their organization’s quality engineering and shift-left testing practices, working in a way that devs and testers can best collaborate. In this episode, get to know Andrey Momot, a QA Lead…
Quality Sense Podcast: Tristan Lombard – Building Community and Lifting Others Up
Diverging from the typical topics of conversation around software quality, in this episode of Quality Sense, Federico has a conversation with one of the most friendly members of the testing community, Tristan Lombard, Community and Social Media Manager at Testim. You may have come across…
Quality Sense Podcast: Erika Chestnut – The Role of Test Automation in Calendly’s Test Strategy
In this episode of Quality Sense, Federico has a conversation with Erika Chestnut, Head of QA at Calendly. She started her career as a developer, but after complaining about quality a few times too many, she found herself learning more about software testing. Today she…
Taking Action to Promote Gender Equality – Our Journey
This International Women’s Day, our Chief People Officer, Vera Babat, shares important work we’re doing to create a fair and safe workplace Since 2019, our People Care team has focused on formalizing the actions that until now had been taking place naturally within Abstracta regarding…
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