Rainforest QA Tool Review: Is it a Complete Testing Solution?
An introduction to this popular crowdsourced testing platform Adding to our collection of software testing tool reviews, we wanted to give our take on one of the tools we’re asked most about from clients and prospects: Rainforest QA. We often hear, “Can I just rely…
Why We Are Not a Software Quality Assurance Company
It’s a matter of responsibility for quality Often times, testers get blamed when a bug makes it to production. “Who tested this? Who left this untested? How could this happen? Where was the QA?” I’ve seen several cases in which a tester ends up being…
Expert Roundup: Software Testing Trends 2019
Experts predict the most in-demand skills for testers, organizational challenges, best conferences, and more in 2019 If only we had the power to know the future… We would all be rich and live almost forever, no? Well, of course, we can’t foretell what exactly will…
Abstracta is a Leading Software Application Testing Company, According to Clutch
We have been recognized by our clients on the #1 B2B ratings platform Here at Abstracta, we strive to perfect the balance of high-quality work, specialized talent, flexibility, convenience, and cost-effectiveness. We value quality above all, and we always want to ensure that our clients…
Our Top 10 Testing Blog Posts of 2018
2018 Rewind: The best of the Abstracta testing blog Time flies! 2018 was another big year for Abstracta, as it marked our tenth anniversary as an official group of testers, coworkers, and friends! We participated in several conferences globally, co-hosted webinars, obtained new clients as…
We Want our DevOps Venn Diagram Circle Back – Plus One!
In this guest post, Agile test experts, Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory, share their views on DevOps and Software Quality Close to a decade ago, the DevOps movement grew out of agile development. It was defined as the intersection of “Dev”, “Ops”, and “QA”. (Source:…
How to Create an Effective Test Report
Save yourself some trouble, here’s how to create an effective test report—no frills required—that stakeholders will thank you for Software testers know, creating test reports are just as fundamental as running the tests themselves. As they say in Uruguay, “no basta ser, sino parecer,” meaning,…
9 Tips for Successful User Testing (and some GIFs)
User testing helps avoid costly mistakes and unsuccessful product launches. Here are some tips for getting started. When we access an application and can’t find the information we are looking for in a short amount of time or don’t like the way it’s designed, most of…
Test Automation Patterns and Good Practices
How to make sure your test automation not only makes your team move faster, but in the right direction. By Matias Fornara and Alejandro Berardinelli Test automation, or automating the execution of your tests, provides several advantages: it saves your team time, resources, and the…
Getting Started with Outsourced Software Testing
What’s it like to start a relationship with a software testing partner? Lucia Lavagna shares how we set the stage for success. At Abstracta, I work with a handful of our clients daily, making sure that their needs are met and that our engineers are…
Webinar Summary: How to Use Automation to Increase Test Coverage
Testing is like sweeping, it’s better with a Roomba Recently, I had the pleasure of presenting the concept of test coverage and its relationship with automation for a SmartBear webinar featuring CrossBrowserTesting. If you are someone who would rather read a blog post than watch…
When Do You Need to Hire a Software Tester?
You know it’s time to take action to improve your software quality… Is a software tester the right hire for you? There comes a point for any product or development team when it becomes painfully apparent that they need to have a well thought out…
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