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…
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 We test software in order to gather information about the quality and risks, the product, its users, and the conditions of its use. This information helps…
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…
Next Gen Testers Don’t Know Waterfall
How do we reinvent the “old stuff” to make it efficient and useful again? Something that Derk-Jan de Grood commented on in his course after Uruguay’s annual testing conference, TestingUY, which was very interesting to me, is that most of today’s young testers (the…
The First-Timer’s Guide to the O’Reilly Velocity Conference 2018
What to know before you go Three years ago, I left Uruguay and embarked on a new journey: to introduce Abstracta’s software quality solutions to the US. The team and I started to do so by attending events like TechCrunch Disrupt and Velocity by O’Reilly….
75 Best Software Testing Blogs
Where to find the tester’s corner of the internet When we’re not testing, we love to keep learning new skills, strategies, approaches, etc. and participate in discussions with the test community. So, we’ve scoured the web, searching high and low for the greatest testing blogs, from…
5 Can’t-Miss Sessions at Agile Testing Days USA 2018 in Boston
A testing ‘festival’ like no other Tutorials, workshops, social gatherings, talks, keynotes, networking, and more… we can’t wait to attend the festival that is Agile Testing Days USA this June in Boston. It is always invigorating and inspiring to exchange ideas and meet pioneers in…
[Infographic] 6 Software Testing Outsourcing Myths Debunked
Putting to bed your fears about outsourcing software testing and QA once and for all Have you turned your back on the idea of outsourcing your software testing and QA (what we prefer to call quality engineering)? Maybe it was brought up once during a meeting…
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