5 Most Anticipated Sessions at the O’Reilly Velocity Conference 2017
With so much happening at Velocity this year, here is what not to miss. There’s only a little less than one month to go before the Velocity Conference 2017 in San Jose, California. We are busy getting ready for what we hope to be the best…
[Infographic] What You Should Know from the State of Software Testing Report 2017
Over 1600 testers have spoken… here’s what they reveal about the state of software testing in 2017. The latest and greatest international report on the software testing profession has been released, the State of Testing Report 2017 by PractiTest and Tea Time with Testers! It shares…
Michael Bolton to Speak at TestingUY, Latin America’s Largest Testing Conference
Michael Bolton is coming this May to Montevideo to deliver the closing keynote at the fourth annual TestingUY. Since it all started in 2014, Abstracta has been an organizer of TestingUY, with our co-founder, Federico Toledo PhD, playing a major role in planning the event…
What Does the Trump Administration Mean for Outsourcing QA?
It would be an understatement to say that the Trump administration’s mission is to “shake things up a bit.” Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it is almost impossible not to have faced the flurry of articles, videos, and other forms of media that…
A Salute to 2016 and Toast to 2017
Year in Review Several of you reading this may be anxious to leave 2016 in the past and some may not (I’m looking at you, creators of Pokémon Go, Simone Biles, and every member of the global tiger community for whom this year was one…
4 Ways You Might Be Tricking Rather Than Treating Your Users
Are your users in for a trick or a treat? Halloween is creeping up on us yet again. It’s a night for scares, candy, tricks, and treats. While that’s good and fun, are you sure you are not inadvertently (or purposefully) tricking your system’s users?…
7 Can’t-Miss Sessions on Performance at the CMG imPACt Conference 2016
We’re attending one of the hottest conferences for performance professionals. You should too! Dubbed “the best performance conference ever” by respected performance guru, Alexander Podelko, the annual conference, CMG imPACt 2016, is taking place this November 7th through the 10th in San Diego’s not-so-secret hidden gem, La…
Processes, Procedures and Methodologies (PPM) = Quality
Guest post by Felipe Silva Difilippo, Former QA Leader at Verifone What does experience tell us? Even today there are companies that still remain resistant to use Processes, Procedures and Methodologies (PPM) to perform their jobs. It seems crazy, but it is true, and it’s…
The Life of a Software Tester
Happy Day of the Software Tester! Every September 9th is a day that reminds us to take a moment to celebrate testers. It’s a great day to give them a pat on the back and send them some love. It’s also a great day to…
30 Days of Testing Challenge Reflection
#30DaysofTesting As I announced month ago, our testers joined in on the challenge 30 Days of Testing Challenge by Rosie Sherry from the Ministry of Testing which involved a different testing activity for each day of July. Here I’ll share mine and my colleague’s experiences over…
Creating Testers Through Four Different Education Strategies
This article was first published by Test Huddle on June 14th, 2016. Companies consume talent that universities produce: well-educated, trained, and trainable people. I say trainable because universities teach students how to learn, which is an invaluable skill for working professionals as the learning doesn’t…
30 Day Testing Challenge
#30DaysofTesting The Ministry of Testing has called all testers to take a 30 day testing challenge. For each day of July, there is a new task to do related to the world of testing. At Abstracta, we decided, since we test Monday through Friday anyway,…
The Most Common Mistake in the Bug Life Cycle
Don’t forget this key step when debugging software The bug (or creature on Earth for that matter) with one of the shortest life cycles is the Mayfly, who, after transitioning into the adult stage of its lifespan, typically reproduces and then dies within just 30…
[Ebook] A Complete Introduction to Functional Test Automation
Everything you need to know before getting started with functional test automation Introduction to Functional Test Automation It is often said that “Automating chaos just gives faster chaos,” and not only faster, but also (paraphrasing a Daft Punk song) harder, faster, stronger… chaos. Yet, seemingly everyone…
Abstracta
