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…
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…
Software Testing Expert Roundup: 2021 Edition
Tips and insights from 11 members of the testing community It’s been some time since we published our last expert roundup, so we wanted to ask around in our community how leaders in testing are feeling these days about work (as we enter the second…
Quality Sense Podcast: Laveena Ramchandani – Experiences Testing a Data Science Model
Season three of Quality Sense is here and it starts off with a brand new topic and featured guest, a rising speaker and blogger in the testing community, Laveena Ramchandani. Seven years ago she fell into testing, working in different industries from oil and gas…
Quality Sense Podcast: Ian Goddard – Testing Virtual Reality Software
In this Quality Sense episode, host, Federico Toledo chats with Ian Goddard, a very experienced tester and public speaker in the UK. He’s been working in software testing and automation for products related to broadcasting, video streaming, and most recently, virtual reality using your mobile…
Webinar Recap: The State of Test Automation 2020 – Testim Survey Results
COVID-19’s impact on test automation, today’s biggest hurdles, and looking ahead In June, our friends at Testim conducted a survey on end-to-end test automation. So, what were the results? Watch this webinar recording where our COO, Federico Toledo, joined Testim CEO Oren Rubin to uncover…
Quality Sense Podcast: Fernanda Sesto – Getting Started in Testing
Fernanda started working for clients in testing at age 18. Here’s what she learned. Quality Sense is back for season two! Did you miss us? In this episode, Federico invited Fernanda Sesto, a socially-minded Latina entrepreneur, current University of Rochester student, and a former Abstracta…
E-commerce Testing Basics: How to Test an E-commerce Website
Don’t launch another sale online without reading this first! The shift toward e-commerce over traditional retail began well before COVID-19, but according to new data from IBM, the pandemic has accelerated consumers’ shift toward e-commerce by five years. In fact, in Q2, Walmart’s e-commerce sales…
Get to Know the Top Software Testing Companies for 2020-2021
Abstracta named a leading software testing provider by TEST Magazine, 2nd year in a row We’re extremely proud to be recognized by TEST Magazine as a leading software testing company! As a pure-play, independent provider with offices in Europe and North and South America, we…
Quality Sense Software Testing Podcast Season 1 Recap
Reflecting on an insightful first season before preparing for season two Quality Sense, a Software Testing Podcast · Recap Season 1 – What we learned in 12 episodes of Quality Sense Podcast One of the most beautiful lessons I’ve learned over the last few months?…
Abstracta Turns 12!
Federico shares his reflections on what Abstracta means to him and all of us Today Abstracta celebrates 12 years, (a fitting topic to mark our 200th blog post)! That is, 12 years since the moment in which Matias Reina, Fabian Baptista and I took a…
17 Best Software Testing Podcasts in 2021
Podcasts for and by software testers to download and listen to any time Podcasting has been around since 2004, but now in 2020, it’s safe to say that we’ve entered the golden age for podcasting. According to Podcast Insights, there are over one million active…
Quality Sense Podcast: Michael Bolton – Software Testing and Automation
A look into software testing as a social science as Michael tells the story of how he became a tester Carrying on the work of some of his personal mentors and the great thinkers in software like Cem Kaner and Jerry Weinberg is no easy…
Best Software Testing Conferences for 2020 (Updated for Covid-19)
Which top testing conferences can you still participate in this year? Given the current pandemic due to the novel coronavirus, the events industry is one of the worst impacted, as governments around the world are advising citizens to adhere to social distancing measures, rendering face…
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