Insomnia vs Postman vs SoapUI
Explore Insomnia API testing, learn all about its main features, and compare Insomnia vs Postman vs SoapUI. We will highlight the distinct advantages Insomnia offers for developers and software engineers, especially in terms of developer productivity, API lifecycle management, and test automation. As software development…
SoapUI vs Postman for API Testing
Interested in comparing SoapUI vs Postman? Join us to dive into the main differences between these tools that are designed to cater to a broad spectrum of testing requirements, from straightforward requests to complex, automated test scenarios. When we talk about tools for API testing,…
Abstracta in Japan: GXtest Continues to Expand Horizons
Today we want to share a journey that has been a milestone in the history of GXtest, to reinforce our presence in the Japanese market, establish deeper connections, and discover new opportunities with GeneXus. Recently, we had the chance to speak in depth with Germán…
GXtest Unveiled: The Story Behind a Software Testing Revolution
Celebrating 15 years since Abstracta’s inception, today we dive into the trajectory and future of GXtest. It is the product that propelled the foundation of our company and is marketed by GeneXus in different parts of the world, such as Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and…
An End-to-End Guide to API Testing
Chances are you’ve heard the term API. However, you might not know exactly what it is, similar to the mystification of the “cloud” in the early 2000s. In this post, I will break down what an API is, using a familiar example, and how to…
Low-Code Test Automation: The Day After TestProject
TestProject has been instrumental in automating the testing of large technology developments over the past few years. Tricentis announced that this free low-code test automation platform will no longer be available. How can companies make the transition successful? Sofia Palamarchuk, CEO of Apptim and Director…
JMeter DSL, an Innovative Tool for Performance Testing
What is JMeter DSL, what improvements does it bring with respect to JMeter, what are the new functionalities it provides? This open source contribution developed by Abstracta is already used by users from different parts of the world, such as the United States, India, Russia,…
Hoppscotch: Open source API development ecosystem
In this post I will share with you what I have been learning about Hoppscotch, its main features and its differences with other similar tools. What’s Hoppscotch? Hoppscotch is a free, open-source, and lightweight API testing tool. Its core value relies on creating and using…
Selenium IDE
The original Selenium IDE was a well known plugin for Firefox which helped in the tests creation as a record & playback tool, however as it was no longer supported back in 2017 by the then released Firefox version, it unfortunately ceased to exist. In…
What does Selenium 4 have in store for testers?
With the new version of the famous frontend automation tool made available, some novelties have surfaced and automation testers are more than keen to try them out. We will take a look at them to see exactly what has been introduced in this brand new…
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…
Mobile Testing with TestProject in CI/CD
TestProject is a free, end-to-end test automation platform for web, mobile, and APIs. In this article, I’m going to show you, essentially, how to perform mobile testing with TestProject. More specifically, I’m going to be showing you how to run automated tests in a mobile…
k6 Review: Open Source Load Testing Tool for Developers
Have you heard the hype around k6 yet? Yes, yet another open source performance testing tool is making waves. In this post, I’ll share my k6 review in the hopes that it may help you decide if you should also pay attention to it. Overview…
What is Automated Visual Regression Testing and Should You Invest in It?
Detecting errors that automated functional tests often miss Generally when we think of bugs in software, failures and unexpected behavior due to errors in the system logic come to mind. In part, by running (and automating) functional tests, we seek to detect these errors as…
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