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February 2022

Testsigma raises $4.6M from Accel and STRIVE to simplify test automation

I’m happy to announce our financing of $4.6M led by Accel and STRIVE, with participation from BoldCap and a host of well known entrepreneurs and operators 🎉 These include Shanmugam Krishnasamy, co-founder and CTO of Freshworks; Kiran Darisi, co-founder and VP of engineering at Freshworks; Parsuram Vijayasankar, co-founder and principal engineer at Freshworks; Vetri Vellore, CEO of Ally.io; Nitesh Banta, CEO at B12; Ioann Fainsilber, Co-Founder at Pintek, among others.

The 4 main factors to consider as part of your test automation strategy

We recently talked to Angie Jones in a podcast episode dedicated to best practices in software testing. In this article, drawing on our previous discussion, we’ll share her thoughts about the main factors to consider to build a comprehensive test automation strategy.

Working with REST APIs - Flutter

Data, data, and data. Everything we see in today’s world is just data. So how can we get data into our app? How can we integrate APIs into our app? Let’s find out! There are a lot of ways we show data in our app, such as: The most common method is to show data from a database or public APIs. Even loading data from a database involves using APIs, though these can be private. So, let’s see how you can integrate APIs, fetch data from a public API, and use it in your Flutter app!

How manual testing is done on mobile?

Manual testing isn’t going to fade away. Yes, automated tests help save time by running a large number of tests in a short time. Yet, certain tests are still best done manually as trying to automate them is difficult and not cost-effective. The discussion, therefore, shouldn't be about automated testing vs. manual testing. Instead, it should be about how to utilize and balance both in a way suited to your organization's size and development cycle demands to maximize return on investment.

3 things to do as part of your first-time release strategy for fintech apps

Fintech is one of the fastest-growing mobile app categories in the U.S. To stand a chance as a fintech startup, you need to make sure that your fintech app delivers a top-notch experience. Read about the three main things you need to do to get there!

Amplify your relationship with testers this valentine's day!

Valentine’s day is a day to express your love to the other person 💞. You need not explicitly do this through words. Showing gratitude, care or making them comfortable all are signs of expressing love. But is it the same with people doing jobs together? Relationships other than romantic ones often overlook this aspect of work that keeps people happy and make them stay for long – just like what happens in a relationship.

How to build and distribute iOS apps without Mac with Flutter & Codemagic

It’s hard to imagine developing apps for iOS without a Mac computer. There is no sign of this changing any time soon, but there are still ways to build the app for iOS and release it to the App Store even if you don’t have a Mac. With Flutter and Codemagic, you can build and distribute iOS apps without buying a Mac computer yourself.

Mobile UX: Five ways fintech apps are outcompeting traditional banking apps

One of the most important factors when choosing a finance app is user experience. We reveal five important UX processes that fintech apps use to remain competitive and why traditional banks should adopt these methods to minimize the loss of valuable customers.

10 Best App Deployment Platforms

In the software development lifecycle (SDLC), deployment is the final step. It’s the step where we host the product/application/app to make it available for our users and customers. Where all the team’s hard work over days, months and years finally pays off. Usually we ship a product (or app) to a customer’s location and help deploy it on the customer’s premises. Alternatively, we deploy the app in-house and make it accessible to whoever needs to use it.

Introducing Build Insights Pro for build- and test analytics

Track your build and test performance to get unstuck, get on track and accelerate your pipelines. Visualize performance and identify bottlenecks by using historical build and test performance tracking. Today, we introduce Build Insights Pro, a new awesome extension to help you achieve more.