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August 2022

The Most Useful 16 Chrome Extensions for Web Developers

The extensive library of open source, often-free, and always handy extensions available through Chrome’s marketplace makes Google Chrome one of the most versatile and well-beloved web browsers among web developers. Downloadable in an instant, Chrome extensions serve to build up a custom web browsing UX for each Google account holder. For work, play, or a mix of both, Google Chrome extensions help millions daily to streamline their lives.

5 ways we make sure your data is safe on Bitrise - compliance, access control, encryption, and more

Some of the world's most security-conscious companies rely on Bitrise to build safely. This article is a summary of the most important security-related measures we take to make sure your sensitive data is always protected.

SwiftUI 4.0: New and updated APIs with code examples

Since Apple started using SwiftUI in its operating systems, it has been experiencing a noticeable evolution, from redesigns of apps to deep system integrations. The team behind SwiftUI has taken into account the feedback they got on Twitter and other social networking sites, resulting in some fantastic APIs to work and play with this year! Here’s a quote from the session on “What’s new in SwiftUI”: So, let’s dive into everything that SwiftUI 4.0 has to offer you!

Why delivery lead time matters in mobile development and how to improve it

Lead time is a crucial metric in software development; it measures the time between the allocation of the work through code commit and finally to production. For us, lead time is essentially the time from backlog to the app store, or from production to the app store.

How to automate delivering Unity apps to testers with CI/CD

TL;DR: It’s critical to deliver the latest builds of your Unity game to testers and stakeholders. You can automate this process by setting up a Codemagic CI/CD pipeline and either using public Codemagic dashboards to access build artifacts or setting up notifications in Discord with links to builds and release notes. Let’s see how we can use automation tools to share our game builds with QA testers and stakeholders!

4 common Android DevOps challenges and how to solve them

​​The term “DevOps” has been thrown around a lot in the software development world. AWS describes it as a combination of philosophies, practices, and tools that help deliver apps and services effectively and efficiently. ‍Mobile DevOps falls under that DevOps umbrella, and it requires a different approach because of the agile nature of mobile development. If you narrow it down even further, you’ll arrive at our main topic, Android DevOps.

What is Cross Website Tracking | A Guide to Cross-Website Tracking

When the 2020 documentary, ‘The Social Dilemma,’ directed by Jeff Orlowski, dropped on Netflix, it sounded the alarm bell that was already ringing loudly. It highlighted the familiar quote among millions of viewers globally by driving the point of how Big Tech has been misusing our data without our consent. The documentary came in a backdrop of tumultuous times – with the CEOs of Google, Facebook, and Twitter questioned by the US Senate Judiciary and Senate Commerce Committees.

How To Contribute To Testsigma Open Source

This guide is designed to help contribute to Testsigma, an open-source tool that supports end-to-end testing for Web Apps, Mobile Apps, and APIs. Spoiler Alert: You don’t always need to be a programmer to make a contributor. There are many opportunities for coding as well as non-coding contributions. This article discusses all aspects necessary to contribute to Testsigma’s open-source project.

How to implement Flutter local notifications to boost user engagement

Improving your app’s user engagement is key to its success. One way to prevent churn and increase interactions in your Flutter app is by using notifications. Push notifications are pop-up messages that are displayed outside the app’s UI. These messages can appear when the app is closed or in the background. Push notifications are used to get users’ attention and communicate information to them.

A Tester's Gambit

Hello Folks, Great to meet you all with another interesting blog. There are many relationships between Games and Testing. Many people use that as a metaphor and define testing. Why is it so? Every game requires strategy and analytical skills to play and win. In today’s blog, I will be explaining how chess and the pieces in chess are related to software testers and what we learn from them. Chess is one of the brilliant games. No one could deny it.

UX & Testing: UX Lessons Learned From My Real-Life Experiences - Part 1

The key differentiator that distinguishes good software from outstanding software is the user experience. Software testers should go beyond just checking the functionality of the product. Software Testing is one of those fields where the more you know the better it is. Testers need to be generalists to be effective at work, someone with broad knowledge across many topics and expertise in a few.

The Best Podcasts for CTOs in 2022: stay up-to-date with latest industry news.

In this day and age, it’s more important than ever for CTOs to stay up-to-date with the latest industry news. But with so much information out there, it can be tough to know where to start. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the best podcasts for CTOs, so you can easily find the ones that will be most relevant to you and your interests! We’ve rounded up some of the best podcasts for CTOs, covering everything from the latest industry news to career advice.