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August 2024

How to Write Efficient QA and Test Summary Reports

In software quality assurance, transparent and timely communication is critical to ensure all related efforts’ success and positive impact. Reporting becomes critical for accurate decision-making, software product health tracking and adequate planning. A QA report is crucial for providing a clear overview of testing efforts, outcomes, and actionable insights.

Implement a Unified Runtime Architecture for Test Automation: QE TechTalk Highlights

In the continuous quest to raise the bar on software quality, product teams often find it difficult to avoid trade-offs between release speed and test coverage. One of the more significant sources of trade-off tension is associated with test automation runtimes. Achieving the necessary device coverage during testing often requires teams to seek out multiple device cloud providers with different strengths across security, geolocation, device types, and support for alternative test automation frameworks.

25+ Global Payment Statistics To Inform Your Testing Strategy

Payment testing is essential for businesses in today’s digital world. It ensures that every transaction is smooth and secure, giving customers a seamless experience. Companies can prevent issues disrupting transactions by testing payment and fraud detection systems. A smooth payment process is crucial for businesses. Any glitch can lead to lost revenue, unhappy customers, and security risks. Surprisingly, 62% of consumers abandon their carts if they encounter problems during checkout.

Building a Regression Test Suite: Tips and Best Practices for Success

A regression test suite is a crucial component in maintaining software quality over time. It ensures that recent code changes and/or implementations do not negatively impact existing functionalities. This minimizes the risk of breaking existing features, enhances the reliability of new releases, and lowers the cost of deploying new releases.

Part 2: Developing a Software Quality Strategy

In Part 1 of our series, we explored the fundamental concepts and importance of a software quality strategy. This resulted in the development of a quality statement specific to your company. Now, in Part 2, we delve into the strategic process of developing a software quality strategy that aligns with business objectives, technical requirements, and user expectations.

3 Key Findings from the 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey

The 2024 Stack Overflow developer survey results included critical themes and sentiments around AI and the developer experience. With responses from over 65,000 developers in 180 countries, this report provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of software development. In this article, we’ll examine some of the report’s key trends and highlights and their strategic implications.

How to Write a QA Test Plan

A quality assurance (QA) test plan or a software test plan is a document that outlines the steps, approaches, tools, and best practices for carrying out QA testing for your project. The purpose of a QA test plan is to define testing goals and objectives while considering cost, project requirements, and delivery timelines. Ultimately, this document ensures that all stakeholders are unified in their commitment to delivering a high-quality product.

Key Differences Between Smoke Testing and Regression Testing

Smoke testing and regression testing play crucial roles in ensuring the functionality and reliability of software applications. Although both test software’s functionality, their purposes differ, and they occur at different stages of development. Understanding the differences between these two testing types can help effectively manage and maintain software quality.

How To Perform Mobile Compatibility Testing

Does your application function as expected across the many devices your customers use? People use the same application across a wide range of gadgets, including mobile phones, smart TVs and streaming devices, gaming consoles, and desktop web apps. It’s imperative that all versions of your application work consistently and as expected across various platforms.

Testlio's New Platform Release Elevates Quality Management Standards

Leveraging Insights from Over 2.6 Million Tests, 600K Devices, and 5 Billion Cumulative End Users to Drive Advanced AI, New Decision Aids, and Expanded DevOps Integrations. Austin, TX – August 14, 2024 – Testlio, a leading quality management company, today unveiled the fourth generation of its software platform. This innovative update includes advanced AI, robust data analytics, expanded device access, and more DevOps software integrations.

Ensuring Seamless Transactions: Your Guide to Overcoming Payment Testing Complexities

It’s probably the most frustrating issue customers encounter. After all, they took the time to search for a product they wanted to purchase, made it all the way to checkout, and entered their information, only to have the transaction fail. If they’re like most online shoppers, chances are this experience left them frustrated enough to take their business elsewhere.

QA and Software Testing: What's The Difference

Ever wondered if there’s more to software quality than just testing? The distinction between software testing and quality assurance (QA) might surprise you. While they are closely related and aim to ensure high-quality software, their roles and processes differ. Let’s evaluate the differences between QA and software testing and where they overlap.

15+ Mobile App Testing Statistics

As global app downloads have doubled every quarter since 2015, and users now spend more time on apps than websites, the need for thorough mobile app testing is more critical than ever. The app testing market is projected to reach $13.6 billion by 2026. This blog will cover key mobile app testing statistics and explore why it is essential for delivering high-quality user experiences and maintaining competitive advantage.

10 Key Challenges of Mobile App Testing

Mobile users are unforgiving, and discovering an issue in the wild might result in users abandoning the app for good. Therefore, mobile apps and websites must be rock solid before launching to meet market demands. In this article, we explore the top 10 mobile testing challenges that app developers and testers face, as well as recommended strategies and best practices for addressing them effectively.

The Top Black Box Testing Techniques

Black box testing can help! Black box testing refers to a whole treasure trove of software testing techniques that help us achieve excellent test coverage while narrowing the number of cases and saving time. Read on to understand what black box testing is (exactly) and the techniques your team can use to impact your next cycle. You’ll also find some real-world examples along with the techniques.

Automation For CI/CD

As software development evolves, test automation plays an increasingly significant role in improving efficiency and quality. This is particularly true in the field of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), where CI CD test automation has become a crucial component. Recent data from the CDF highlights the impact of these practices. Developers using CI/CD tools are consistently outperforming their peers, with at least a 15% higher likelihood of being top performers.