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The Future of Shift-Left in Software Development

According to the NIST research, the cost of detecting and fixing software defects exponentially increases over time. Shift left testing highlights the importance of testing early and frequently in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) to ensure that errors are identified and fixed as soon as possible. This method aligns closely with Agile Testing and DevOps Testing philosophies, which emphasize early and continuous integration.

Slowing Down to Go Fast: Applying Technology Impact Assessments to Test Automation Transformation

Every enterprise seeks to gain competitive advantage through the embrace of new, innovative technologies to either transform external customer engagement or unlock internal operational efficiencies. Test automation represents a powerful technology innovation by which product teams can unlock significant software development operational efficiencies. But test automation transformation initiatives come with notable risks that should be considered.

Exploring Cypress And Keploy: Streamlining Test Automation

As an Automation Enthusiats exploring in the realm of software testing, I’ve traversed a various tools and frameworks aimed at enhancing test automation processes. Because as the landscape of software testing continues to evolve, the demand for efficient and reliable test automation solutions has never been higher. Among these, Cypress and Keploy emerge as standout solutions, each offering distinctive features and capabilities tailored to different situations of test automation.

Choosing the Right Test Management Tool for Your Team

Building quality software requires efficient and effective software testing processes. To achieve this, it’s important to make sure your test management tool has the capabilities to support your team’s current, and future, testing needs. By following this three-step approach, you can narrow down your choices and find your perfect fit. Break out your notepad and follow along to see if your team’s needs are best described by options A, B, or C.

NASA's 10 Rules for Developing Safety-Critical Code

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Laboratory for Reliable Software developed a set of code guidelines for developing safety-critical code. The NASA's 10 rules are intended to eliminate C coding practices that make it difficult to review or properly analyze with static analysis tools. Enforce NASA's 10 Rules With Klocwork.

S1.E4: Handling risk as a team with risk-storming | QA Therapy Podcast

Worried that critical issues keep slipping through the cracks and reaching production? Fear not! In this episode, we're diving deep into risk-storming and adopting a risk-based approach in your projects, where testing plays a pivotal role. Today, we're joined by Chris Armstrong, our very own QA Therapist, who brings a wealth of experience to the table. Chris, a respected blogger and podcaster within the testing community, is a familiar face in groups like TestingPeers and 9 out of 10 testers.

Alternatives to Session-Based Test Management and how Xray Exploratory App fits

In our previous articles about exploratory testing, we focused on session-based test management (SBTM), one of the more popular approaches. SBTM aligns clearly with the Xray Exploratory App workflow and terminology. As a quick refresher, SBTM is a more structured technique for performing exploratory testing. The key idea is to organize delimited sessions which are uninterrupted blocks of reviewable, chartered test effort.