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Smoke Testing 101 for Software Applications

Smoke testing is the practice of running a small set of tests to ensure the basic functionalities of an application or website are working before moving on to other, more comprehensive types of software testing. For smoke testing to be the most effective, it needs to be completed very quickly so that developers can get fast feedback about the stability of the new build.

NEW Visual Testing Enhancements | Katalon Platform

Previously, only a single baseline collection was allowed when scheduling test runs. This created situations where baseline images were marked as “missing” in different test suites that did not test the same application sections. With this update, users can now choose to use different baselines when scheduling a test run. You may view baseline collections as well as their captured images via the “Visual Testing” tab.

15 Proven Techniques for Using Gherkin

Following on from our post on Cucumber and Gherkin Language Best Practices we have compiled a list of 15 expert suggestions to bear in mind when working with Cucumber. Following on from our previous post on 'Cucumber Best Practices,' we have compiled a list of 15 export suggestions to bear in mind when working with Gerkin language and Cucumber.

Speedscale Traffic Replay is now v1.0

Nate Lee here, and I’m one of the founders of Speedscale. The founding team’s worked at several observability and testing companies like New Relic, Observe Inc, and iTKO over the last decade. Speedscale traffic replay was borne out of a frustration from reacting to problems (even if they were minor) that could have been prevented with better testing.

A Virtual Event Planning QA Checklist

Nearly two years into the mass adoption of virtual experiences, many industries are just starting to get a solid footing on fitting virtual events into the flow of their businesses. Leveraging virtual events requires a virtual event planning checklist and QA to ensure attendees can log-in, view, participate, and have outstanding experiences. Maybe you’ve run hundreds of online events, webinars, and conferences and feel confident in your quality.

Performance Testing of OAuth 2.0 Secured Apps and Services

LoadFocus now provides easy testing for services that are using OAuth authorization (we support OAuth2.0 as OAuth1.0 was retired in 2012). We support all the OAuth 2.0 grant types: For testing a service that is behind a login (that has OAuth authorization) the only thing the user needs to do is: The call to the authorization server will be done only once before the performance testing of the API endpoints starts.