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Katalon Community: May Updates & Insights

Hi everyone, I’m Elly, Katalon Community Specialist by title, tester at heart. I spend a good chunk of my time researching around the Katalon Forum reading bug reports, answering questions, and watching how this brilliant community solves problems together. Over the past month, I’ve been tracking what everyone’s been talking about: the tricky bugs, the clever fixes, and the shout-worthy contributions. This post is my way of sharing that back with all of you.

Modified Condition Decision Coverage (MC/DC) Explained

What if a single, untriggered logical flaw could compromise an autonomous vehicle’s braking system or ground a commercial airliner? The stakes are unbelievably high with safety-critical software. Traditional code coverage metrics, however, often fail to test the subtle, complex dependencies within a single decision. Knowing that a line of code executed isn’t the same as knowing the logic works.

How Test Automation Efficiency Improves QA

Test automation efficiency revolutionizes software quality assurance by transforming time-intensive manual processes into rapid, reliable, and repeatable testing cycles. The smartest QA teams recognize that automation isn't about replacing testers; it's about amplifying their impact and maximizing the value they deliver to the business.

Cypress vs Selenium: Features, Pricing and More Compared

Cypress and Selenium are two of the most popular website testing tools. Each has advantages, so it can be tough to know which is the best fit for you. That’s why we’ve compared and contrasted the two, so you know which is best for specific use cases. As makers of our own web testing tool, we’re very familiar with what makes one work well. In this article, we’ll give you a complete, unbiased breakdown of Cypress vs Selenium.

Speed Up Your Development Cycle With Feature Driven Development

In today’s fast-paced software industry, delivering high-quality applications quickly is a top priority. Development teams are constantly seeking methods to streamline their processes without sacrificing quality. One approach that has gained considerable attention is Feature Driven Development (FDD). This methodology focuses on developing software by building features in a structured, incremental manner, resulting in more predictable delivery timelines and enhanced collaboration among teams.

Stop Getting Charged for Test Emails! #speedscale #aws #ses

Tired of local development using AWS SES leading to spam, cloud costs, and unnecessary API calls? When testing your app, you shouldn't have to connect to a live cloud environment just to send a test email. Learn how to set up your own local ProxyMock server to intercept and record real SES calls, so you can replay them instantly and accurately without ever leaving your desktop.

MOCK AWS SES Locally! Stop Sending Test Emails & Cut Cloud Costs

In this quick guide, Speedscale's Matt LeRay shows you how to free your local development environment from direct AWS SES dependencies. When your application sends an email during local testing, it usually triggers a live AWS transaction, leading to slow tests, unnecessary cloud costs, and sometimes even spam filter issues.