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Halloween 🎃 is here and it’s time to think of the most terrifying things in work of QA specialists. Our testing team unites young, brave, highly motivated experts, who strive to find even the smallest bugs. However, even our QA experts have fears. What are our testers most afraid of? Keep reading to find it out. Tight deadlines. One of the horrors for a QA engineer is to receive requests for last minute testing. The main reasons for such requests are: Development process takes more time than expected. According to 2018 PMI’s Pulse of the Profession report, 36% of projects were not completed on time. Time for testing is underestimated. In general testing and debugging take 50% of the development time. To make the precise calculation for development time some companies double their initial estimations for the development and add buffer time on top of that. When QA specialists have a short time frame for testing they check software against the main business scena...

Our blog posts are available in audio! Listen on the go and when you want to learn something new but don’t feel like reading. Your browser does not support the audio tag. As soon as developers get ready-tested software pieces, they introduce the required changes. Often, any additions the software system develop new defects. But there's a solution: regression testing service. It can be a part of manual QA testing services or a part of test automation. The purpose of regression testing is to catch the accidentally introduced bugs and to ensure that previously eliminated defects aren`t creatable. In such a way, regression testing ensures that code changes don’t impact the existing program features. It has to be performed every time the developers modify a software component or a feature. Software regression testing increases chances to detect bugs after the introduced changes. It facilitates research of undesirable side effects that resulted after new operating ...

Our blog posts are available in audio! Listen on the go and when you want to learn something new but don’t feel like reading. Your browser does not support the audio tag. A software testing performed by human resources still has its value, although Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a promising way to make the process easier, faster, clearer. Someday, the emerging technology of AI may force software testers to start looking for a new job elsewhere. But don`t get tripped up with such predictions. Strategies to implement AI and machine learning are far from perfect companies still have plenty of challenges to come through. However, one thing is certain: the use of AI by QA professionals would upgrade the whole testing process, enhance testers` professional skills, and contribute to business growth. What will AI integration bring to the testers? Enhanced Accuracy Traditional testing still requires human resources for source and data analysis. But let`s just admit: e...

Load testing can be perceived as a kind of performance checking. Mentioned type of testing shows the efficiency of a system productivity under real-life load conditions. Such checking helps to understand the behavior of a platform when multiple users accessing it at the same time. What can load testing determine? The maximum operational capability of a site or an app. The system adaptability and infrastructure conformity for a successful running. The sustainability of a product under the heavy load. The scalability for further site improvement. Importance of load testing before the holidays A few years ago Google found out that 53% of mobile site visitors left the page if they had to wait for its loading for more than 3 seconds. Such a trend continues. It’s important to catch and keep a user’s attention. On a pre-holiday period, many visitors want to take advantage of discounts. It’s better to perform testing in a few months before the holidays, so it will be...

Choosing the right e-commerce platform is an important task for online stores. To succeed on the World Wide Web, a company needs a specific website with the ability to combine physical and digital purchases. Magento and Shopify belong to the most famous e-commerce platforms. Both are great, but it’s better to study them carefully to find all the peculiarities. Shopify is a hosted solution which can be set up in a few minutes. A merchant doesn’t have to worry about code and domain, because Shopify delivers world-leading security already in a place. At the same time, Magento needs individual hosting, download, installation, and set-up. A company owner has to take a responsibility for security and hosting because there is the risk of hacks and downtimes. Pricing Shopify can impress a businessman with the next plans. Lite Plan. For $9 per month, a user gets an opportunity to sell on Facebook, chat with customers, add items, and accept credit card payments. Basic Plan. For ...

Hiring testers today is really a great challenge. Low-quality candidates and long interview process may transform a search into a grueling procedure. So we decided to create a short guide which will make the hunting process easier. How can you attract candidates? Post a vacancy on such job websites as Indeed, Monster and Stack Overflow. Visit special community events. The job fair - IT Career Day may become a perfect solution. Such events take places in different cities. So thanks to them you have an opportunity to communicate with QA-sphere representatives. Go to testing conferences. Connect with testers on the Internet. Twitter and LinkedIn have a great number of testing communities, so you can participate in discussions, leave comments to the posts, and become an active user of the relevant forum. Create a challenge, which will encourage a person to act. If you are a software development company, a testing conundrum can be a perfect way to find a persistent perso...

We all agree that testing the software has become integral to any project seeking success. Software testing is a vast domain with the everlasting combination of manual and automated approaches. It`s essential to know the difference and the ways to apply each to achieve the best results. Manual QA testing services (suggested by its name) imply executing test cases without the use of additional tools. Automation testing service, by contrast, involves script writing, the use of tools and software. The choice between the two depends on the project requirements, complexity, budget, timeline, etc. “Quality and cost-efficiency” describes best the core factors of any project today. Sometimes the right choice of a testing method may help to accomplish the goal better than another. Yet there are cases when an effective combination of manual and automation is the only way to release successfully. Preferred options for manual and automated testing Manual testing “What happens if I do t...

Software testing is an important stage of the product development for each IT startup. Some owners may think that this step can be skipped. But not so fast! Such process helps to improve functionality, security and user interface. These elements can either create customer’s trust or break it. Serious enterprises have high-level teams, which are looking for bugs throughout the entire development process. The desire to avoid testing is understandable. But if an owner takes such a decision, the consequences could be unexpected. Quality is one of the biggest reasons which explains the need for testing. Today’s world proposes a great number of different apps and products, so the competition is high. If a startup doesn’t provide a high-quality software testing solution, the chances to get customers attention are going down. Why is it crucial for the startup to find bugs before release? Debugging after releasing is very expensive and will cost you a reputation. It’s hard to get...

Enthusiasm over VR content production evolves, the assumptions like “VR could become a transformative technology one day” have changed now saying “VR is a new genre shaping each and every area of our lives with just a headset.” With the introduction of Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear, Google Daydream, people joined a fantasy world living through real experiences. Today the devices joined us in our daily activities from shopping to interior design. Our message is for those super-thrilled about the tendency: the value of VR software quality will be directly proportional to the popularity of virtual reality solutions on the market. "Virtual reality is the 'ultimate empathy machine'. These experiences are more than documentaries. They're opportunities to walk a mile in someone else's shoes." Chris Milk, Founder and CEO of WITHIN Virtual Reality Testing The market has already reached $16.8 billion in the U.S., and Statista expects the VR/AR market share to grow drasticall...