Continuous Testing Category

The 4 Keys to Effective Continuous Testing

January 4, 2019 by Lubos Parobek 0 Comments

In the digital era, products no longer can win on capabilities alone. Speed to market and buyer experience now matter just as much to customers as the extent to which a product meets a pressing need or outperforms competitive offerings. Against this backdrop, software developers find themselves under increasing pressure, left with no choice but […]

Reinvent Testing to Galvanize Digital Transformation

November 14, 2018 by Wayne Ariola 5 Comments

We’re well past software “eating the world.” According to Tricentis CEO Sandeep Johri, software has become irreversibly intertwined with the world. You can’t find a modern enterprise that doesn’t depend on software, or a business transaction that doesn’t require software at some point in the end-to-end process. In the new world of digital business, companies […]

The Benefits of Test-driven Development

October 11, 2018 by Dave Farinelli 1 Comments

It sounds like an oxymoron: Create test cases before coding. In the process of writing and using test cases before writing functionality, a developer can produce higher-quality software. That is the concept behind test-driven development (TDD), and it works. TDD Snapshot TDD has been around since at least 1999, and it is part of the […]

The Art of Software Performance Testing

September 28, 2018 by Mush Honda 1 Comments

When users turn away from applications or have critical feedback, it’s often because the application is slow, hangs/freezes or, worse, it isn’t available when needed. In this era of limited—or, zero—patience for app instability, delivery teams should ensure that their performance testing capability is sound. First though, let’s start with definitions. Despite popular opinion, performance […]

Collaboration: The Glue for Test Automation Maturity

September 25, 2018 by Ryan Yackel 1 Comments

QA’s role in DevOps continues to evolve in positive ways. In a recent survey on test automation conducted by QASymphony and TechWell, nearly one-third of organizations reported that among organizations where testers and developers share testing responsibilities, about a third of test cases are automated. This survey and others show that on average, fewer than […]

Continuous Testing in the ‘2018 Accelerate State of DevOps’ Report

September 10, 2018 by Cynthia Dunlop 1 Comments

Here’s a peek into what continuous testing means to DevOps today The “2018 Accelerate State of DevOps” report is the brainchild of Dr. Nicole Forsgren, Gene Kim and Jez Humble at DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment). Based on five years of research, with more than 30,000 data points from thousands of companies, the project aims […]

4 Ways to Tackle Common Test Automation Pitfalls

August 17, 2018 by Drew Horn 0 Comments

The demand for higher-quality products and new features delivered at breakneck speeds has the average engineer struggling just to stay afloat. With demands rising but resources not always following suit, engineering teams are embracing automation as a key testing option. According to a report by advisory firm KPMG, test automation increased by 85 percent from […]

Continuous Testing at More than 200 mph

August 2, 2018 by Noel Wurst 1 Comments

“The old principle of tinkering with an instinctively designed car has long since been superseded by systematic testing of every major component and structure – both before and after the car is fully built and ready to race.” —“Understanding F1 Racing,” Formula1.com While speed is the most obvious shared goal between racing and software development […]