Things You Need to Know about Software Testing in 2024

The past half-decade, and most of 2016 markedly saw a surge in new technological trends in various walks of the software industry. While IoT and machine learning driving a shift towards artificial intelligence, the year left a gaping requirement in many fields of software development to catch-up. Software Testing, a phase which has always been a part of the SDLC did see a lot of transformations and new tool set being implemented. 2017 has already seen some old habits fade away and new ones being adopted that are perfect from the technology perspective.

Swifter Releases

Agile Software development isn’t a new concept. It has been around for a long time but over the past year, the concept has undergone a lot of development. Organizations are increasingly favoring adoption of Open source software especially in case of Agile because it allows collaboration among the teams. The result is faster development cycle and reduction in the costs. Developers prefer to use the code that is readily available as solution and thereby increase the efficiency.

The IOT Challenge

IoT is a complex network of connected devices embedded with electronics, sensor and software to enable collection and analysis of data being exchanged. This unique architecture of systems call for various kinds of tests to ensure that the IoT applications function perform as per expectations and are secure. The development of interfaces and connection and communication algorithms, were in full swing during the most of 2016, there wasn’t much interest shown into the area of testing. If IoT as a concept has to manifest itself into the real world, a proper end to end testing of the various communication and interfacing components needs to be developed.

Digital Transformation through Agile and DevOps

If one is to zero in on a trend which has markedly made its mark within the enterprise-wide technology space, it must be DevOps and the Agile methodologies which come bundled with it. A research commenced in 2016 asserted that as many as 54 percent of all the big enterprises across the world, were running digital transformation projects and revolution arising procedures entailing one agile technology or the other. As corporate move towards faster deliveries and pushing releases through the agile pipeline, it is needless to stress upon how important the testing wrapper around it will be. The real challenge in this is not just around having the testing procedures developed, but in deciding as to which ones are the most effective ones to have, that can be turned around in the least of time frames. This will be crucial in terms of minimizing technology spends for companies, while maintaining a competitive advantage over their peers.

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Security Stand point of Software Testing

Do you remember what the buzz words were for the past year, in terms of the technological innovation space? There undoubtedly were ‘IoT’, ’Mobile’ and ‘Cloud’. Look at each o these and try and answer as to what is one common theme which comes out as a concern for all of these? Security! With the enterprise systems and resources moving largely out of premise on cloud networks, and being increasingly access by mobile users, there are grave threats to the working of such technologies from a security standpoint. Trust the world Security Report to realize the true potential of this threat, which clearly states more than 86 percent breaches occurred at the application level in enterprises. Needless to say, the focus in 2017 has to move from just developing applications on Cloud or in the mobile or IoT space, to having they being water tight in terms of security.

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Enhanced automation Testing

As technological innovation came on to transform all the fields of working as we know, automation has come on to manifest itself within the testing arena as well. Automation needs to become an integral part of modern application delivery methodologies like continuous delivery. This is the reason why a whole lot of tools such as Selenium were adopted to bring in automation of test cases in the various testing paradigms followed in enterprises. Most software testing professionals focused on implementing the testing automation for the basic functionality within the application, and this was the direction of the flow in 2016. For an automated software delivery, it makes sense to have a code that can automatically run through a build process to include automated tests. As testing automation is manifested and companies start to realize the benefits in terms of cost savings, customers become all the more demanding. This is why a smarter approach to software testing automation needs to be developed in 2017, stressing customer experience within the entire software testing framework. The automated processes will enable organizations to overcome the seemingly impossible range of variables they have to cater to.

Any new initiative needs to be properly funded, if it is to have its desired effect in the long term. Software Testing and quality assurance is no different and the corporate have surely realized this. Therefore the progression from 2014 to 2016 saw a surge of about 38 percent in the spends on testing budgets. Although 2016 was all about swelling quality assurance budgets and spends, there is a dire need to make sure that this investment bears maximum fruit. This is the reason why optimizing these spends, and putting the money on only the most optimized testing approaches should be the driver in 2017.

2022: How you will let you Businesses Easily Adapt the Digital Transformation

Today’s digital age has brought customers much closer to businesses, which in turn has a significant impact on testing and quality assurance functions. The new age customer loves to stay connected and expects to get the desired information at his/her fingertips. No wonder that they have made companies rethink their business models and operations, accelerate the necessary changes and respond to emerging external market forces to offer customers superior products and better customer service. However, in their quest to embrace the digital future, quality shouldn’t be compromised. Rather, emphasis should be given on quality assurance and testing as they will reduce the time-to-market, thus helping to enhance performance, security and customer satisfaction, all of which will let businesses easily adapt to the digital revolution.

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QA and testing trends and how they will affect the transition to digital

Though customer experience, security and corporate image remain the most vital strategic IT drivers for ensuring the quality of digital transformation, the emphasis is also given on efficiency and effectiveness as significant testing and QA objectives.

According to the World Quality Report 2016, higher QA and testing spends wasn’t triggered by a higher level of digital focus. Yet, in their bid to improve the time to market, businesses are increasingly adopting DevOps and continuous integration, which in turn influences the QA process.

The report predicts that among the entire budget allocation for QA and testing for new developments, new digital solutions like mobile, cloud, IoT and BI/BA will claim a significant share of 60%.

To stay ahead in the competition, agile testing and continuous delivery will be increasingly emphasized upon. When it comes to agile methods, the development and test teams need to have a string relationship and collaborate effectively. For example, agile scrum is a holistic, flexible product development strategy that’s changing how testers function by encouraging teams to self-organize and ensure regular communication. Continuous delivery too is going to be in the limelight as it would help in early detection of problems, help in assessing the effectiveness of a change and decide whether such a change can meet the end-user expectations or not.

Setting up of TCOEs to align quality efforts in sync with business needs is another trend that’s going to stay. Focus on mobile testing and cloud-based testing is also going to pick up and QA and testing teams will increasingly need to find ways to allay fears related to privacy, security and control of data.

Recommendations for beating the competition

Security: With digital transformation, security would demand a multi-layered approach. For example, you can correlate multiple events from different systems using artificial intelligence and machine learning, which would help spot sources of a breach and learn adaptively how to offset it. Companies should research new technologies, such as ephemeral systems, software-defined security and homo-morphic encryption together with considering new processes like bringing the development, testing and operations teams together to offer smart, pervasive security.
Automation: Virtualization and automation are increasingly replacing human interactions with codes that handle everyday tasks, thus bringing a huge change in how business process, IT infrastructure services and interactive customer services function. To get ready for a future where more complex tasks will be performed by software apps, small steps can be taken. This could include automating interface creation or testing and coding hand-offs from requirements through deployment. Leveraging emerging tools like modeling languages is also a good option as you can use it to describe processes that a human and a computing system would both understand.
APIs: As APIs become an integral part of company resources that encourage innovation and drive revenue, businesses will need to find ways to develop, share, use, secure and monetize APIs. One way is to design services that don’t just support technical functions but even specific business capabilities like an inventory check etc. A successful strategy for API-driven ecosystems would also need continuous integration, DevOps, testing, logging and tracing, messaging, monitoring, service registration and discovery among others.

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Final words

QA and testing is crucial for any digital transformation journey. So, businesses need to identify the right tools, measures and methodologies to make their organization future ready and assure top-notch quality of their products to enhance customer experience. With TechArcis, you can stay ahead of the curve by being ready to undergo a digital transformation without sacrificing quality. Contact us today to know more.

Metrics and Measures to find the True ROI of Test Automation

Products and new features roll out in competitive market demands shortened quality testing cycles and time to market. With today’s new age applications, performing tests manually like regression testing and running the test cases multiple times can be laborious and time consuming. And one cannot compromise on the quality of the end product at the same time. So, automation in testing arena plays a vital role and become inevitable in IT industry. By way of automation, these test cases take lesser time to run the regression testing cycles.

Automaton regression testing not only results in saving time but also costs, especially if the test cases don’t change frequently and regular test cycles are required. Regular maintenance activities like patches or upgrades over the application’s lifetime can result in working features to regress; meaning regression cycles can be run for any change which happens in the environment. But having said all that, automated testing cannot be beneficial at all the times. We need to analyse the situation in terms of ROI and see where the automated testing is truly benefiting us.

Metrics and Measures of ROI

The value of test automation can be truly analysed by considering the metrics and measures which can help the project team members, managers as well as the stakeholders. ROI on test automation can be known by many ways but we will first consider the metrics like test coverage, time gain and defects found. Good test automation metrics can be easily related to main project attributed like quality, cost, risk and schedule. Below is the outline of few such metrics for test automation.

Coverage for test automation

Test automation coverage metrics signifies the number of test cases automated vs. total number of test cases that are automatable. Improved test coverage signifies finding the defects faster, enabling teams to fix then earlier, thus leading to high quality and lower risk.

Time gained for every regressing cycle

With agile and devops everywhere, there are daily and weekly builds in a product lifecycle, wherein the need to run regression cycles frequently or sometimes even daily becomes obvious. Automating these tests can cut the testing time significantly, enabling the teams to run them multiple times in shorter time duration in turn reducing the overall project schedule and cost.

There is cost saving with automation but one should not forget the initial cost of automating the test cases i.e. the efforts and tools needed to automate which is always high but with every automated test cycle, there is some cost saving and after a number of test cycles, the cost saving for each test cycle will add up to the initial cost of automation.. The project team is required to detect this inflection point depending upon the number of test cycles.

Defects detected per regression cycle

The number of defects found with every regression cycle indicates about the quality of the product and effectiveness of the automation procedure.

The True ROI for test automation

The ROI for test automation can move into positive zone depending upon the number of regression cycles required or projected for the lifetime of the product or application.

The classic ROI for test automation can be simply calculated by the below formula:

ROI= (Cost of manual testing – Cost of automation)/Cost of automation

This formula looks right, isn’t it? But the problem with classic ROI calculation is, we cannot compare automation testing with manual testing as executing the same number of manual tests as automated ones is near to impossible. The true Automation ROI value is the benefit of this type of testing and it can be: a) Reduced time to market, b)Increased test efficiency (Productivity),c) Increased test effectiveness.

Teams also need to consider the consistent cost for automation, primarily related to maintenance. Every application requires changes throughout its life, all these changes effect test automation scripts that need to be changed depending on the change in the application.

Automation does produce tangible and intangible benefits. Tangible benefits might be related to hours saved and time gained, intangible benefits can comprise faster feedback from people, identifying defects faster in the development cycle.

Conclusion

So, it’s implicit to say that the testing automation is a good investment as it provides business value in terms of improved software quality, nil operational problems and legal problems, maintained customer image, lower costs of fixing bugs and reduced per hour cost of testing. Also, it provides IT value in terms of simplified routine tasks, increased scope of coverage, quicker test runs and increased testing hours etc.

Why Security Testing is indispensable for all the industries in the present times?

A company is only as safe as its computer system. While any business may think it is safe because it has never had a security breach, which is not always the case. Perhaps the time for a breach has simply not yet come. Consumers trust that if they are going to do business with a company, whether in person or via the Internet, the company’s computer systems are safe and secure. A company with integrity has the responsibility to be sure its computer system is safe from hackers and thieves. Although not a pleasant thought, it is one steeped in reality.

Thinking One-Dimensionally

Just because there are brilliant people working for a company and they think they cannot be hacked does not mean it is so. Having the company’s databases and other systems tested with ensuring that there are no holes in the integrity of the system. Thinking one-dimensionally may cause a business to overlook a backdoor or potential soft spot. It only takes one vulnerability to invite trouble.

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Superiority

As computer hackers become more sophisticated, the people trying to stop them must become more sophisticated as well. Without being able to keep up with state-of-the-art computer safety, those looking to hack or breach the security of the system will eventually outsmart the owners of the website or informational database they are trying to attack. Security testing lets a company know when the line has been crossed – the one that will eventually allow their systems to be penetrated.

Trust

Businesses must prove to their clients and customers that their information is safe. Industry requirements dictate compliance with certain standards. To be sure that these standards are met, security testing is required. Penetration testing is performed by professional corporations that specialize in system security. They bring together superior minds and sophisticated tools to challenge the integrity of a client’s systems. It is important for customers of businesses to know that the company they have chosen to do business with is certified for computer security.

This is where TechArcis can help you with wide-ranging security testing solution making your data safe.

Past Breach

Past experience of a security breach is one of the most important reasons to have a security testing verification and certification. It is the business’ responsibility to make sure it does not happen again. It is also important to be sure that the system was, in fact, hardened so that it cannot happen again. There are areas that can be breached that people may not even know about.

PCI Standard Compliance

The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Council is an organization that sets guidelines for businesses holding credit card data on their computer systems. PCI compliance is a process that reputable companies follow the use of consumer payment data. They have a responsibility to make sure that PCI data is kept safe from hackers and security breaches. Assuming is not enough. Having a penetration test done to ensure that the system meets PCI Council compliance is an important step for any highly regarded business.

The Importance of Strategizing in Mobile App Testing [Updated]

As the number of smartphone users continues to increase, a lot of apps are being developed to improve the functional performance of these awesome devices. It is anticipated that by 2017 over 270 billion apps will be downloaded by smartphone users. After all, people now intend to do everything they could possibly do on their desktops on their mobile handsets. With this spiking demand of applications, there arises greater need for the testers to have sound mobile testing strategies to face new challenges that can occur anytime. This includes testing of both mobile apps as well as the mobile phones.

Mobile Testing Challenges in the Near Future

Billions of people use mobile phones, and most of them are quite picky and restive. They do not take too much time in deciding whether your app is useful or not. You should try your best to keep the app less complicated and lightweight because if it takes too much time to load, users may post an unassertive review about the app. It requires considerable testing within shorter test cycles to verify whether the app is performing as expected. You may have only one chance to engage the user, and you should not miss it.

A well laid out mobile testing strategy helps in promoting quality and reduces the cost of it. It also enhances the tester’s motivation and his productivity ultimately. Moreover, it ensures accuracy of testing and prevents delay in bugs’ identification.

A tester should work on both functional and as well as non-functional testing. Functional testing can be done using manual procedure or automation tools. It ensures business requirements of the app while non-functional is needed for non-functional requirements. It checks the readiness of system. Non-functional tests may include testing availability, compatibility, endurance, installation, compliance, operation, security, etc.

The overall coverage is necessary because users access the applications on different platforms. The app should also be tested for its performance on different sized devices to ensure the UI is optimized of each device.

Here’s how the testing repertory should be

Your mobile testing strategy should comprise crucial tenets of mobile testing.

- Test apps sundry times

Provide the test scope along with faster turnaround; hence it is quite important to test the app many times before you deliver it.

- Take support from app developer and know your client well

As a tester, you should take the support of the app designer and developer to know the demands of your client. Your test strategy should be based on the kind of application required by the client. Native apps demand wider functional testing because such apps work on a distinct device and comprise many functions.

- Web apps demand for vigorous testing

The web applications are accessed through many different devices and browsers, so such kind of apps should be tested on all available platforms to ensure perfect functioning. The hybrid apps are compatible with both web and native devices, so these apps should be tested for both web platforms and specific devices.

- Risk-based testing targeting particular audience

Probably, your client has planned to target audience belonging to a particular region/location. Here risk-based testing is required that depends on the type of devices and browsers used by targeted audience. Details like the type of devices and operating systems used in targeted regions are available readily. These details help you in understanding how to execute the testing procedure. App’s usability should be same on desktop and portable devices otherwise it can’t get a good response from targeted market.

Non-functional testing is essential

Non-functional testing comprises of testing software aspects like scalability, security, etc. Today’s users don’t wait for a long time and they hate using complicated apps. This is what makes non-functional testing quite remarkable. Your testing strategy should include both loading time and transaction processing speed of the app. You should also test the app on different networks because the network’s speed may vary with respect to service providers.

To conclude

Of course the challenges are increasing and it is getting quite complicated to design a mobile app, but still with proper strategy in place, we have the abilities to meet requirements of the client. Just pay attention to what client demands, and don’t shy away from trying new strategizing techniques.

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How Can Software Testing Help In Fortifying Cyber Security?

Rapidly growing cyber applications and software solutions streamlines the work process in most of the industries. But the only hindrance here is the threat of cyber attack. Various web and mobile software’s capture and hold crucial corporate data and it is recorded 80% of cyber attacks are attempted in this layer. It is clear from the above-given data that a strong cyber-security testing is an indispensable requirement for securing the functionality and make application fortified against the malware intrusion.

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TechArcis offers fast, comprehensive and agile security testing, reducing the risk which includes simple marketing sites to internal and external business applications, including those holding credit card information. We can launch your application security initiative in just one day and turn round results in less than a week. Supporting huge numbers of desktop, mobile, or cloud applications, we test any application, from anywhere.

Our time-tested approach to testing is recognized in organizations globally and your preference has made us a recommended name in this industry. Now the reasons why you need our expert testing services are:

Insecure Application – an open invitation to hackers

Writing an insecure application code is no less than leaving the master key under the doormat. Not all the developers consider the security aspect while building an application. Diverse studies and surveys show that about 75% of the cyber-attacks happen due to an insecure application comprising the insecure code. Being exposed to the outside world, applications have become a leading vector for cyber-attacks. In this hour of need, an enterprise really needs to be assured of the quality of the source code that goes into the application. If you ponder your application isn’t coded the way it should be and perhaps on the hit list of hackers, you need not panic. We have the solution for you.

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How can TechArcis help you become “secure”?TechArcis has developed the Security Testing framework, it integrates the process of fortifying security code scans with existing QA builds for applications and uncovers all the potential application security issues. The structure that addresses the persistent problem of false positive removal from scan results by using the TechArcis developed filter sets and thereby, eliminating thousands of false positives in a fraction of the time. With this, the framework assures to provide a quick turn around on critical and high-security issues via a centralized application (Fortify Software Security Centre). The assigned authority official persons like developers can login to fortify software center gateway to scrutinize the scan results and create a comparative analysis for developing strategies for solving the issues faster and better.

Quality Assurance is a Step ahead in Software Testing

Was the software tested? Well, this is the first question the customers ask when it stops working and anything critical appears. That is why; Quality Assurance in software testing is an important aspect so that the software runs smoothly without any complaint. The specialists study different test cases, judge the test scenario to find the critical issue and bring out the solution on the same.

Basically, QA are the actions that will ensure service that is high-quality, profitable and it is also based on reviews that continue through life with the help of the solution delivery and solution design. The main objective of QA is to reduce the “expected risk” that can cause the menace to the achievement of the project.

QA is an extreme part of software testing. In SDLC, everyone follows the following process and accordingly completes the projects.

The main requirement of client
Software developer develops and assembles the code to design the software
Then, it is passed through testing i.e. a tester will perform different phase of testing like unit testing, modular testing etc.
QA specialists analyze the gap in the software and check whether the software meet up the client’s requirements.
Finally, it goes for the production purpose and submitted to the client.

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QA acts as a filter so that one can complete SDLC in a successful manner. It is one step ahead of software testing because QA analysts are not at rest at all and they continue the process and manage the test cases, execution of testing, customer support, and search of the defect and suggest any further improvement in the application. It is an integrated procedure and everyone needs to work in the proper system to get the work done smoothly. They are final people to check the quality of the application before delivery the application to the clients.

The performance and quality of an application have totally become vital and everyone wants to be a part of this connected world and QA analysts are ready to give top quality application indirectly be a part of the best services that the client offers to the targeted customers. Software Development Lifecycle works as a team and it much like preparing a food for guests and without reviewing the taste, texture and health benefits, you cannot present the same dish in front of the guests. In the case of software creation, the process also goes in the same manner.

The reviews on each stage of SDLC will reduce the risk, effort, time and cost. QA analysts help the clients to reach the business goals in real time and it also includes less risk and gives maximum satisfaction to the customers. In SDLC, quality of the software application matters a lot at the end.

Challenges, Learnings, & Best Practices: QA Transformation in a Global Enterprise

Businesses today are characterized by technology solutions where software quality plays a central role. This trend has led to an increased focus on quality assurance and testing processes that are key to software development and ensuring quality of products.

Organizations are under immense pressure to deliver applications with high quality in shorter turnaround time.Despite the growing demand and criticality of testing, most organizations still follow conventional methods of testing which makes it challenging for them to keep pace with the changing times.

Let’s understand a few ways in which QA must change so as to keep up with the digital landscape.

Customers nowadays use multiple touch points for transactions and therefore organizations must focus especially on making a stable atmosphere which can satisfy all the personal needs of a customer. From the perspective of digital assurance, the company must measure the user interaction across all the digital platforms such as web, mobile and other devices like tablets, Smart TVs, etc. So it is highly important to test the usability and user experience of these devices as most of the time, these would be the first customer touch points

As a result of the digital transformation there is an increased risk of cyber-crimes and cyber-attacks. It becomes really important for users to protect all their assets and resources in the new digital landscape. So it is important to protect the user by doing proper security and compliance testing. It is a good practice and some place it is mandatory to publish/flash the risk, if any, to user before they get into any particular digital application. You can see more on answering that here.

The main goal of the organization should be to make sure that all the channels of interactions offer a stable experience. Both the physical channels such as stores and digital channels such as phones and wearable should be able to provide the customer with connected and consistent set of features. Hence the performance plays major role over here.Read more: Performance Testing Challenges

Organizations should provide a digital assurance platform (Production like environment) in order to full-fill the critical role of QA during digital transformation. This platform should provide a set of assets and other reusable enablers which can be used to improve the efficiency of testing processes and quality assurance. The digital assurance platform must be able to cover all the digital value chains, which should begin with the content creation which is followed by development, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and delivery.

QA should be able to prepare high quality frameworks around security, privacy and data integrity and should be a part of the open source platforms which are available.

Without right QA strategy, the investments made in the IT infrastructure, tools and other resources cannot take organizations too far. In order to increase the customer experience and user satisfaction, QA organization must offer them reliable products and services. QA team must step up to integrated testing of embedded software and devices as well as IT solutions and should be able to move beyond the traditional functional testing.

Nowadays companies have gone past the age where they wait for 18 to 20 months before releasing an update. Today, companies must release product updates constantly and keep it up to date with new features. This takes things to a whole new level as this keeps them on their toes at all times. In digital era, the time line would be further reduced. So it is important to the organization to adopt QA strategy which accommodate the rapid changes. We are happy to help @TechArcis

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Organizations’ QA and testing services must improve and adapt to the ever changing digital transformation journey in order to be effective and spot on. In order to have all the characteristics and behavior of an ideal organization, you must focus on, and maintain, the quality of all the digital complex product implementations. You should also include services and support to multiple platforms, services and applications while keeping in mind the external conditions that might affect the customer life-cycle. QA and testing should be involved in the overall SDLC. This practice increases the application usage of all modern technologies and makes value chain automatic.

What are some of the most Common Challenges faced by Agile Testing Teams in 2018?

With Agile development becoming mainstream, we have noticed that more and more people are shifting from Waterfall to Agile development. Well, this paradigm shift introduces additional challenges with an impact to testing teams.

Now, the question arise “What Are Some Of The Most Common Challenges Faced By Agile Testing Teams?”

Inadequate Test Coverage

With agile, there is always continuous integration & it is very easy to miss out on critical tests. This can be taken care of by linking the tests to user stories, so that there is a better test coverage. This also helps to analyze the specific metrics required to identify missing test coverage and the traceability. In fact, it may happen that a test has been missed simply because the code got changed which no one had anticipated.

Code Broken Accidentally due to Frequent Builds

It often happens that as the code is changed and compiled daily, code might break for the existing features. The ideal way to deal with this situation is to run a series of tests against each build. Most of the times we need to depend on automated testing due to lack of resources asset becomes practically impossible to run these tests on a daily basis manually.

Early Detection of Defects

It is better to fix the defects in the early development stage rather than trying to fix it later. Fixing bugs later in the SDLC is not only an expensive process but time consuming as well. So ask your test team to do frequent code reviews to spot issues early.

Inadequate API Testing

Often it happens that the testers do not have adequate knowledge and skills to carry out the API Testing. In order to ensure that these tests are not missed, one can opt for tools that allow testers to test the API even when they don’t have strong coding skills.

Performance Bottlenecks

In order to address performance issues, you need to identify the code that is affecting the performance & how it’s being impacted. Once the areas are detected, you need to use load testing tools that will track down the performance over a period of time.

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Script-less Test Automation – Is it Really Script-less?

Script-less automation, this term is most popular nowadays in the world of test Automation. The companies who have such script-less automation tools / frameworks promote that it allows the business users to comfortably automate the business scenarios without having much knowledge on the tools and their underlying languages. So, is this approach really script less? Does the importance of technical automation testers have come down? Is there no demand for more experts in the test automation tools or the underlying programming languages? Not really.

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Let’s understand what is this scriptless automation all about and how is it helpful in present scenario of test automation. Script-less automation is an abstraction layer over and above the Application Under Testing (AUT) and the automation testing tool, which consists of the hundreds of functionalities perform various actions on the AUT to test the applications. These functions may be common technical functions like “Open”, “Close”, “Save”, “Minimize”, “Maximize” or other common arithmetic functions which we perform. These can also be specific to the AUT, to test the functionalities on the applications – like creating a user, modifying a user, adding roles, opening an account, editing the details, closing the account etc. Though these script-less tools have several inbuilt functions/actions mainly keyword driven, but still we need the Test Automation experts to create new functions/actions or modify existing ones coupled along with the abstraction layer. Basically script-less frameworks/tools screens over and above all of these which may help the end-user or business user to automate the test cases.

It is the advanced level of Keyword driven automation approach where the test automation developers create functions for each of the identified key-words in the AUT. These key-words are created beneath the framework which is not visible for the business users who is testing the system. The automation developers has to visualize and create these multiple functions for various technical and functional areas which should be flexible and invisible to the end users but at the same time should allow them to test the system/application in all dimensions.

The major advantage of these frameworks is that the business users who are having good knowledge on the end product/application can test the system/product/application without knowing any programming or scripting languages.It does not truly mean that anyone without the any technical knowledge can test the system and create automation scripts.

Another advantage of these frameworks is that Test Automation experts can create these functions with a common code which can be recognized by multiple tools that supports automation. The advantage of this is that these frameworks can be implemented, irrespective of the tools (GUI – Open /Commercial, API/ web services tools) which the users use for test automation.

As long as these frameworks can work with the major software test automation tools, the adoption for these frameworks will increase.

Swifter Releases

The IOT Challenge

Digital Transformation through Agile and DevOps

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Security Stand point of Software Testing

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Enhanced automation Testing

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QA and testing trends and how they will affect the transition to digital

Recommendations for beating the competition

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Final words

Conclusion

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