Software Testing Blogs

  The tech-savvy and increasingly demanding users of today do not settle for anything less than the best of everything, including the quality of software applications. In the digitized ecosystem, software applications have become the go-to vehicle for individuals as well as entities to leverage the fruits of the internet. However, given the rapidly growing competition, business enterprises have to tread a fine line between the quick delivery of applications and ensuring their quality is top-notch. Achieving these twin objectives is only possible if the testing process is complemented with automation, especially in the realm of functional test automation. Business enterprises are scrambling to keep up with trends such as Agile, continuous testing, DevOps, and automation while upholding speed and flexibility in the value chain. To stay competitive, they are optimizing their development and testing processes while keeping costs low. Functional automation testing can facilitate otherw...

  The pressure to remain competitive often forces the hands of business enterprises to deliver software applications at a faster pace. This can often mean quality assurance is given a pass or just used as an also-ran activity. Experience has shown that such an approach can be disastrous for enterprises, both in the short and long term. Since no customer would countenance a buggy application, compromising the quality of an application can mean committing a harakiri. It is not without reason that Agile and DevOps have come to define methodologies where quality lies at the core of the development process. This is unlike the also-ran activity taking place in a traditional software development environment. Today, organizations invest a lot of money, time, and effort in performing functional tests, thereby ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of the software application. As mentioned earlier, with the adoption of Agile and DevOps environments by enterprises where continuous...