Traditional IT Ops teams require nearly 60% more time per week to handle support cases as compared to their DevOps Oriented Counterparts! This is just one of many statistics legitimizing DevOps as a software development methodology and it continues to be one of the big areas of focus for companies of all shapes and sizes.
Read moreWhen people hear the word Open Source, there may be more than a few negative misconceptions. After all, we’re used to anything that claims to be “free” containing some kind of hidden cost. However, there is truly no catch with accessing and using Open Source software. Open Source usage has only been rising over the past…
Read moreHere is a list of challenges and pain points every Dev or QA manager should take into account when considering whether or not to implement test automation into their quality assurance cycle. After reading these, head to our How To section to understand how to properly implement Watir Webdriver, Selenium, and Ruby for consistent & efficient automation…
Read more30% of all US Commerce is now done on a mobile device; for a relatively new medium, that is an impressive rise that will only continue for the foreseeable future. It is also indicative of how necessary it is for E-Commerce sites to offer a mobile experience that is completely optimized for mobile devices. Mobile…
Read moreDevelopers of automation, and even technically oriented testers, have lost sight of the original intent of Cucumber; to support Behavior Driven Development (BDD) in its goal of reducing requirement ambiguity and the misunderstanding between software developers and those who order the software. It was meant bridge the gap, while also making automation of the Feature files…
Read moreSeamless automation of processes that involve more than one platform can present problems in Cucumber script readability and maintenance. The scenarios can become complex and much too code-like for understanding from the business perspective. Maintenance of existing scripts and creation of new scripts can become problematic because the ‘language’ represented by the step definition files…
Read moreWith competition and, consequently, user options at an all-time high, QA teams everywhere (esp. those with large distributed user populations) are increasingly looking at testing the performance of their apps at varying bandwidth/network speeds to ensure that ALL users have a consistent experience. This is also an important metric for cellular operators to ensure their…
Read moreHere is a list of challenges and pain points every Dev or QA manager should take into account when considering whether or not to implement test automation within their quality assurance phase. 1. Automate Everything? Knowing when you have enough test automation coverage can be a tough realization. The test engineers we speak with on a day-to-day…
Read moreExactly as the title suggests, your application will probably only have one chance to sway someone into becoming a user, because if you disappoint the first time, you can bet (with 84% confidence) they won’t be back.. Nowadays apps need to run perfectly with every release because modern consumers have extremely low tolerances for buggy apps….
Read moreWe’d like to share some of the updates on Awetest we’ve created to further support our customers’ cross-platform and mobile testing efforts. DevOps, along with Mobile, continue to remain one of the core areas of focus for the enterprise for 2015 and Awetest 2.4 has several new features and functionality to support the same.
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