Diverse Testing Team: Collecting a Jigsaw Puzzle
29.04.2016
A team of software product testing specialists always includes individuals with different skills and mentalities. In a perfect world, each tester is engaged in the activity he/she likes most: for
Read MoreSoftware Perfection: Not as Easy as It Seems
28.04.2016
Dozens of testing types are performed with the sole purpose of creating a perfect software product. But who defines “perfect” in a software testing company? A project manager, a product owner
Read MoreUsability of Web and Mobile Apps: Simple Principles to Go By
27.04.2016
The users of mobile and web applications would always prefer efficient and easy-to-use apps over entangled and annoying ones. No wonder that user experience is an important aspect for a
Read MoreBuilding a Testing Team like It Is a Sports Team
26.04.2016
There many similarities between sports and software product testing or mobile testing. Just like a sports team during important tournament, a testing team in the midst of performing functional testing
Read MoreBeing a Test Lead in Agile: Role and Responsibilities
25.04.2016
Note: this article was updated in October 2019. Every department feels a need – the need for the Leads. Someone, who’s skillful and brave enough for big responsibility in great
Read MoreAutomated Unit Testing in Agile Projects
22.04.2016
A lot has been said about the high cost of fixing bugs at the late stages of a project. This is relevant even for a software testing company that successfully
Read MoreAutomated Testing in DevOps: Whys and Wherefores
21.04.2016
Note: this article was updated in September 2019. What’s DevOps and who are DevOps engineers? Why their and Quality Assurance engineers’ job combination is like mustard and ketchup: a hot
Read MoreAgile or Not: Tips to Determine a Team’s Approach to Product Development
20.04.2016
In a software testing company, everyone knows that the Agile methodology is an antipode to the Waterfall methodology. However, it doesn’t mean that if software testing service is not provided
Read MoreAccurate Test Estimation: Measure Thrice and Cut Once
19.04.2016
Before starting testing a new product, a specialist from QA company is often asked to estimate an effort required for sufficient verification of a product’s functionality. Unfortunately, even experienced testers often face
Read MoreA New Portion of False Statements about Testing
18.04.2016
Throughout the entire professional life, a software tester hears lots and lots of different misconceptions about testing – from classic ones to quite weird ones. Wrong ideas about software testing
Read More5 Ways to Prepare the File Server to High Load
15.04.2016
It is a good sign for a company when its servers become so busy that they hang and crash. It usually means that the company’s products are very popular. Load
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