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Performance Testing vs Performance Engineering

Note: the article was updated in September 2020. There is plenty of information explaining, characterizing and comparing performance testing and performance engineering. These two notions are different concepts, but the

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Overview of M-Commerce Market

Mobile commerce or m-commerce is not a brand new trend anymore. Some people consider that its era is over and this exhausted market will not offer anything new. I belong

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Types of Localization Bugs with Examples

Localization testing is an important part of a development lifecycle of the application, which is designed for the international market. It checks whether the software is adjusted to meet lingual,

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Is unit testing enough for software release?

Unit testing is the first step on the long way to a high-quality software. Its main purpose is to verify code. But what about the other product aspects? Is unit

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How to become a freelance software tester?

Nowadays, more and more people choose freelancing instead of office jobs. They are usually guided by the idea of a flexible schedule, high incomes, and absolute independence. But this kind

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ISTQB certification: what, why and when

Certificates prove your professionalism in a certain sphere. Probably, you have already heard about ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualification Board) certification for software testers. Let’s look more precisely at this

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Penetration Testing: zero in on security

Penetration testing or pentesting evaluates security system of a ready software. Its main goal is to detect potential vulnerabilities by simulating malicious attacks. Pentesting helps to improve software security basing

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Performance Testing: how to detect system bottlenecks

The main aim of performance testing is to detect performance bottlenecks that can cause negative user experience and even software fail. The most common system bottlenecks are slow response time,

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System Unit Components

System Unit Components Note: This article was updated in April 2022. Speaking of testing, we often mean the readiness of a product to enter the market and evaluate the functionality,

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Data Breaches: why to watch your back

In 2018, cybersecurity still remains a stumbling rock. Last year showed that hackers’ attacks became more sophisticated. In comparison to 2016, the number of data breaches in 2017 was 44.7%

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New Books For Every Software Tester to Read

As new IT trends appear every year, and new software development practices are constantly evolving, the field of software testing also adjusts its techniques and approaches to the current requirements

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