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April 2023

Bug Triage / Defect Triage in Software Testing

Bug triage is a critical step in software testing that entails reviewing, prioritizing, and allocating software defects to the appropriate team for resolution. The defect triage phase is an important aspect of the software development lifecycle. It allows teams to analyze and classify detected bugs based on severity and prioritize them accordingly. In this blog, we will go through the mechanics of defect triage and why it is so important for effective software testing.

Globalization Testing vs. Localization Testing: Key Differences

Picture this: you are an experienced software developer in a globalized world, striving patiently to create the most perfect software that can cater to customers from all walks of life and time, language, and cultures. You have spent countless hours coding, testing, and debugging, but you still can not seem to get it right. Your software works flawlessly in one region, but the moment you introduce it to another part of the world, everything falls apart tremendously.

What Is a Bug Life Cycle? Top Guidelines to Implement it

A bug life cycle (also known as a defect life cycle) refers to the journey of a defect in which a defect passes throughout its lifetime. It entails all states ranging from the detection of a new defect to the closing of the particular defect by a tester. Typically, the bug life cycle in software testing depends on the organisation and the project. The reason is that the software testing process controls it, and it also depends on the tools used.

Negative testing: How to Automate With Testsigma?

Software testing has many types of testing – Functional, unit, integration, system, smoke, regression, and sanity testing. Despite their differences, they all fall under Positive or Negative Testing. This blog post will explain how to implement negative testing in test automation tools. It provides an overview of negative testing with examples of common negative test scenarios.

Database Testing: A Complete Guide With Examples

Are you struggling with database issues such as data integrity, performance, and security? Look no further! Database testing is a process that can help you address these issues and ensure the reliability of your database system. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore everything you need to know about database testing, including its types, components, checklist, best practices, and automation tools.

Static Testing and Dynamic Testing - Key Differences

We know Software testing is an essential part of software development. Static and dynamic Testing are two approaches to Testing software that are important for ensuring the software’s quality. This blog will discuss the differences between static and dynamic Testing and when to use each approach.

Test Maintenance: Guide On How to Maintain Automated Tests

A clean test script is a good test script. But a well-maintained test script is the best. And while developers work hard to add/update application features, it is the well-maintained test scripts that pick out tiny mistakes that slip into the code. You can turn to automation testing to fix the mistakes in the software, but what if the test cases themselves are wrong? maintenance Testing helps here. It keeps the tests up to date, ensures AUT quality, and increases overall test coverage.

Top 10 Database Testing Tools With Features, Cons, and Pros

In today’s digital world, databases are crucial for the success of almost every organization. They store and retrieve data for software programs to function smoothly. However, as databases become more complex, testing them becomes increasingly challenging. This is where database testing comes in. In this article, we will discuss the top 10 database testing tools available today, along with their features, pros, and cons.

What is Localization Testing? Explained With Best Practices

Different regions in the world speak different languages. And, its not only the languages that differ, they may have different ideologies, different standards and different perspectives on how the world should behave. But what do you when you are building an application for a world that is so diverse? You build in localization into it. And how do you ensure that this localization works? You test it via localization testing.

April '23 feature spotlight: New features to supercharge your testing

We’re excited to announce our latest release, packed with new features to take your testing to the next level. We built these features with testing efficiency in mind for quality engineering teams delivering quality releases at speed. Let’s begin! Our brand new API testing interface comes with powerful features that support real-time API response validation, testing of different API methods (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, PATCH), and data-driven API testing. Learn more.

Static Testing Techniques, Tools, Types, and Benefits

Static Testing Techniques, also known as dry run testing, may give you a feeling of drowsiness, but don’t fall asleep yet! In technical words, this testing technique ensures the software development process runs smoothly and without a hitch. This technique involves analyzing the software documentation, code, and functional specifications. Yeah, it may sound bland, but it’s a necessary evil.

Test Harness in Software Testing | Usage, Examples, and Benefits

An application undergoes testing way more than it goes through the development and modification phases. First, developers perform Unit testing. Then after production is complete, QA verifies multiple aspects, including Performance, Functionality, Integration, Regression, UI, and more.

How Testers can communicate Effectively in Today's Business World

Hello and welcome to another interesting blog. Are you curious about what we have lined up for today? Before I begin, I’d like you to consider the term “Communication Gap,” which is commonly used in our projects. This is a well-known phrase, and we typically believe that good communication is a skill that must be learned for years as if it is an alien language.

Functional Testing Vs Integration Testing - Key Differences

When a software is in the testing phase, different types of testing techniques and methodologies are followed on different layers. Two such types of testing are functional testing and integration testing. Both play a significant role in ensuring the quality of the product and delivering a top-notch product. In this article, we will discuss functional and integration testing – when to perform them, the benefits of executing these tests, and then the key differences between them.

DevOps for Agile Teams: Should Agile teams adopt DevOps?

Companies that can respond quickly to customer needs have an advantage as the digital landscape rapidly changes. Agile emerged as more relevant for an effective business model in the rapidly evolving technology ecosystem than waterfall, which was proven to be cumbersome and slow. Companies adopted agile transformations across all organizational functions as soon as they realized the value of being agile.

What is Interface Testing with Types, Examples, and Tools

An application is a collection of several components functioning together to meet user requirements. APIs, servers, web services, databases, and more are intertwined under one roof to build software that does what you want it to do. For instance, your favorite e-commerce store has UI elements, cart and Wishlist functionality, secure payment option, rewards, login, and many more systems running together to improve your shopping experience. These separate modules communicate through an interface.

Performance Testing: An Introductory Guide for Beginners

Hello there!! I’m excited to share my learning experience with you in this exciting new blog post so that you may better comprehend the area of performance testing. I was curious about the performance testing team’s work and the nature of their job until a few years ago. In my previous organization, it was a distinct vertical with a completely different reporting structure from the Quality Assurance domain.

What is Scripted Testing | How it Differs from Exploratory Testing?

Many years have passed since the first testing methodology made its way into SDLC processes. At the time, the software testing activities were simple and straightforward: validating the application against user requirements after the development stage was over. The times moved ahead, and the procedures evolved. Today, several testing types exist under the umbrella term of ‘software testing.’ Two of them are scripted testing and exploratory testing.

Non Functional Testing - A Detailed Overview

Imagine you’re driving a car with the engine roaring, the wheels spinning, and the wind blowing through your hair. Everything might seem perfect until you step on the brakes, and it takes 10 full seconds to bring the car to a stop. Conducting thorough testing can help detect such flaws. Non-functional testing, here, will help test the braking system’s response time, how well it works, how effective it is, its performance, and so on.

Mobile Compatibility Testing: How to perform On Real Devices?

How many times have you heard the sentence that starts with “This software is compatible with Windows 8 and above” or “Only compatible with Android version 6.0 and above”? I am sure this would ring a bell for all gamers as games are highly sensitive to the platform they are run on. But for non-gamers too this would be the first thing they need to check if they know they are operating on an older version of the operating system.

API Functional Testing - Why Is It Important And How to Test

Imagine you’re planning a road trip across the country. You’ve got your car, a map, and plenty of snacks for the journey. But there’s one crucial thing missing – a functional engine that will get you from point A to point B without any issues. That’s exactly why API functional testing is so important. APIs are the engines that power our software applications. They allow different systems to communicate with each other and transfer data seamlessly.

How to Write Test Cases for API Testing: With Template

Today, all applications run on API. It connects one microservice to another, clients with servers, and runs the most basic yet essential application services. Clearly, a well-oiled API is imperative to ensure the smooth functioning of every system. If API breaks down, the complete user experience and application are put at risk. And only proper API testing can secure the system from such downtime possibilities.

What is Exploratory Testing in Software Testing: Overview

Software testing technique, called Exploratory Testing, is about testing and finding issues that standardized testing methods might not detect. You must be creative and use your experience to explore the software and uncover potential defects. It is recommended to do exploratory testing for complicated software systems. Through this blog, we will try to gain a deeper understanding of Exploratory testing.

What is Testing Pyramid? How Does It Benefit Agile Teams?

Consider you’re building a house, and you start by laying a strong foundation before adding the walls, roof, and other finishing touches. Just as a house needs a solid foundation to stand the test of time, software development needs a reliable foundation of testing to ensure that the final product meets the needs of users and the business. And that is where the testing pyramid comes in. In this article, we will explore what the testing pyramid is, how it works, and how it benefits agile teams.

Adhoc Testing Explained with Types and Best Practices

We call it Ad-hoc when we don’t have organization or structure. Thus, ad-hoc testing will be when the testing is executed without any planning or structuring. Ad-hoc testing is a type of black box or behavioral testing. With Ad-hoc testing, you don’t need to follow any strict process. There’s no formal process of testing to document. Let’s jump into this blog and learn in detail.

System Integration Testing: A Complete Guide

This blog offers an exhaustive overview of System Integration Testing, including its purpose, process, and best practices. Through this blog, you will better understand System Integration Testing and how to validate the interactions between system components and the outside world. Now let’s start with a short definition of SIT!

A Complete GUI Testing Checklist With Examples

When it comes to prepping a software application or system for release, testing is a crucial step in the process. GUI testing is a major component of this testing process, and it is vital to ensure that your application meets the highest standards of usability and functionality before going to market. Without a complete GUI testing checklist, it can be challenging to ensure that all aspects of the application have been tested.

Visual Testing: A Comprehensive Tutorial for Beginners

Hello everyone, Welcome to another interesting and informative blog. We all want vibrant images and a good user experience in today’s society. People of all ages are becoming increasingly reliant on the Internet. As a result, freshly designed websites and applications must be of the same quality across all platforms. Attractive designs and layouts are also critical for client engagement.

Apache JMeter vs Selenium: The Key Difference

Every business wants to launch a product that does not have pesky bugs. But to get there, it is crucial to test your applications to ensure that it works seamlessly across different browsers, devices, and platforms. When it comes to automation, it is again vital to pick the right automation tool to automate your tests. Selenium is an open-source browser automation framework, whereas JMeter is an open-source Java application used to analyze the performance of web applications.

Top 10 Mobile Test Automation Frameworks - 2023

Mobile test automation frameworks are software tools designed to automate mobile application testing. They provide a platform for creating, executing, and managing automated tests for mobile applications, helping to ensure that the applications are functioning correctly across different platforms and devices. Mobile application testing is a complex and time-consuming process due to the wide range of devices, operating systems, screen sizes, and resolutions.

Testsigma Success Stories | How Hansard successfully automated its test cycles with Testsigma

Hansard, a global financial conglomerate, has automated its testing efforts and massively reduced test cycle times with Testsigma. This video is about how they did it and what they think of Testsigma. Are you looking for a powerful low-code automation solution? Try Testsigma today!

Test Case Design Techniques in Software Testing

Test case design techniques are the key to planning, designing, and implementing tests for software applications. These techniques involve various steps that aim to ensure the effectiveness of test cases in uncovering bugs or other defects in software programs. This blog post will review all these techniques, including their pros and cons and when to use them.

Testsigma Ranked as a High Performer in G2 Spring 2023 Automation Testing Report

We are proud to announce that Testsigma has been recognized as a High Performer in the Grid® Report for Automation Testing and Software Testing categories. G2 acknowledges Testsigma as having high Customer Satisfaction that includes an average rating of more than 90% in Quality of Support, Ease of Use, and Meeting Customer Requirements. This is an amazing feat for Testsigma as ranking was based on direct feedback from our customers, among various other parameters.