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Ensuring an Ethical Ecosystem in Open Source Testing

Ever wondered what it's like to have a virtual robot in your toolkit, a trojan horse in your test scripts, or a lil' rockstar named Selenium? Welcome to the world of test automation, as unfolded by none other than Jason Huggins. In this part 2 episode of our interview with Jason, we continue to dive into the world of testing. You’ll learn how Java and Python enthusiasts have propelled Selenium to global fame with impressive stats and precision, and Jason also sheds light on the power of community. Tune in to hear how collaboration turned dreams into reality through his experiences with Selenium and Sauce Labs.

Dealing with MySQL Lock Timeouts: Bail faster

When using MySQL and InnoDB you will inevitably run into lock timeouts sometime, somewhere. We have recently started seeing this with some of our Shopware 6 customers in their storefronts or worker queues, so I was reminded to go back to 2017 in our codebase when we put a fix in place. In our case, this happened on tables that were constantly written to from many different sources in the code base.

Accelerate Time-Series Analytics with RANGE-Based Window Frames, now Generally Available

At Snowflake, we are committed to helping customers derive meaningful insights from data with simplicity and speed. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce the general availability of our enhanced RANGE-based window frame, which will help accelerate time-series analytics. For customers across industries, the ability to perform time-series analytics is crucial. This often involves calculating rolling statistics that remain robust despite gaps or nonuniform time-series data.

Data Governance Demo I Astera Data Stack

Discover Astera Data Governance, the comprehensive solution designed to simplify and secure your data management processes. With a single platform, manage and govern your data assets efficiently, ensuring data quality, security, and accessibility. Watch our demo to see how Astera Data Governance can centralize your data assets, streamline data discoverability, and empower your organization with robust data access management.

Data Actionability: Cost Governance with Unravel's New FinOps AI Agent

80% of data management professionals surveyed cited difficulty accurately forecasting data-related cloud costs (Forrester). Why? They lack granular visibility to allocate costs, the information they need is in silos, and they don’t have AI or automation to forecast spending. With this in mind, Unravel introduces the new FinOps AI Agent. Learn how this new AI agent enables teams to go beyond observing overall spend to taking immediate action with purpose-built AI and automation.

Security Compliance Management : Necessity of Compliance for Product Security

‍ A survey suggests that 61% of companies' compliance teams have identified that keeping abreast of upcoming regulatory changes should be a top strategic priority. This indicates that businesses are not only striving to meet current compliance requirements but are also proactively staying ahead of them. However, maintaining such compliance requirements needs tight security strategies.

The Quick QA Tester Guide to Using XPath Selectors [+ Free CSS to XPath Conversion Sheet]

Here’s a scenario: You’re a QA tester building automated tests for a new online email app. One test case requires you to confirm that the email reply button is working correctly. The challenge is that the email thread updates dynamically without changing its web address URL, complicating the process by limiting the effectiveness of using CSS selectors alone. So what else can you do? The answer: It’s time to bring in XPath selectors.

10 Best APIs for Machine Learning

Machine learning APIs provide developers with powerful tools to integrate complex algorithms and models into applications without building them from scratch. These APIs simplify the development process by offering pre-trained models and standardized methods for different tasks. These include image recognition, natural language processing, and predictive analytics. This accessibility democratizes machine learning so that developers of varying expertise can leverage cutting-edge technology efficiently.

From Manual To Automated Testing: Myths, Challenges, and Strategies

In the ever-evolving landscape of software testing, the transition from manual to automated testing is a journey filled with misconceptions, challenges, and significant rewards. Recently, I had the privilege of hosting a conversation with two industry experts, David DiCocco and Alex Martins, who shared their personal experiences and insights on this topic.

Top 10 Software Testing Tools To Build Quality Software in 2024

Testing tools in AI and data automation have evolved to offer sophisticated features that ensure the quality of the end product and reduce its time to market. With reports suggesting 50% of manual testing being replaced by automated, these tools can help with various aspects of software testing, including unit testing, performance testing, and security testing. They can be integrated practically anywhere across the CI/CD pipeline for continuous testing and shift left testing.