In the evolving landscape of software testing, Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) has emerged as a powerful methodology for improving collaboration between technical and non-technical team members. However, the implementation of BDD tools like Gherkin and Cucumber often falls short of their intended purpose. Let's explore how to effectively use these tools and avoid common pitfalls.

Have you ever thought of finding a bug in your software before it becomes a problem that costs too much to fix? That is what Shift Left Testing means—testing is done at the beginning of the development process. In the traditional approach, testing happens at the end of the development phase; defects found reduce development efficiency and lead to delays, high costs, and the risk of frustrated users.

Cypress is a robust end-to-end testing framework built for web applications. It’s designed to make testing straightforward and reliable, allowing developers and QA engineers to test everything from simple interactions to complex user workflows. With Cypress, you can create tests that simulate user actions, verify front-end behaviors, and ensure UI functionality with minimal setup.

Software teams today face intense pressure to deliver updates rapidly without compromising quality.

Authorization is essential in APIs to ensure secure access to data and services. It validates that the client making a request has the correct permissions to access or manipulate data, providing an added layer of security in web services. Whether you’re managing user credentials, making requests to a cloud service, or handling sensitive data like payments, proper authorization ensures that only verified entities can access the API.

Software projects often fail to meet their initial requirements, resulting in expensive post-release fixes and dissatisfied users.

On October 29, 2024,* Node.js v22 officially transitioned into *Long Term Support (LTS) with the codename 'Jod'. For developers and organizations relying on the stability of Node.js for production environments, this transition marks a key milestone for Node.js 22.x, ensuring it will receive critical updates and security support for years to come. Let’s take a closer look at what this means, along with a refresher on the Node.js release lifecycle .

Artificial intelligence (AI) was a major topic at Appian Government 2024, the premier event for public sector digital transformation leaders and mission owners. Most AI products are created on the West Coast, with commercial customers in mind. But commercial enterprises and government organizations differ in many ways. Important issues that affect the federal government’s approach to AI include: For 25 years, Appian has focused on serving public sector organizations.

Ensuring that a growing codebase follows best practices and does not deviate from the standards is essential for any project. However, this can typically only be enforced manually by code reviews and other similar processes. As with any other manual task, this can be time-consuming, tedious, and error-prone. That's where architecture testing comes in. Architecture testing allows you to automatically enforce code standards such as naming conventions, method usage, directory structure, and more.

Unit testing is a software testing method in which individual components or units of code are tested in isolation to confirm they function as intended.