For software teams committed to using open-source test automation frameworks, LambdaTest is a solid one-stop shop for everything you need in the testing workflow. In this piece, we’ll give you some other options that also operate around open-source frameworks. But if you’re looking to automate your manual tests and haven’t already invested in open source, you should know about the painful tradeoffs that come with using solutions like Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright. For example.

Automation is very important to achieving efficiency and accuracy in software testing. Tools like Selenium and Cucumber are well-known for automating functional and behavior-driven testing. Yet, as projects scale, managing these tests can become increasingly complex. That’s where Xray steps in. Designed to integrate seamlessly with frameworks like Selenium and Cucumber, Xray offers a centralized solution for managing automated tests at scale.

Python’s subprocess module stands as one of the most powerful tools in a developer’s toolkit. The module lets you spawn new processes, connect to their input/output/error pipes, and get return codes. Think of the subprocess module as your bridge between Python scripts and system commands, replacing older modules like os.system and os.spawn and providing a better, unified way to handle external processes.

Blockchains enable individuals and organizations to record and verify transactions as part of a secure, transparent, and decentralized system. They form the basis of most cryptocurrencies, and are used as the foundation of many other applications—smart contracts, supply chain management, and digital identity verification, to name but a few.

Remember when debugging user issues meant asking them "can you tell me exactly what you were doing?" and getting responses like "I clicked the thing and it went whoosh"? Those dark days are behind us thanks to session replay tools, which are like having a super-powered security camera for your app - minus the grainy footage and that one guard who's always falling asleep.

In the alphabet of mobile app development, it’s always been our honor to be so close to BrowserStack, so when the opportunity arose to officially partner up to improve your mobile DevOps experience: it was a no-brainer. We’re partnering to offer our customers access to best-in-class mobile-first CI/CD and automated mobile device testing, including an incredible free product offer.

While Elixir provides built-in libraries (like HTTPoison) for making HTTP requests, the Tesla library has gained popularity due to its simplicity, ease of use, and extensibility. Tesla offers a clean and composable way to define requests, handle responses, and customize client behavior. Even so, whenever you're working with external APIs, errors are inevitable. Network issues, server downtime, rate limiting, and unexpected responses can all lead to errors in your application.

DevOps is the delivery process that focuses on the cross-functional approach of building and shipping applications in a faster manner through automation of infrastructure, workflow as well as performance evaluation. One of the most essential components of DevOps is CI/CD, which acronym for continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD).

Coverage Requirements Discovery (CRD) is a process in the U.S. healthcare system that aims to improve the efficiency and accuracy of prior authorization workflows in healthcare. It involves a healthcare provider's system (like an Electronic Health Record or EMR) communicating with a payer's system to determine the specific requirements for a particular service or procedure before it is delivered to a patient.

We're happy to announce the release of message editing and deletion in our Javascript and React SDKs and within our NEW iOS and Android SDKs for Ably Chat. These additions will enable the development of richer chat experiences and simplify the development of cross-platform chat applications.