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Workflow Optimization: 3 Examples and Best Practices

Think about a time when insufficient information or inaccessible data slowed you down from completing an assignment. Or maybe a time when your work required a lot of manual data entry that caused human error and rework, taking time away from higher value tasks. These moments of process frustration and inefficiency are exactly what workflow optimization can help with. Workflow optimization describes the strategies and measures taken to improve the flow of tasks and make processes more efficient.

Cross Browser Testing: A Comprehensive Guide

Cross-browser testing is a type of software testing where testers assess the compatibility and functionality of a website or web application across various web browsers, platforms, and versions. It rose from the inherent differences in popular web browsers (such as Chrome, Firefox, or Safari) in terms of their rendering engines, HTML/CSS support, JavaScript interpretation, and performance characteristics, leading to inconsistencies in user experience.

A Deep Dive into Push Notifications: Redefining Seamless Customer Communication

Push notifications have steadily solidified their role as a pivotal element in business marketing strategies, offering an immediate, unfiltered line of communication with customers. ‍ However, there is a delicate balance to maintain between efficient push notifications and those that are merely intrusive. It is here where personalization and A/B testing, among other considerations, become instrumental in honing the effectiveness of these real-time messages.

In numbers: What it takes to build and deliver realtime experiences

The drive for constant innovation in realtime experiences across chat, collaborative tools, and interactive dashboards has never been greater. Ably surveyed over 500 engineering leaders who have delivered realtime experiences, so that we can share their insider knowledge on what it takes, the challenges faced, and how they would recommend approaching it.

The QA Challenge Facing 2023: A talent shortage

Layoffs, budget cuts, market shifts, outsourcing halts. Times are tight in engineering departments across the globe. While crowdsourcing can mitigate many of those issues, there’s a glaring QA challenge staring down the last two quarters of 2023: a talent shortage. Let me be clear: lack of qualified talent. There are enough bodies, enough devices, and O/S combinations to hobble together a crowdsourced testing team that can check the boxes.

Is Tight Coupling The Test To An Application An Anti-pattern? | Filip Hric | #cypressio

In this informative video, Cypress Ambassador Filip Hric addresses the question of whether tight coupling the test to an application is an anti-pattern in software testing. With his deep understanding of testing principles and best practices, Filip explores tightly coupling tests to an application. If you're a software tester grappling with the question of test-application coupling, this video provides valuable insights to help you make informed decisions and optimize your testing practices.

Understand the Differences: API Authentication vs API Authorization

If you landed on this blog post, chances are that you care about keeping your API secure. It’s an important topic to discuss: API exploits are on the rise, and you don’t want unauthorized users accessing your data. A big part of that security is implementing API authentication and API authorization. These API access control measures are a foundational aspect of API security.