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Hiring for Remote
All companies want the best talent. Recruitment has changed significantly over the years, navigating shifts between candidate-led and employer-led markets, tech layoffs, and growing demand for flexibility from candidates.
AI Won't Fix Testing-But It Might Break It
AI is being treated as a shortcut for quality. Is that a dangerous gamble? There are a few industry-wide experiments happening right now: Developers are being pushed to own quality, but without dedicated testers, gaps are forming. AI is being used as a crutch for testing, but can it actually replace critical thinking? The real risk? We won’t know how badly this approach fails until it’s too late.
Error Reporting: Mitigate Crash Rates to Drive Reliable Mobile Experiences
In this error reporting overview, we'll break down how error reports work, what advantages they offer, and how this process works in Sauce Error Reporting.
The Ultimate Guide to Negative Testing
Suppose you’re testing a login page, and of course, you enter the correct username and password, and everything works fine. But what if you use special characters, an excessively long password, or leave fields blank? Will the system crash or expose sensitive data?
How Often Should Your Business Conduct a Penetration Test?
Company systems need regular testing because cyber threats are developing continuously. Vulnerability seekers find company security weaknesses while businesses are still unaware of their existence. Active security measures must be implemented to prevent your business from becoming a new target. Pen tests are a crucial self-defense method that detects system vulnerabilities before cyber attackers can exploit them.
Want more stable and reliable systems? The secret is moving fast with control.
That’s where feature flags come in. They let you: Ship small, continuous changes without fear. Give different teams control over what and when features are released. Roll out to preview users before full deployment. It’s all about having control over production - without sacrificing speed. Watch the full QA Therapy episode to learn more!
Is manual testing becoming obsolete with advancements in automation and AI?
According to Cristiano Caetano, VP of Product Management at Katalon, human intuition is irreplaceable in this field. It is better to leverage AI for repetitive and labor-intensive tasks while using the freed up bandwidth to focus on strategy - things machines can't replicate. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes in our series!
Are open-source test automation tools always better than commercial ones?
To use or to not use open-source automation tools? That is the question we asked Gokul Sridharan, DevOps and Testing evangelist with 14+ YOE. “It’s subjective”, said Gokul, “there are three core reasons why people get into automation in the first place”. He emphasized the power of automation, and how embracing automation tools can unlock higher scalability. Stay tuned for more interesting insights in our#AutomationDecoded series!
End-to-end Testing with #Playwright | David Paquette | The Test Tribe Calgary Meetup
The Test Tribe Calgary Meetup took place on 22nd January and featured David Paquette, Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, who took us through the power of Playwright in making end-to-end testing seamless and reliable. If you've ever struggled with flaky tests, difficult test setups, or maintaining complex test code, this talk was packed with solutions. David demonstrated how to write stable cross-browser tests, debug efficiently using Playwright’s codegen, inspector, and trace viewer, and shared practical strategies to enhance test automation workflows.