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Get Real-Time Visibility into Your Apps with Performance Notifications & Alerts

Understanding the overall performance and speed of your app is just as important as avoiding crashes and bugs. SmartBear Insight Hub now includes performance targets to set and track specific benchmarks for your application’s performance metrics. This update allows you to define what “good performance” means for your app, whether it’s fast screen loads, efficient network requests, or quick app startups.

Top 10 Selenium Exceptions and How to Handle Them

Automation testing has become an essential part of software development. One of the most widely used tools in this domain is Selenium. However, as with any programming framework, Selenium comes with its own set of challenges, particularly when it comes to exceptions. This guide will explore the top 10 Selenium exceptions, how to handle them effectively, and why understanding these exceptions is crucial for every automation tester.

Using JavaScriptExecutor in Selenium for Enhanced Browser Automation

JavaScriptExecutor executes JavaScript code directly within the browser. Using JavaScriptExecutor in Selenium, testers can perform advanced automation tasks like scrolling, clicking hidden elements, handling alerts, and manipulating the Document Object Model (DOM). This makes it an important tool for improving browser testing features. Read further to learn more about the basics of JavaScriptExecutor in Selenium, their use cases, working methods, benefits, etc.

Page Object Model and Page Factory in Selenium (Java)

In Selenium test automation, managing test scripts efficiently is important for improved scalability, readability, and maintainability. The Project Object Model (POM) is a design pattern that improves the structure of automation scripts by creating a separate class for each web page in an application. Page Factory is a more advanced version of POM that further simplifies object repository management.

Streamlining QA with functional and performance testing integration

Join Danielle Forier, Software Quality Assurance Analyst, as she shares the journey of how her QA team transformed their testing strategy by integrating functional and performance testing. Discover how reusable scripts and the right tools helped them achieve seamless workflows, greater efficiency, and the scalability needed to manage a growing and complex product portfolio.

Build Your First Ghost Inspector Test in 4 Easy Steps

If you’re feeling intimidated about creating your first automated web test with Ghost Inspector, we’ve got you covered! In this article, we show you how easy it is to build and automate web tests with Ghost Inspector. We’ll break down creating your first Ghost Inspector test in just four simple steps. Once you’ve learned the basic steps for how to build a web test, you’ll be able to test complex processes easily, even with zero coding know-how. Ready? Let’s jump in.