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Updating JMeter Performance Tests with an XML parser

When building performance tests, we all understand the value of using properties or variables to store static values outside of our tests. This ensures that any changes to these values need only be made in one place rather than having to make these changes in many tests. Sometime though you may have inherited a suite of JMeter tests, or you were ** under pressure to develop these tests** and in order to do so you hardcoded values in your tests.

Test and create mobile-friendly apps with Xray and Flutter Testing Tutorial

More people use mobile devices to access websites and applications than laptops and desktop computers. According to Statista, mobile traffic share is over 54%, surpassing desktop computers as the most used device to access the internet in 2022. Mobile also fuels 45% more financial decisions, according to the State of Mobile 2021 report. If your app isn’t optimized for mobile, it may be undervalued and underperforming financially.

Appium vs. Espresso

Learn the differences between Appium and Espresso for mobile app testing. Are you building a mobile application and want to automate UI testing, but don’t know where to start? If so, you’re not alone. There are many ways to perform UI testing for mobile apps. In this post, I’ll provide some direction by discussing the pros and cons of two of the more popular tools for mobile app testing: Appium and Espresso.

Performance Testing in Keptn using k6

This tutorial will demonstrate Keptn, a CNCF Incubator Project’s integration with k6. Keptn is a cloud-native application delivery and operations platform. We will use the Job Executor Service to execute k6 performance testing in a Keptn project. We'll start with running a k6 script and how the logs look. And then we'll modify the k6 script to see the behavior when it fails.

Why is Decentralized Finance (DeFi) No Longer Defiable?

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a way of conducting finance-related activity using blockchain technology. It is a fast-emerging segment where many decentralized apps can be integrated and can allow anyone to conduct financial transactions by making use of public blockchain technology. It is increasingly being seen as a viable alternative to the conventional intermediary-focused approach of centralized systems.