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Introducing Tricentis Test Automation for Salesforce

Salesforce is the solution of choice for thousands of organizations that require innovative digital, SaaS-based solutions that serve the front, middle, and back offices – while simultaneously enhancing the customer experience. Clicks-not-code functionality has given Salesforce customers the ability to create and maintain a highly customized platform that brings business transparency to the forefront.

Performance Testing in Production

In this Blog Post we are going to discuss performance testing in production. Now before you think we have gone mad and lost our minds completely this is not as crazy as it sounds. Production is an environment that: All the things you spend a significant amount of time getting right in your performance testing environment and that can be difficult to achieve. Therefore, it seems like the perfect environment to performance test in.

Using chai with k6

The growth of a code base is unpredictable. To account for this uncertainty, we call on everything we've learnt in the last x years about how to scale an application effectively: adopting naming conventions, creating file and folder structures, using the latest patterns, and producing sensible abstractions. These actions add up over time. Eventually, you'll mentally high-five your past self for having taken the time to do them ✋.

Load testing types and k6 executors (k6 Office Hours #67)

What are the different load testing types, and how do they relate to the k6 executors? We go through every single k6 executor and how, when, and why you should use each one in this week's episode of k6 Office Hours. We are Marie Cruz, Paul Balogh, and Nicole van der Hoeven. We're all Developer Advocates at k6 (Grafana Labs), but we have backgrounds in automation testing, site reliability engineering, and performance testing.

V-Model In Software Development Life Cycle

Plenty of development life cycles are involved in a software project, so selecting the correct one becomes difficult. Software Development Models should be selected wisely by looking at the budget, team size, project criticality, and criticality of the product. Choosing the suitable model will improve the efficiency of your IT projects and manage risks associated with the software development lifecycle.

HR - A Shape Shifter

HR has come a long way over the years, playing a pivotal role in any organization. Today, HR has evolved as a function that takes the lead in understanding what makes people engaged, what cultures drive the most productive workplaces, and what equations enable a true merging of human capability with technology. In this session learn how HR has undergone dynamic shifts in its roles, functions, and overall impact in shaping organizations.

7 Steps to Execute Chaos Engineering

We’ve all heard about the significant WhatsApp breakdowns that have happened in the recent past, during which the app was unavailable for the public for an hour. However, from a technical standpoint, WhatsApp returned in less than an hour. What would have enabled the engineers at WhatsApp to quickly restore the services? Technically speaking, the team experienced an extremely stressful production failure because of this.

What test cases should be automated (and which shouldn't)

Developing high-quality apps involves pressure to make tradeoffs on speed, quality, and features to meet deadlines for release. This tension between speed and quality comes to a head with QA: you need a functional product but can’t afford weeks of turnaround time. You can’t skip QA: the true cost of software bugs – the direct cost of mitigating the defects and the indirect cost of decreased consumer trust – is extraordinary.

Is Fortify Static Code Analyzer the Right Choice for Your Next SAST Tool?

There are many embedded systems out there, but only a few static code analysis tools that realistically support embedded software developers. The recent acquisition of Micro Focus by OpenText, including the Fortify Static Code Analyzer, reignites the question of which static code analysis tool is best for your embedded software project. Between Fortify and Klocwork, our experts have the answer.