TL;DR: Testing in production means deliberately running test activities against live systems using controlled techniques: canary releases, feature flags, synthetic monitoring, and chaos engineering. DORA research shows elite engineering teams deploy 182 times more frequently than low performers and rely on production testing practices to maintain quality at that velocity. Pre-production testing alone cannot replicate […]
TL;DR: Forrester’s Total Economic Impact research documents test automation delivering 4.5x ROI over three years for enterprises, with an average payback period of 13 months. The largest value driver is not speed. It is defect avoidance. NIST data shows production defects cost 30 times more to fix than defects caught in development. This guide provides […]
We’ve all been there. The code is ready, the feature is built, and the finish line is in sight. But there’s one last hurdle: the QA bottleneck. Your testing team is swamped, manual regression is taking forever, and every minute spent waiting is a minute your product isn’t in the hands of users. In the […]
You’ve spent months, maybe even years, building your product. You’ve tested it internally, and you think it’s ready for the world. But how can you be sure? That’s where beta testing comes in. It’s the final round of testing before you release your product to a wide audience. It’s your chance to get feedback from […]
Let’s face it: building a great QA team is hard. It takes time, money, and a lot of effort to find the right people, train them, and keep them up to date with the latest tools and technologies. That’s why so many companies are turning to QA testing as a service. This way, you can […]
Let’s be honest: we live on our phones. We use them for everything from ordering food and booking flights to managing our finances and staying in touch with friends. And with so much of our lives happening on our phones, it’s more important than ever for mobile apps to be fast, reliable, and easy to […]
If you’re a QA, you’ve probably heard of a million different types of software testing. More than you could ever want to. There’s unit testing, integration testing, system testing, acceptance testing, performance testing, security testing… the list goes on and on (and on). It’s enough to make your head spin. And with so many different […]
Time to confess: in the world of QA, we love our metrics (perhaps a bit too much). We track everything from test pass rates to bug resolution times. But when it comes to measuring the quality of our work, two metrics stand out: test coverage and defect density. For years, we’ve been told that these […]
Chances are, Salesforce is the lifeblood of your business. It’s where you manage your customer relationships, track your sales, and run your marketing campaigns. So, when something goes wrong, it can have a major impact on your bottom line. That’s where Salesforce testing best practices come in. A solid testing strategy can help you catch […]
Let’s be honest, nobody really likes manual regression testing. It’s tedious, time-consuming, and let’s face it, a little bit boring. But it’s also a necessary evil. You have to make sure that your new features haven’t broken anything, and that means re-running a whole bunch of tests every time you release. But what if there […]
So, you need to do some performance testing. You know it’s important, you know it can save you from a world of hurt down the road. But where do you even start? There are a million and one performance testing tools out there, and they all claim to be the best. How do you cut […]
If you’ve been in the QA and web development world for a while, you’ve probably heard of Angular. But you might have also heard of its predecessor, AngularJS. And if you’re a tester, you might be wondering what the difference is and how it impacts your testing strategy. Well, you’ve come to the right place. […]