Today’s web applications are more complicated than ever. Libraries like React have opened up a whole new world of application complexity and functionality. As an experienced developer, you know that it’s important to test every part of your web application. You probably already have a plan for testing your server’s code. That’s great! But it’s…
Tag: Test automation
Software developers need faster feedback to fix bugs when they are less expensive to correct. One strategy for providing earlier feedback is to shift testing earlier in the process (shift-left). Teams can detect and fix bugs with the least impact by running unit, integration, and E2E UI tests as early as possible. There’s a second…
Continuing our trend of covering testing-related topics, today, we talk about test coverage techniques. What are these techniques, and why should you be aware of them? Let’s face it: automated testing has won. Sure, manual testing still has its value and place. But having a proper automated testing strategy in place is vital for any…
When it comes to software quality, many people refer to it as a quasi-mythical, unmeasurable property. On the one hand, I see the truth in acknowledging the nuance and subjectivity in defining a complicated factor such as quality. On the other hand, there must be some objective way to assess the quality of code. Otherwise,…
Notwithstanding testing in production—which should be part of any mature QA strategy—you should avoid using production data directly. Instead, use test data. This article explains how to safely generate test data, how to manage that test data, and last, how to use the test data. Here’s a summary of what we’ll cover What Is Test…
When it comes to an application, there are two kinds of user activity: the kind you can control and the kind you can’t. Irrespective of these actions, you need to build your application to work for all valid cases. The users’ choice of browsers is something that’s out of your control. You have to make…
Older web applications were simple. They were static and included a couple of headings and paragraphs. But as web applications progressed, it became a different game altogether. As web applications get upgraded with new features, they become more complex. Modern web applications contain different kinds of elements and functions. And whether you want to test…
In this post, I’ll review some of the common challenges with testing Salesforce applications and integrations, how other frameworks and vendor tools attempt to solve these challenges, and finally, how Testim does it better. Why Test Salesforce? Before we start talking about testing Salesforce, it’s essential to understand why you should examine your Salesforce implementation. …
These days, a growing number of DevOps teams are automating software testing to improve delivery times and boost software quality. Quite simply, this strategy enables team members to spend less time on grunt work and more time building and iterating on high-quality software. It’s safe to say most DevOps professionals don’t head to work each…
Today we bring yet another testing-related concept for you. Well, we’re bringing two: TDD (Test Driven Development) and BDD (Behavior Driven Development). These are two widely known software development techniques in which automated tests play a central role. But people are often confused with these two concepts. “TDD vs. BDD?” is a question that gets…