The need for scale is what I like to call a good problem—i.e., a problem that, despite the headaches it causes, is usually a sign of good things happening. Needing to scale means you have a growing userbase, which is awesome news. The need for scale doesn’t manifest itself only in regards to infrastructure or…
Tag: Test automation
Automated testing tools have been around for ages. Solutions like Selenium, Silk Test, and QTP have been helping developers and annoying them in almost equal parts. But now, we’re at the point where artificial intelligence (AI) has become more viable. (If you’re not sure what I mean by AI, think of it as the ability…
Components are one of the basic concepts of Angular applications. Thus, if you want to make sure your app is as high quality as it can possibly be, you’ve got to give those basic building blocks some love. When it comes to software quality, testing is caring, so let’s see how to perform Angular unit…
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…
You want to test your application properly but don’t know which testing strategy to go with? Kudos to you for realizing you need automated UI testing. As you may already know, the three most common types of software testing are unit, integration, and end-to-end (E2E) testing. However, in this post, I will focus on end-to-end…
As many yoga instructors do, they encouraged students to find balance. It’s an effective bit of advice in that it puts the onus on the practitioner. It’s also a popular concept for software testing, as industry experts often recommend that software teams find the balance between automated vs manual testing practices. Another similarity is the…
Today we’re here to talk about JavaScript end-to-end testing (E2E testing for short). Most web applications are written in JavaScript so when you think of E2E testing for JavaScript, you are simply saying, E2E testing for web applications. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, then you know that we’ve covered E2E testing in…
Once, I was planning to make mashed potatoes for dinner. I got some fresh potatoes, garlic, cream, butter, salt, and milk. Each ingredient was thoroughly checked. After preparing the dish, I took a scoop and tasted it. The flavor was fine, but I forgot to add the salt. So I added a few pinches of…
Salesforce is the most used CRM in the world when I’m writing this article, with over 150,000 companies using it. Because these companies use Salesforce to manage their customers, sales, and promotions, it’s important that the testing is thorough. Testing ensures that each module works as intended and that changes or new integrations don’t affect…
Failure tends to strike at the worst possible moment, making it much harder to embrace it. This has led me to wonder: why do we fear failure so much? For starters, it makes us look bad. We tried our best, only to see our efforts crash and burn when demoing an app to prospective clients,…