In testing, we often refer to tools and frameworks as either coded or codeless. What does that mean? And, is any tool truly codeless? While we are at it, what’s the difference between no code, codeless, and low code? Why would you choose one of these low code tools over a coded automation framework or…
Tag: UI testing
Being a beginner in software testing might feel overwhelming. One of the reasons is that there are many types of testing: unit testing, end-to-end testing, load testing, to name a few. To make things worse, there are additional terms that look like additional kinds of testing, but they’re not. An example would be shift-left testing,…
In the realm of software testing, GUI testing is an interesting and somewhat controversial topic. There is confusion when it comes to defining what GUI testing is—some people might mix it up with UI testing, for instance. In the same way, there might be some overlap of concerns between GUI testing and E2E testing, which…
It’s frustrating, isn’t it? Customers want more features, and they want them yesterday. At the same time, everyone wants fewer bugs. You know what they say. Speed, quality, and money: pick any two, but not all three. At least your developers and testers appreciate what you’re dealing with. They understand the need to test what…
When companies buy proprietary software, subscribe to SaaS services, or commission an agency or internal team of developers to create software, it’s not always easy to figure out how much money they’re spending. For example, let’s say the year is 2000, and a company just bought 1,000 Microsoft Office licenses. When it comes to total…
You’ve built yourself a web application, and it’s doing pretty well. That’s great! If you’re like a lot of site owners, you might not be able to shake the feeling that you could be doing better. What if you tweaked that design? What if you put that button front and center, instead of hiding it…
One of the most important factors related to automated tests is “Maintenance”. A lot of effort is spent on maintaining the tests than writing actual tests. A recent study suggested about 30% of testers time is spent on maintenance.This leads to wastage of valuable time and effort by the resources, which they could have rather…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are advancing at a rapid pace. Companies like Apple, Tesla, Google, Amazon, Facebook and others have started investing more into AI to solve different technological problems in the areas of healthcare, autonomous cars, search engines, predictive modeling and much more. Applying AI is real. It’s coming fast. It’s…
One of the best practices of writing automated tests is creating reusable components that can be used in different parts of our test suite. Why is this important? Creating reusable components is important because it Helps to increase the readability of the automated tests Saves effort by not repeating the same set of steps in…
Authoring and Execution of tests is an important aspect of test automation. Tests should be simple to write, understand and execute across projects. The automation framework or tool chosen should give the flexibility to record and playback tests as well as, write custom code to extend the functionalities of the automation framework. This is where…