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Should Testers Learn PHP?

Should Testers Learn PHP?

This article contains information about what the PHP programming language is, what its perspectives in the near future are, why testers need to learn it, and how much one can earn for such knowledge.

How to Test Search Functionality

How to Test Search Functionality

We can see search systems in almost every second of software that comes out in production. And it is very convenient when testers have some kind of “useful cheat sheet” with points that need to be checked and the ones that can be skipped. We’ll present this material in the form of a small checklist.

How to Correctly Define the Objective of UX Testing

How to Correctly Define the Objective of UX Testing

Qualitative methods (which include user experience research) directly depend on the task at hand. If the purposes and objectives of testing are vague, you can get interesting but irrelevant information, wasting time and the budget allocated for development.

First-Class QA Strategy for SaaS Solutions

First-Class QA Strategy for SaaS Solutions

Every year more and more companies start implementing their corporate solutions in the cloud. Global digital transformation is not new, it’s a common thing that should be taken into account and adopted. This article will analyze three types of testing, that should be executed prior to bringing a developed SaaS solution to a global market.

How Can a Tester Get Rid of Deception?

How Can a Tester Get Rid of Deception?

A software tester should do everything to not be deceived in cases when other people can be deluded. To not be tricked, QA engineers question their assumptions or team’s assumptions about the things they perfectly know. Further, we’ll analyze possible ways of deception, that should be avoided by testers.

IT Career Path: From QA Specialist to Project Manager

IT Career Path: From QA Specialist to Project Manager

Moving from a tester position to a project manager one can sometimes be long, unpredictable for someone, but it certainly has its own nuances. And in order not to drive yourself into a professional impasse, this material will analyze the observations and conclusions on how to move from one position to another without losing professional skills!

5 Reasons to Move into Software Testing Sphere Today

5 Reasons to Move into Software Testing Sphere Today

The rapid development of the IT-sphere makes great opportunities for personal fulfillment. Software testing is the most popular and easiest way to get into the IT-sphere since a person doesn’t need to have experience and specialized skills at the moment of getting a job. So, if you or someone close to you are going to become a software tester, here are the main reasons why this profession should be your career path.

What Is Technical Reference and Software User Guide?

What Is Technical Reference and Software User Guide?

The best and most popular software will not be profitable if potential users do not know how to use it correctly. Any software that goes into production should have special technical documents with information on how to use it and what for. Such documents are technical references and a user guide.

Features of Creating Layout: Nuances of Front-End Testing

Features of Creating Layout: Nuances of Front-End Testing

The secret of any good website is how all of its visual elements are placed to each other. When analyzing and developing software design, it is necessary to take into account a whole complex of unspoken requirements that help to make a web product of excellent quality! In this article, we’ll analyze all the peculiarities of designing layout and mockups in more detail that help to develop websites.

An Overview of Google Lighthouse

An Overview of Google Lighthouse

Google Lighthouse is quite a popular compact web testing tool, that helps to analyze the main indicators of a web portal and also select better methods to increase its performance.

Software Quality Instead of Quality Control

Software Quality Instead of Quality Control

Speaking of software quality, we often mean certain compliance with requirements. And it is very bad if such requirements are interpreted as uncontested, which negatively affects the final result. This article examines the concept of “quality” in a broader sense which will help us understand why it is worth focusing on quality itself, and not on its control.

Internal API Testing Strategies

Internal API Testing Strategies

If the development department and, accordingly, the QA engineers group have to interact with external API, certain difficulties may arise. Since, any part of the API can be modified or broken at the most inopportune moment. And if you want to deal with that as rarely as possible, you should anticipate the situation in advance, that is, create and constantly test the API. The following strategies may be helpful for these purposes.