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After spending more than a decade in the testing industry, we feel software testing can be improved.
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We learn, research and teach these values and look forward to collaborate with you on them.
Latest from the Blog Book
The ‘not’ so small code changes
I recently made the good old ‘one liner change’ in our automation framework having a 22-hour batch run with one permutation only. We discovered a week before regression my ‘small change’ had caused a [...]
Understanding HTTP messages
In our quest to understand API testing, the first step would be to understand the general protocol used by client and server side of an application to communicate, which in API automation we would [...]
The Magic of Continuous Testing
Have you ever reached release time for your product only to find out major bugs coming out of testing? Does this sound like what you face on a routine basis? Trying to drill [...]
What is API Testing
In the last post we discussed about UI automation and some of its disadvantages. Here we talk about what API level tests are and why to use them. What are APIs Application Programmable Interfaces (APIs) is an Interface to [...]
UI Automation Vs API Automation
Over the past few months our automation team had the feeling we are not covering enough ground in our UI tests compared to the efforts being invested. That’s when we got serious about API testing. [...]
Logging automation results – Best practices learned over time
In developing an automation framework, there are many important aspects to research and designed carefully to get the right results. Logging script execution results is usually taken for granted and the default reporting mechanism [...]
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QnA 03 - Feature Files and User stories - Purpose and usage
QnA 02 - Jira Vs TFS
QnA 01 - Testing Micro Services
AG2018 - Q11 Combining testers and automation engineers
AG2018 - Q10 Automating client server applications
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QnA 03 - Feature Files and User stories - Purpose and usage
- Background and history on requirements - BDD filling the gap to facilitate user stories - Implementation -Feature file and user story's individual importance and linkage -
QnA 02 - Jira Vs TFS
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QnA 01 - Testing Micro Services
- Going from monolithic to a micro services architecture - How to test them - Where would regression tests fit in the SDLC -
AG2018 - Q11 Combining testers and automation engineers
Automation Guild 2018 conference expert round table Q&A (AutomationGuild.com) Day 01 Q&A was with me (Ali Khalid), Angie Jones and Oren Rubin. Due to lack of time some questions remained unanswered which I am responding to here. Q11 - Combining testers and automation engineers -
AG2018 - Q10 Automating client server applications
Automation Guild 2018 conference expert round table Q&A (AutomationGuild.com) Day 01 Q&A was with me (Ali Khalid), Angie Jones and Oren Rubin. Due to lack of time some questions remained unanswered which I am responding to here. Q10 - Automating client server applications
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Mocking JSON test data
Lots of systems reusing different JSON schemas, which we need to mock,
By using JSON schema / template files to construct and push custom JSON messages to different systems..
Here’s where I have reached so for in solving it and the implementation steps:
Step […]
How loosely to couple your framework?
To couple your framework tighty or loosely, that’s the question!
And here is my thought:
The first answer straight away is – loosely coupled off course,
Which is true, but how loosely?
The answer would be highly dependent on the context and usage, so there […]
Change management
One of the toughest jobs in an organization is change management
Because we humans don’t like going out of our comfort zone, but it’s equally important..
Those who don’t change will die out, no matter how big they are,
But how to change? I’m […]
Automation framework for Multiple products
For multiple products (with different teams) creating one huge solution,
How would you structure the automation framework? Here are few options:
Solution 1 – Separate frameworks for all products
Solution 2 – One framework for all products across the same automation type
Solution 3 – […]
Collaborating across multiple automation projects
For multiple products (with different teams) creating one huge solution,
How would you structure the automation framework? Here are few options:
Solution 1 – Separate frameworks for all products
Solution 2 – One framework for all products across the same automation type
Solution 3 – […]
Leadership, vision and conviction
The importance of leadership and believe in their vision
A lesson I was reminded of in the orientation today
In a presentation we went through the history of Dubai and achievements of the Emirates Airline
Born and raised in the Emirates, listening about it’s […]
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