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• 5 Ways AI will Change Software Testing

  The mobile applications that we constantly check would not have been possible without a software checking procedure. It is integral to the software development process and also greatly influences the customer experience. Additionally, the software testing procedure is mandatory since …

  25/04/2019

• SQL Programming for the Business Database is Mandatory

  Currently, we have seen a growing requirement for business entrepreneurs to have their presence felt more strongly on the internet. The world of technology ensures that the latest and most advanced techniques are applied to our everyday lives. Thus, for …

  18/04/2019

• Beginner’s Guide to Attending EuroSTAR 2019

  EuroSTAR Conference is one of the top chosen conferences for software testers around the world.  It’s been around for many many years and has been adored by many testers. Attending it can be an excellent way to learn new skills …

  17/04/2019

• Useful Software Testing Trends – Selenium to Follow in 2019

  Programming testing industry is a regularly developing industry with outstanding changes in the most recent decade. While test engineers are as yet attempting to adapt up to the progressions, new enclosures have developed. New innovations are overcoming and are disturbing …

  15/04/2019

• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Conducting A Hackathon

  Hackathons are events where a group of people come together for a definite period of time, usually for 24 to 48 hours or even more in some cases, and work on new inventions. It could be based around a specific …

  11/04/2019

• 5 Mistakes To Avoid In Software Testing

  Testing is an essential part of the process, so why is it often rushed? Who should do the testing, and what relationships should be established? What is the root cause of the problem? Overcoming these 5 typical mistakes in the …

  05/04/2019

• 10 Designing Tips That Will Impact the Future of Software Testing

  In the previous few decades, designing and software testing is one of the most important factors for the success of a website. Truly speaking, practically 50% of individuals claim that the design of a site is their main factor for …

  01/04/2019

• How to use Machine Learning to Outsmart Your Competitors?

  What are the chances that a bot does not write this article? Patch is writing 3,000 articles a week. Alibaba is using artificial intelligence in their facilities to perform repetitive tasks without wasting precious energy of people. Machine learning is …

  27/03/2019

• Agile Testing vs. Waterfall Testing

  Summary When it comes to testing any software project, there is a dilemma of choosing the approach that fits the task best. Agile and Waterfall are two diverse testing strategies that are currently most popular. Learn how to tell between …

  25/03/2019

• A Little Microsoft Programming History

  In the beginning, there were only two numbers available to program, a 0 and a 1. When one imagines the power of the early programmer who used only these to write out elaborate programs, we can’t just imagine what they …

  19/03/2019

• Does Automation Testing Help in Speeding Up your Processes?

  Every software developer out there must be familiar with the term “software testing”, and its numerous aspects. But have you wondered why there is a need for automated scripts rather the conventional manual testing approach? Well, just in case you …

  14/03/2019

• 10 software Testing Tools to Watch out in 2019

  Testing is a critical part of the software development life cycle be it for the startups or enterprise level companies. Rapid development at a complex level demands thorough testing of the end product. As technology is evolving, the type of …

  12/03/2019

• Automation Testing – Open Source tools for Mobile Apps

  Test automation is not a new topic, however, mobile automation has become a trend relatively recently. And the demand for service is constantly growing. It is caused by the fact that handheld mobile applications become more functional, taking on the …

  06/03/2019

• Emerging Trend Analysis – What is Digital Performance Management?

  The last few decades have seen increasing amounts of digital transformation in various organizations. This transformation is slated to grow at the compound annual growth rate of 16.7% and reach $1.97 trillion by the year 2022 according to a report …

  05/03/2019

• When will robots replace teachers?

  When manufacturers introduced robots, everyone was curious as to when machines could replace workers, including educators. In a nutshell, robots are machines designed to respond to environmental stimuli in a humanlike manner. This technology is now widely used to help …

  04/03/2019

• Thoughts Behind Cloud Testing Approach

  Cloud testing refers to the software testing phenomenon dedicated to check the cloud computing based services. Resources such as the hardware, software are tested with reference to the raised demand. The term is even known to be as cloud based …

  01/03/2019

• 5 Key Benefits of Using Meteor.js for Mobile App Development Projects

  Meteor or MeteorJS is one of the widely used open source JavaScript frameworks preferred by startups for their website or mobile apps. Written in the Node.js it is one of the most popular frameworks for developing cross-platform mobile apps on …

  01/03/2019

• Software Testing Trends: What’s New in 2019?

  In the current times, the software development industry has been changing very rapidly. Similarly, we can find the rapid developments in the software testing firms which helps to bring future advancements by coming up with new trends to allows quality …

  28/02/2019

• Overview of C# Object Oriented Programming

  Welcome to the all new exciting young world of C#. Why do we say it is young? Simply because it’s still in the process of evolving and quite unexplored, underutilized, its full potential still obscure to many users in the programming community. C# (pronounced as …

  27/02/2019

• 4 Epic Ways to Test A Mobile Application

  In the internet era, the mobile application testing is binary and weird at the same time as we all know there is no mid-ground; either you lose or win as there’s no going back. There has been increasing use of …

  26/02/2019

• 7 App Development Trends to Watch in 2019 and Beyond

  Smartphones are a huge part of our everyday lives. Your phone is now your music player, your clock, your messaging platform, and the way through which you connect to the world. It can also be your source of employment, your …

  22/02/2019

• 5 free tools for successfully running a team seamlessly

  It can be hard work to finally create a team that balances the right skills and knowledge. Once you’re in that situation, you might feel that the battle is won. However, one of the next big tasks is to ensure …

  21/02/2019

• 10 Tips to Become a Better Java Developer in 2019

  As a Java programmer and a blogger, I receive many emails regarding how to boost themselves in Java programming. So through this article, I collected some of the best tips for Java programmers to enhance themselves, upgrade their knowledge of …

  20/02/2019

• Automation Testing – Open Source tools for Mobile Apps

  Article Structure: Summary Mobile App Automation Testing (definition) Selecting the right tool Best Open-Source Mobile Testing Frameworks: Appium Calabash Selendroid Robotium Ranorex Espresso EarlGray Conclusion   Test automation is not a new topic, however, mobile automation has become a trend …

  19/02/2019

• 2 for 1 Tickets to EuroSTAR Conference

  EuroSTAR Conference 2 for 1 tickets go on sale February 19th at 09:00hrs BST. With this offer you get two full 4-day EuroSTAR conference tickets with evening networking events for the price of one – Saving a massive €2,395 To get this offer you must: …

  18/02/2019

• 4 Benefits of Implementing SAP Software

  How efficient is your internal business communication? Can you be sure your company is receiving as much profit as it possibly can?  An average business has numerous departments, which need to communicate with each other in order to ensure smooth operation. …

  17/02/2019

• To Be or Not To Be: Top 6 Certifications for QA Testing Professionals

  Professional software testers are very important for app development. Developers need their help to detect any bugs, to improve performance, and to solve any issues with the interface. Testers are responsible for a variety of tests, including functional tests, stress …

  14/02/2019

• Digital Mesh Testing, a Thought

  For the last few months, I was going through artifacts looking at the future testing scope for new technologies. Being a tester, my primary focus is always on the testing. While we all know that automation is on the top …

  13/02/2019

• Unconventional Wisdom V15: Test Effectiveness

  Participants in my testing seminars routinely rate their organizations very low on measuring and rewarding effective testing.  Rewarding usually is thought the deal breaker.  However, further inquiry continually confirms my analysis that the main reason test effectiveness is not rewarded …

  13/02/2019

• Defining Ideal QA Process – A journey of Mounting a CLIFF

      HP online study of IT experts speaking to little, medium and substantial endeavors (2017) reports that in PC programming improvement Agile practices essentially exceed cascade approach: 91% versus 9%. Be that as it may, what does it bring …

  12/02/2019

• What Is The Future Of Social Media Apps

  Social media has changed our world in more ways than we can imagine. Today, the power of social media cannot be ignored. It can make or break reputations. It can build or destroy businesses. And, if the allegations surrounding the …

  06/02/2019

• 4 Popular Enterprise Software Trends You Need To Know About in 2019

  Summary: Enterprise software trends change quickly and you need to be proactive just to stay in touch with state of the art solutions in this field. There are tons of innovations to keep an eye on, but it seems like …

  05/02/2019

• 8 Key Points of Agile Testing Marketing Management

  You may have heard of this recently, and it’s essentially a new form of marketing using agile software in order to apply it to marketing. it’s gaining traction because, in many ways, modern marketing actually does parallel key parts of …

  04/02/2019

• The DevOps Questioneer

  “He who does not ask is a poor fellow” my father always told me. A few weeks ago our DevOps coach attended a Retrospective with our team. He also emphasized the importance of asking questions because making assumptions is a …

  31/01/2019

• 5 Women Entrepreneurs Who are Shaking Up Education

  Women entrepreneurs still face unique challenges in businesses around the world. It’s even harder if women decide to become independent entrepreneurs. Still, there’s no denying that their influence is growing with each passing day. Despite all the difficulties, an increasing …

  30/01/2019

• Top 10 Excel Functions That You Should Know to Test Your Software Easier

  Microsoft Excel is one of the most popular spreadsheets with millions of users all over the globe. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and formulas that make it useful for professionals in a wide range of fields, from accounting …

  25/01/2019

• The Chatbot Apocalypse: Is it so Bad as You Think?

  Over the last couple of years, chatbots have gone from being gimmicky conversation pieces to useful tools that can help companies to provide round the clock customer service. At the same time, as consumers have started to see an improvement …

  24/01/2019

• 3 Ways to Build A Mobile Application Without Tech Skills

  Mobile technologies are turning into the major force practically in every aspect of our daily lives. We use mobile devices to track the latest news, book hotels, buy tickets and keep in touch with friends and relatives despite the location. …

  23/01/2019

• Mastering the Art of Software Performance Testing

  Performance testing requires more attention than it actually gets. Majority of the testers focus on the component and feature functionality, even when authenticating performance on app architects designed leveraging APIs. Performance testers do not begin testing unless the app’s features …

  21/01/2019

• 4 Online Talks: Register Now!

      LISTEN, LEARN, ENGAGE REGISTER NOW!! We are really excited to announce our new series with UKSTAR. We are running a series of online talks over 1 day where we will be joined by the best in the software …

  18/01/2019

• The Importance of a Project Manager’s Professional Development

  In the field of project management, there are various opportunities that exist in this field. You will notice that in any organisation projects usually comes and go, but the project manager keeps on working for new opportunities. But sometimes, project …

  17/01/2019

• eBook: Bloated Automation!

  This year, time to invest in yourself and your test automation… For many software-producing organizations, test automation is—or is quickly becoming—a cornerstone of their software development processes. Development teams are increasingly relying on automated checks to ensure that software that …

  16/01/2019

• How to optimize the Testing Process and Reduce Development Costs

  Testing is an important part of the development process, as it helps developers to fix potential issues that might cause poor user experience or functional difficulties. In order to market a product with success, and avoid loss of revenue, one …

  14/01/2019

• 5 Ways Big Data and CRM Collaboration Benefits Businesses

  Big Data; a driving force for large organisations, when leveraged by a CRM can result in massive returns. The immense data churned out on a daily basis is a valuable asset that can be used to modulate Business processes. Big …

  10/01/2019

• 8 Views on How to Test Software

  In order to market a certain software product successfully, you need to make sure that all the product features are working correctly. Quality assurance is possible only through the software testing process, as it’s the only way to know that …

  09/01/2019

• How To Make App Store Optimization More Effective?

  Whenever the term ASO comes, there are two categories of people, one who admit that they have no clue about it, and the others explain to you that ASO is similar to SEO for App stores. The latter is not …

  07/01/2019

• Pros and Cons of Agile Testing

  Ever wondered what is an Agile Methodology and Agile testing? How does it help a project? In lucid terms, an Agile Methodology is a process which emphasizes enhancing the development life cycle of a particular project. In comparison to the …

  02/01/2019

• 6 Steps to Eradicate Mistakes Using Mobile Test Automation Strategy

  Mobile testing is a very critical area for businesses. Therefore, teams are working to make it effective by incorporating automation strategies. There is an extensive range of automation tools available in the market. So, there are many chances of going …

  14/12/2018

• Dynamics 365 marketing encompasses everything that the millennials need!

    Microsoft Dynamics 365 is known to be a front-runner when it comes to topnotch, and latest CRM solutions for a business. However, the best part about this tool is that it is not only restricted to customer support or …

  12/12/2018

• Web Design Usability Tips for Online Forms

  Generating a healthy number of hits on your website is a great start on the path to success – however, in order to extract full value from your growing audience, your website will need to include an online form. Online …

  19/11/2018

• Top 15 Common Selenium Exceptions You’ve Probably Seen

    During every automation testing processes in Selenium, you may come across many scenarios that are not common. Those are called “exceptions,” and are inevitable when you execute your test cases even with other automation testing tools such as Katalon Studio. Nevertheless, …

  08/11/2018

• The Role of DevOps & Machine Learning in App Performance Management

  There has been a lot of hype around machine learning, and quite often, this hype has gone over the board. However, the application performance management has demonstrated itself as a successful case of DevOps and machine learning. The reason behind …

  06/11/2018

• Link Real User Journeys and AI-Assisted Techniques to Improve Quality

  To keep up with DevOps, testing and QA teams typically adopt a shift-up approach to move quality further up the software development lifecycle. The goal is to complete system testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure a …

  01/11/2018

• Qualibrate at EuroSTAR

  Qualibrate: making testing superheroes Qualibrate will be exhibit in EuroSTAR 2018. Come and visit us at booth #30 and book your QA session with our experts. During the event you will be able to see how simple it is to …

  26/10/2018

• Best Tips for Improving Software Testing Communication

  Do you invest excessively energy sitting in meetings providing or getting team updates? Does your testing team get a huge amount of messages and assembles and conference welcomes? Does your team give a huge amount of detail to stakeholders, yet …

  25/10/2018

• Top 6 DXRacer Gaming Chairs in 2018

  The best gaming chair can last you close to a decade or more, and with that said, you want to consider the best of the best chairs to suit your needs. DXRacer is such a renowned brand of gaming chairs …

  24/10/2018

• 8 Advantages of a JIRA MS Project Integration

  If you are a project manager or team leader you probably use Microsoft Project to keep your teams and projects organized and scheduled.After more than 20 years on the market, MS Project is still the preferred project management tool by …

  18/10/2018

• The Analytics Magnifying Test Automation Process

    The manner in which associations develop software has changed essentially over the last couple of years. From agile to DevOps to continuous everything, developers are running quicker and developing more substance in less time. As a tester, you must keep up. …

  15/10/2018

• Getting started with Cucumber BDD for Automation Testing

  In recent years, there have been more software teams increasingly implementing the Agile software methodology in their development process to adapt to this fast-changing market. This trend challenges testing teams to manage test cases and test scripts which have to …

  11/10/2018

• Why You Should Consider Agile Software Company for Your IT Needs

  Jeff Sutherland innovates Scrum, the technique to manage the project in the most flexible method. It is a framework which gives agility in the process and adaptability whenever needed. Many technology scholars are in favour of Scrum implementation which makes …

  10/10/2018

• 6 Softwares That Can Help Your Salon Business Grow

    Sometimes, it can seem impossible to balance business work without having a smart alternative. Especially in salon businesses, clients always look for the best and you can’t disappoint your customers. Hence, salon software becomes a priority in order to …

  08/10/2018

• The Future of VR

  The definition of virtual reality comes from both ‘virtual’ and ‘reality’. It is a combination of ‘virtual’ and the reality which we experience as human beings. So the term ‘virtual reality’ basically means ‘near-reality’. This so called near reality is a growing technology and …

  03/10/2018

• The Guide To Pursuing a Full Agile Software Lifecycle

  Times change quickly, as do the trends associated with them. It wasn’t long ago that everyone was hurrying to adopt an agile or scrum methodology. Now, CICD and DevOps are the enviable strategies. With organizations constantly working to improve their …

  01/10/2018

• QA process Maturity: A Buzzword or Meaningful Effort?

  A mature QA process provides clear procedures for managing project risks, the toughest of them being missed deadlines and unhappy customers. However, many teams consider it a complex effort that only takes up valuable time that could be put to …

  26/09/2018

• DevOps Jobs: Tips for Finding the Perfect Job in DevOps

  There isn’t a single industry today that don’t utilize technology in one form or another. There is a growing demand for people who are knowledgeable in developing a software or an application, automation, building websites and running network operations. Are …

  24/09/2018

• Jira Training – How to Customise JIRA For Test Case Management

  How to Customise JIRA For Test Case Management Learning how to create an CI environment to develop Jira products First of all, I will put you in context: Jira is an Atlassian product, so we will use as “atlassian” products …

  20/09/2018

• How to Design an Elearning Course

  eLearning has taken the world by storm as a rapidly rising number of businesses and educational institutes unlock the power of online learning. The benefits of eLearning have made it a hot trend in today’s society. There’s no doubt it …

  18/09/2018

• Writing a QA Software Tester Resume: Tips and Tricks

  Getting an interview requires writing a resume that stands out and gets the hiring manager’s attention. If you get off to a bad start, chances are your resume is getting chucked. You also need to be confident that your resume …

  18/09/2018

• Will AI kill Software Testing? Here’s why it won’t

  When it comes to movies or TV shows genre, Sci-Fi is my personal favorite. And in Sci-Fi section the thing which excites me the most is the battle between the AI vs Humans. Where, the AI has gone out of …

  17/09/2018

• Define Your Test Strategy Because Agile Does Not Mean Unstructured

  You can imagine a test strategy as a map. It should help you to easily find your place. You can manage even without the map; however, your journey can be long enough so that you run out of your stamina …

  12/09/2018

• Top Fixes For Your Banking App Crash Problem!

  In their generally new role as a mobile application and Mobile web engineers, banks are hitting numerous hindrances, glitches, 404 errors, slow response times, and so many internet banking problems that drive clients to dissatisfaction and in some cases move to the …

  11/09/2018

• Are RPA Tools Your Best Choice For Test Automation?

    Is RPA Going to Replace Human work? Robotic Process Automation, or RPA, is the technology that enables the creation of a virtual workforce, also called software bots, to emulate human execution of repetitive and rule-based processes. This can only …

  28/08/2018

• App Testing during Development

  If recent past has been any indication, then it is a certainty there are growing expectations from testers and developers alike, to take quality head on, as a joint feature. More so in mobile app testing projects where changes are …

  25/04/2017

• What is Correlation in Performance Testing

  Correlation in performance testing is used to account for dynamic values. Many web applications have dynamic data that changes every time the user runs that web application. Web applications often need to track user’s interactions as they navigate through their …

  02/01/2017

• How to Selenium: How to Interact with Modal Windows in Selenium

  On the first Tuesday of every month, the EuroSTAR Huddle team will post a new blog post to take you through a step-by-step guide on how to address a particular aspect of using Selenium as part of our How To …

  13/12/2016

• Will AI Save the World or Ruin It?

  When it comes to the topic of artificial intelligence, it seems that everyone has an opinion. People agree that AI is going to make massive changes in our lives. What they disagree on, however, is whether these will be good …

  22/04/2019