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Top Software Testing Trends to Watch Out For in 2020. The software testing landscape continues to evolve.

Top Software Testing Trends to Watch Out For in 2020

We have seen the continuation of developing trends and the emergence of new trends in 2019. This year, our team of automation experts has cast a few predictions on the latest trends in the software testing industry. Check them out! To see the recap on 2019 software testing trends, read our article here. 1. Software Testing Trends 2019 Recap. 2019 is almost over.

Software Testing Trends 2019 Recap

The software testing landscape has seen numerous introductions in new testing approaches and innovations at an exponential rate. It has also witnessed the continuation of technological improvement, evolution, and reinvention. As we are progressing to 2020, let’s take a retrospective look at the top trends in test automation and see how we stand after one year. Our team at Katalon has reflected on the most popular trends that took place in the software testing industry over the course of one year. We have compiled the five most influential software testing trends in 2019. 1. Katalon Smart Wait: A New Way to Handle Web Loading Issues.

For those who are familiar with Selenium WebDriver, one of the most common features is the Wait command.

Katalon Smart Wait: A New Way to Handle Web Loading Issues

These commands are handy in test scripts execution, or observing and troubleshooting issues that arise due to time lag. Wait commands are powerful — but they also come along with a big problem with timing due to front-end processing. Starting from version 7.0.0, we have introduced the Smart Wait feature that helps you handle Selenium wait issues without any additional test scripts. The #1 Selenium’s Villain: Timing Issue Most web applications today are developed using front-end technologies such as Javascript or Ajax.

Desktop Application Testing with Katalon Studio 7. We’ve incorporated desktop application (app) testing to Katalon Studio — starting from version 7.0.0.

Desktop Application Testing with Katalon Studio 7

This addition to the tool’s existing capabilities (web, API, and mobile testing) will transform Katalon Studio into a complete cross-platform test automation solution. See release notes here. 7 Things to Know About the Brand New Katalon Studio 7. The brand new Katalon Studio 7 is here!

7 Things to Know About the Brand New Katalon Studio 7

Katalon Studio 7 (KS7) arrived with a host of enhanced features, promising to deliver an enjoyable automation experience and address the common challenges of the testing community. It also comes with new capabilities tailored for medium and large businesses’ needs. Most of these features and functionalities were suggested by the Katalon Community (you want it, you got it!). That being said, here are a few of our favorite things in KS7! Katalon Studio 7: A Glance Over the Top 7 Features. Best 14 CI/CD Tools You Must Know. “Quality at Speed” is the new norm in software development.

Best 14 CI/CD Tools You Must Know

Enterprises are making their moves toward DevOps methodologies and Agile culture to accelerate the delivery speed and ensure product quality. In DevOps, a continuous and automated delivery cycle is the backbone that makes fast and reliable delivery possible. This results in the need for proper continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) tools. A “good” CI/CD tool can leverage teams’ current workflow, to best exploit the automation feature and create a solid CI/CD pipeline, and give teams the boost they need to thrive. If you are new to CI/CD, please check out this blog. With the overflowing number of CI/CD tools available in the market, teams may struggle to have to make difficult decisions to pick out the right tools. CI/CD Pipeline: What, Why & How to Build The Best One.

On this page: To gain full potential of the software development workflow, developers today must familiarize themselves with the best workflows, practices, and tools.

CI/CD Pipeline: What, Why & How to Build The Best One

Fast software production is no longer enough to win today’s technology marketplace. Deployments have to be faster, more reliable, and more accurate than the competitors. A sturdy CI/CD pipeline is the solution to this challenge. Continuous Delivery vs. Continuous Deployment: Where to draw the line? You’ve likely heard of the term CI/CD pipeline.

Continuous Delivery vs. Continuous Deployment: Where to draw the line?

You have probably known about these practices: continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment as well. But the uncertainty remains: What are the differences between continuous delivery and continuous deployment? What is Regression Testing? Definition, Tools & How to Get Started. What is regression testing?

What is Regression Testing? Definition, Tools & How to Get Started

Regression testing is a software testing practice that ensures an application still functions as expected after any code changes, updates, or improvements. Regression testing is responsible for the overall stability and functionality of the existing features. Whenever a new modification is added to the code, regression testing is applied to guarantee that after each update, the system stays sustainable under continuous improvements.

Changes in the code may involve dependencies, defects, or malfunctions. Top 10 Benefits of Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery. What is CI/CD? Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery in 2019. CI/CD is the acronym for the combined practices of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD). CI/CD practices are currently the most widely accepted choice to shorten software development and delivery cycle time. In today’s ever-evolving landscape, one of the top challenges for software companies is quickly responding to market and customer demands.

And CI/CD methodology emerged as the pivotal solution to such a challenge. Continuous Testing Introduction. Customers nowadays expect top-notch software for their businesses or personal use.

Continuous Testing Introduction

8 Best Practices to Implement Continuous Testing. Does your business plan include a continuous testing strategy? Is continuous testing right for your organization? Every company who has implemented continuous testing had to answer these questions – and not all companies are able to do so. It requires a strategic planning process and many changes would need to be put in place, which can be challenging for small and large organizations alike.

What is End-to-End (E2E) Testing? End-to-End Testing: What is it? End-to-end testing is a technique that tests the entire software product from beginning to end to ensure the application flow behaves as expected. It defines the product’s system dependencies and ensures all integrated pieces work together as expected. The main purpose of End-to-end (E2E) testing is to test from the end user’s experience by simulating the real user scenario and validating the system under test and its components for integration and data integrity.

Software systems nowadays are complex and interconnected with numerous subsystems. If any of the subsystems fails, the whole software system could crash. Apply Shift-Left Testing Approach to Continuous Testing. Software Test Automation Engineer Salary and Career Overview in 2019. In this article, I will show you why gaining test automation skills are needed for your quality assurance career if you want to remain marketable as a tester.

I will tell you what technical skills and automation tools you need to learn about if you’re just getting started with test automation. Why you should be an automation tester? Automation testing is not a new concept in the software development industry anymore, but it is still one of the fastest growing trends. As you may have heard, doing less can help you achieve more. Whatever your views on the importance of manual testing, there’s no denying that the industry is trending heavily toward automated testing. Getting Started with REST API & RESTful Web Services Testing. REST API & RESTful web services explained REST API, which stands for representational state transfer application programming interface. Handling Automated Regression Testing In The Most Effective Way.

4 Levels of Software Testing & Advantages. Before release, any software product goes through various levels of testing to make sure that it is working properly. But, generally, software testing is divided into four levels and in this article, we will focus on the 4 main levels of testing: Unit testingIntegration testingSystem testingUser acceptance testing. 1. Implementing multiple browser testing with Katalon Studio. Introduction This tutorial gives a brief information on how to run a test case in multiple browsers. Exhaustive Testing: Definition, Principles, and Examples. An Overview of Test Design Techniques in Software Development. What are test design techniques?

Test design is a significant step in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), also known as creating test suites or testing a program.