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Our blog posts are available in audio! Listen on the go and when you want to learn something new but don’t feel like reading. Your browser does not support the audio tag. Today, the world wide web processes tones of private data we openly share. Sure, building trust with each other is crucial for healthy relationships. But sometimes we come across negative experiences of stolen ideas, plagiarism, or privacy policy violation. The same fears come up when you plan to execute your software business project. Often, start-ups use outside services for web development, design, and quality assurance. However, you may worry about the copyright security when it comes to sharing your idea with so many people. We decided to briefly explain the legal ways to protect your software from leakages when you hire an independent QA team. With this information in mind, you`ll keep the cooperation safe and result-oriented. In 2026, the need for robust legal frameworks has reached a new peak. As compani...

Have you noticed that you come across the term “API” too often recently? You will hear about it more when discussing web services, applications or customized software development. You will surely think of creating API for your business if you want to develop an application. An Application Programming Interface (API) enables data exchange between the separated pieces of software. A software system with an implemented API includes functions that can be performed by another software system. Technically, the absence of APIs doesn`t affect the basic functions of an app. But such apps lack the background rules for their performance. Therefore, quality assurance is critical at this point. API testing services don't focus on the way people interact with an application. Instead, the task of API testing is to check whether the software systems communicate with each other correctly. It determines if APIs meet the requirements for performance, reliability, security, and functionality. ...

Christmas carols blare across the city and remind us that festive season is right around the corner! We dive into a fun holiday rush wondering how quickly 2018 has come to an end. Looking to 2019, its high time to figure out the major trends QA industry prepared for us. What automation tools will be in demand in the upcoming year? Which manual software testing strategies will remain among top-popular? Let`s find the answers. The world of manual testing and QA automation gains popularity in the organizations with each passing day. Automation remains a time-consuming, useful, and has all chances to make the QA process much easier. However, it doesn`t replace tester`s professionalism, teamwork, and constant feedback from QA engineers. In 2019, manual testing saves its benefits and continues developing. Have a look at the top list of 2019 QA tools: 1. Application Programming Interfaces (API testing automation) API test ensures that services and applications are ready to use....

If you are in the process of website development, you are the one who wants to speed up the release. If you are the owner of a software project, you want it to hold steady in the long run. In both cases, it is high time to hire QA specialists. There are two major ways to establish cooperation with QA teams: in-house and QA outsourcing. In-house teams are costly, but they have a nuanced understanding of your project needs. Outsourced software testing, by comparison, might lack the firsthand vision of a company`s inner processes at the beginning. However, they offer a range of expert solutions aimed at addressing project key goals. Moreover, an independent QA team might turn into a dedicated one after ongoing cooperation and get a deeper understanding of your business needs. The choice is up to you, but implementing QA best practices into the development strategy on early stages contributes to the overall business growth. The 2017-2018 World Quality Report states that only 29...

You`ll definitely be cooking and eating up a storm today, and it can be easy to forget the core meaning of Thanksgiving. It`s high time to reflect on what makes you thankful! The forthcoming holiday season is always special. Many of us plan to visit family and friends, buy food for home cooking, go shopping, get presents for close people, and enjoy the party to the fullest. Today, most of these daily activities are supported by e-commerce business. Here is why our team at QA Madness takes a chance to sincerely thank QA testing professionals. Working behind the scenes, they perform a sophisticated e-commerce website quality assurance for the sake of customer`s convenience, stability, and festive mood. Let`s see how e-commerce business may benefit from software quality assurance: Excellent UI Easy to use interface is a great way to attract more customers. This point of QA is aimed at streamlining the effective interaction between users and e-commerce interface. Festive period mak...

Halloween 🎃 is here and it’s time to think of the most terrifying things in work of QA specialists. Our testing team unites young, brave, highly motivated experts, who strive to find even the smallest bugs. However, even our QA experts have fears. What are our testers most afraid of? Keep reading to find it out. Tight deadlines. One of the horrors for a QA engineer is to receive requests for last minute testing. The main reasons for such requests are: Development process takes more time than expected. According to 2018 PMI’s Pulse of the Profession report, 36% of projects were not completed on time. Time for testing is underestimated. In general testing and debugging take 50% of the development time. To make the precise calculation for development time some companies double their initial estimations for the development and add buffer time on top of that. When QA specialists have a short time frame for testing they check software against the main business scena...

Our blog posts are available in audio! Listen on the go and when you want to learn something new but don’t feel like reading. Your browser does not support the audio tag. As soon as developers get ready-tested software pieces, they introduce the required changes. Often, any additions the software system develop new defects. But there's a solution: regression testing service. It can be a part of manual QA testing services or a part of test automation. The purpose of regression testing is to catch the accidentally introduced bugs and to ensure that previously eliminated defects aren`t creatable. In such a way, regression testing ensures that code changes don’t impact the existing program features. It has to be performed every time the developers modify a software component or a feature. Software regression testing increases chances to detect bugs after the introduced changes. It facilitates research of undesirable side effects that resulted after new operating ...

Our blog posts are available in audio! Listen on the go and when you want to learn something new but don’t feel like reading. Your browser does not support the audio tag. A software testing performed by human resources still has its value, although Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a promising way to make the process easier, faster, clearer. Someday, the emerging technology of AI may force software testers to start looking for a new job elsewhere. But don`t get tripped up with such predictions. Strategies to implement AI and machine learning are far from perfect companies still have plenty of challenges to come through. However, one thing is certain: the use of AI by QA professionals would upgrade the whole testing process, enhance testers` professional skills, and contribute to business growth. What will AI integration bring to the testers? Enhanced Accuracy Traditional testing still requires human resources for source and data analysis. But let`s just admit: e...

Load testing can be perceived as a kind of performance checking. Mentioned type of testing shows the efficiency of a system productivity under real-life load conditions. Such checking helps to understand the behavior of a platform when multiple users accessing it at the same time. What can load testing determine? The maximum operational capability of a site or an app. The system adaptability and infrastructure conformity for a successful running. The sustainability of a product under the heavy load. The scalability for further site improvement. Importance of load testing before the holidays A few years ago Google found out that 53% of mobile site visitors left the page if they had to wait for its loading for more than 3 seconds. Such a trend continues. It’s important to catch and keep a user’s attention. On a pre-holiday period, many visitors want to take advantage of discounts. It’s better to perform testing in a few months before the holidays, so it will be...