CODING JAG - Issue 63

Welcome to the 63rd edition of Coding Jag brought to you by TestMu AI!👐

While testing is a challenging and critical part of software development, it is often hard to understand and quantify. Bugs and defects--the obstacles to quality--can result in added costs. It has been estimated that the cost of fixing a bug after production can be as much as five times greater than fixing it at the design stage.

This issue of Coding Jag discusses the ways bugs cost us in the process of testing and how the speed of analysis has become more crucial than ever, given the rate at which brands are launching features and more.

News

How do you actually prevent bugs?

5 min readChrome-Extensionnicolalindgren.com

Finding bugs in the early stages of software development can help developers save time, money, and effort. But, how do you do that? This article is a detailed walkthrough on how you can avoid bugs in the first place.

Improving the Developer Tester Handoff

5 min readChrome-Extensionblog.gurock.com

The tension between developers and testers has long been the source of many arguments. This article covers the many problems that occur in developer-tester handoffs and how to avoid them best.

The Ways Bugs Cost Us

5 min readChrome-Extensionvisible-quality.blogspot.com

Bugs can cost a lot of time and effort to developers and testers. The speed of analysis and applying a fix is the new essential thing. Check out this blog to know more about how bugs become a barrier in the process of testing.

Chinese Idiom Stories for Software Professionals: #1 Seven-Step Poem (七步詩)

5 min readChrome-Extensionzhiminzhan.medium.com

This article talks about the practical usage of Chinese Idioms stories to help software developers and testers grow in their careers and how it resonates with the reality of life by thinking outside the box.

How Do I Test Thee API?

5 min readChrome-Extensioneverydayunittesting.com

Figuring out how an API works is an intriguing activity. Check out this list of different and exciting ways of how you can test APIs.

Performance

Why Continuous Performance Testing for Retail Apps Matters

4 min readChrome-Extensiondzone.com

Continuous testing throughout the software development life cycle strengthens customers' digital confidence in your web and mobile applications. Read this article to understand why continuous performance testing really matters in the retail industry.

Interviewing & Hiring Software Performance Test Professionals – Book Review

4 min readChrome-Extensionqainsights.com

This amazing book is for everyone in the performance testing field and also for those who want to get into this space. Check out this book review to understand what this book covers and the knowledge it’ll provide.

Automation

Top Challenges of Automated End-to-End Testing

7 min readChrome-Extensiondev-tester.com

Learn about the top challenges of automated end-to-end testing and how they can be overcome to develop and maintain high-quality web applications. Read now!

Different Types Of Locators In Selenium WebDriver

9 min readChrome-Extensiontestmu.ai

Selenium still rules the automation testing framework market when it comes to web automation testing. This article covers the different types of locators used in Selenium WebDriver for Selenium automation testing.

This is how the best Test Automation Platform should be.

9 min readChrome-Extensionmedium.com

An ideal test automation platform should provide a solid and scalable base for the test automation engineer to efficiently write, test, and execute scripts. Read this article to know how the best test automation platform should be!

Continuous Testing Clarified

9 min readChrome-Extensionzhiminzhan.medium.com

The majority of the DevOps get the most critical process in DevOps, Continuous Testing wrong. Continuous Testing of your web application can help identify bugs and performance issues on time. Here’s an article that clarifies the process of Continuous Testing!

Tools

10 VS Code Extensions to Fight Technical Debt

8 min readChrome-Extensiondev.to

Using the right tools to continuously refactor code, improve codebase communication, and address technical debt helps you build and ship quality software. Check out these must-have 10 VS Code extensions to help you fight off technical debt.

AI Test Automation Tools. One Year Later

10 min readChrome-Extensioniryna-suprun.medium.com

Check out this in-depth article on the ideal automation tool that uses AI to make automation better.

Product Of The Week #1: Jotform Apps

5 min readChrome-Extensionjotform.com

Don't know how to code and want to develop your web application? Check out Jotform's free no-code app builder that lets you add forms, links, widgets, and more.

Product Of The Week #2: Albato Embedded

5 min readChrome-Extensionalbato.tech

Albato Embedded is an easy low-code way for teams to save time, focus on the core product, and not worry about the integration building process. Read to know more!

Video & Podcast

Video: Parameterized Tests With JUnit | JUnit Tutorial With Selenium

25 minChrome-Extensionyoutube.com

Learn how to write data-driven tests with different technologies from Real to Angular with the help of this detailed JUnit tutorial with Selenium.

Podcast: Python Launcher - Launching Python Everywhere

52 min readChrome-Extensionpythonbytes.fm

In this episode #257 of Python bytes, hosts Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken are joined by a special guest - Morleh So-kargbo, to discuss the new Python Launcher.

Video: Visual testing with Visual Regression Tracker by Pavel Strunkin

29 min readChrome-Extensionyoutube.com

According to Google, new apps will be required to publish on Google Play with the Android App Bundle beginning in August 2021. In this ConfEngine video tutorial, learn about Android App Bundles and how to automate them using Appium.

Podcast: Service and Microservice Performance Monitoring

29 min readChrome-Extensiontestandcode.com

In this podcast, host Brian and his special guest Omri Sass explain telemetry and monitoring of services and systems with services.

Events

Event: National Software Testing Conference

00 minChrome-Extensionsoftwaretesting.news

The National Software Testing Conference is open to all but is aimed and produced for those professionals who recognize the importance of software testing within the software development lifecycle.