CODING JAG - Issue 7

Welcome to the 7th edition of Coding Jag brought to you by TestMu AI!👐

Are you ready to take a walk down the memory lane? Remember how you prayed for an angel to appear out of the sky and take away all your coding vows?

Well, Codeless Automation is supposed to be that savior and help you avoid complex code practices. But is your tool of choice actually getting things done? Are you still facing resistance?

The Tech Girl, Angie Jones talks about the very features that Codeless Automation tools must offer . Sky is the limit if you implement the right tool into your existing workflows. To get you started, we have also featured an interesting discussion between Sune Engsig and Harshit Paul about overcoming test automation challenges with Codeless Automation.

Rest assured that this edition has a lot more in store for you! Hand-picked posts of the week-

News

Adventures in Node: Default Parameters

5 min readChrome-Extensionthinkingtester.com

Node.js, the crafty JavaScript runtime environment, is a handy skill to have in your portfolio. This will help you dive deep into the default parameters offered by Node.js.

How Google manages open source

5 min readChrome-Extensionblog.tidelift.com

It is a known fact that Google uses a single repository, the Monorepo, to store all internal source code. Much has been written and talked about it. But have you seen how it impacts the team within Google?

Striking a Balance Between Manual and Automated Testing

5 min readChrome-Extensionblog.testproject.io

How can we balance between manual and automated testing? What are the benefits of one approach to testing over the other? What misconceptions exists?

Performance

We Forgot About “Test Design”: The Essential QA Skill

5 min readChrome-Extensiontheqalead.com

Why do we ever leave out 'the ability to design an effective test' from the key QA skills? Here's why test design matters & how to do it right.

How To Improve Quality

4 min readChrome-Extensionisleof.it

They say plans are worthless. Yet planning is everything! As puzzling as it is, that’s not the only trick to improving quality.

Automation

10 Features Every Codeless Test Automation Tool Should Offer

7 min readChrome-Extensiontechbeacon.com

Test automation expert and practitioner Angie Jones outlines 10 things testers want in the next generation of codeless tools.

How To Get Text Of An Element In Selenium?

9 min readChrome-Extensiontestmu.ai

Learn how to get the text of various elements on a webpage using the getText() method in Selenium. Also, learn the difference between getText and getAttribute methods.

Tools

“Cypress or WebdriverIO”, Choosing the Perfect Automation framework

10 min readChrome-Extensionmedium.com

2020 was a good year for automation frameworks with Cypress & WebDriverIO booming up like anything. Ever wondered about choosing between the two?

27 Of The Best CI/CD Tools Available Today

8 min readChrome-Extensiontestmu.ai

Covering the best CI/CD tools and their features to help you choose one that suits your needs. Avoid sticky situations with code commits and choose the perfect tool!

Video & Podcast

Webinar: How To Overcome Test Automation Challenges with Codeless Automation?

32 minChrome-Extensionyoutube.com

Tune in to an expert commentary on overcoming test automation challenges with the help of codeless automation. Get your workflow sorted out!