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Group of game pieces with one left behind Leave No Tester BehindCreating comprehensive automated tests within a sprint can be a challenge. If the testers don't finish the automation and the rest of the team moves on, testers get left behind and can't catch up. You need some techniques to keep everyone together and ensure that all essential work is accomplished—including test automation.
Laptop with icons for multiple web browsers Comparing 4 Top Cross-Browser Testing FrameworksThe market is flooded with cross-browser testing frameworks, with more options than ever before. How should you decide which option is best to test your application for compatibility with different web browsers? Let’s take a look at four of the top open source solutions today and compare their benefits and drawbacks.
Computer screen showing emergency alert about the coronavirus Lessons the Software Community Must Take from the PandemicDue to COVID-19, organizations of all types have had to implement continuity plans within an unreasonably short amount of time. These live experiments in agility have shaken up our industry, but it's also taught us a lot of invaluable lessons about digital transformation, cybersecurity, performance engineering, and more.
Adam Sandman The Evolution of Modern Testing: A Slack Takeover with Adam SandmanThought leaders from the software community are taking over the TechWell Hub to answer questions and engage in conversations. Adam Sandman, director of technology at Inflectra, hosted this Slack takeover and discussed the main challenges testers face today, what modern users expect, and how to approach test automation.
Chess king left standing with other fallen pieces around it Choosing the Right Threat Modeling MethodologyThreat modeling‍ has transitioned from a theoretical concept into an IT security best practice. Choosing the right methodology is a combination of finding what works for your SDLC maturity and ensuring it results in the desired outputs. Let’s look at four different methodologies and assess their strengths and weaknesses.
Woman wearing a mask going grocery shopping 3 Software Testing Lessons from an Unlikely SourceWith people trying to stay isolated as much as possible due to COVID-19, going to the grocery store suddenly became something to strategize. At least making a plan, prioritizing risk, and being agile are business as usual for software testers. Here are some of the top lessons testers can learn from our current situation.
Basketball player playing defense Defensive Design Strategies to Prevent Flaky TestsFlaky tests could be the result of issues in the code, but more often they are due to assumptions in the test code that lead to non-relatable results. There are many reasons that tests can fail intermittently, and some can be easily avoided by applying good defensive design strategies. It's all about making your code agile.
Silhouette of person unlocking a door with keys Shifting Security Left in Your Continuous Testing Pipeline

Security is often the black sheep of testing—an afterthought that gets only a scan before release. We have to make security a first-class testing citizen with full-lifecycle support. For the best impact, introduce security testing into the early phases of the continuous testing pipeline. Here are some tools to help.