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10 Top Software Testing Trends for 2019 to Gain the Edge

Software testing services are about to witness tremendous changes in terms of technology. As the world is digitized everywhere, it calls for enormous changes and advancements in technology. The world always welcomes the innovative thoughts to bring an uplift at every stage. You need to update yourself with the evolving trends as you can never come out of the race. Organizations also take part in this evolution for generations. New trends always come in our way to meet the demand. In the field of software testing, there is a huge evolution in the IT industry with new technologies in the recent past. IT Organizations are coming forward in this digital transformation and paying more attention towards quality and reliability. This transformation will make a difference in reducing the errors and improving the security features. Professionals in the IT industry are quickly adopting the changes that are happening in the testing industry to keep themselves updated. In this blog, let us see some of the latest software trends and predictions for the next decade. Top 10 Software Testing Trends 1. Agile Adoption: Agile is the most used term these days in the IT industry; this is nothing but a process that will provide quick response during any project. Also, Agile is an alternative method in project management. Agile is helping companies to design and build their products throughout the process of development. Using Agile, companies can produce quality products in the market to handle the competition around. As Agile is used at every sprint meeting, it helps client engagement and understands the transparency of the project in every step. As data has become more valuable companies are undergoing digital transformation with the adoption of agile methodology. 2. Adoption of DevOps: DevOps mainly focus on the collaboration of various operations and development methods to deliver quality products. DevOps is not a specification or a standard but a culture that brings high-quality products with fewer failure rates during the productions. There are certain principles and practices for DevOps like collaborating with customer from time to time, delivering work in short intervals, making the customer aware of work progress, developing programs that are flexible to change according to the customer requirement, and finally giving complete leverage to the team to get the best out of them to deliver the work on time. 3. Test Automation: Test automation is helping the testing team to maintain the test cases to track and manage testing needs whenever required by the customer. With the sudden evolution of Agile and DevOps, testing strategies are also very essential to maintain the pace which is acquired through Test Automation. Hence organizations cannot ignore test automation in the process of development of DevOps. Test Automation is very important for DevOps, so companies are focusing on the replacement of manual testing with automated testing. There is a lot of room for increasing the utilization of test automation in projects. Software testing predicts that automation tools at present like Selenium, Katalon, TestComplete, etc will add more features to make the testing process easier. 4. API and Services Test Automation: Application Programming Interface Testing focuses on reliability and security. For the last couple of years, the demand for API Testing has been gradually increasing. The testing process becomes more efficient with the usage of API and Services Test Automation. There are plenty of tools available for API testing, which are very helpful for developers and the testing teams. These API tools help the user to create a custom code very easily. Some of the tools are run on Mac, Windows, Linux, and chrome apps depending on the compatibility. As the users feel more convenient, the need for API and services test automation also increases. 5. Increasing Open Source Tools: Open Source Tools are going to play a vital role in the coming days. The increasing adoption of open source tools for the proper implementation of Test automation, DevOps, Agil, etc., will continue in the next decade as well. Once open source tools increase, support communities will also play an active role throughout programming and to attain the best output. This adoption of open source tools can be witnessed in areas like application, business, database, infrastructure, integration, etc. These tools will help organizations to gain flexibility and improve the standards of business. Organizations are slowly realizing the importance of open source tools that are helping them stay ahead with the new trends in the Industry. 6. Focus on New Trends: Companies are focusing on new technologies and following the new trends in the industry, to keep the balance between demand and supply. Experts from the industry say that testing is going to amaze the world in the next few years. Testers must always be willing to adapt to change and improve skills. As days pass, technology grows, and the world becomes small with improved technology and developments. Especially in case of testing, testers should always follow the market trends and keep evolving. 7. Digital Transformation: Digital transformation is not just the adoption of technology but leveraging opportunities to accelerate priorities. This transformation requires a sudden shift towards the digital testing trends to make their mark in the industry. Testers should grow in every aspect like analytical tools usage, techniques, frameworks, technologies, and many more. Unlike other reasons, industries or companies should undergo this digital transformation for their survival. Without adopting the new trends, it is tough for anyone to cope up with current trends. Businesses go with the transformation rather than transforming the new trends on their own as it is very risky to create new evolutions and make the world follow it. 8. Quality Engineering from Quality Assurance: The world is changing every second and talk about the new technology and evolutions in the market continuously. Quality Assurance is also shifting to Quality engineering, as QA is taking tough competition to keep up the good work. As technology is growing beyond Quality Assurance, it is shifting to quality engineering for the growing responsibilities on the go. Quality engineering is expanding its number and building teams to compete with the demand. QA now becomes more complex with a wide range of skills and technology being witnessed in the industry. 9. Machine Learning gets focused: Machine learning and AI are the buzz heard all around the world today. Technologies on this will get doubled and grab everyone’s attention in the coming years. As these technologies will allow more automation and deliver the best output with the help of automation testers, they will be highly in demand. In coming years, we can surely witness that AI and Machine learning are going to help optimization. AI in software testing will enable growth management, build strong relations, and speed up the change. Accuracy in AI software testing is what makes the client satisfied with speedy delivery and quick transformation in the businesses. 10. To survive in the Industry: Companies are following the software testing trends to survive in the industry and make them live for the world. To mark their presence and give tough competition to others in the industry, businesses are adopting new trends every now and then. If the organizations are evolving continuously, they can stand in a better position in the business and avoid risk for today’s competition in the world. The next decade will see more and more transformation with the usage of open source tools in organizations. Hence, organizations will keep an eye on the fastest growing changes and adopt the changes to increase their visibility in the market. Surviving in the industry is most important, and that is acquired through following the trends in the market. Conclusion: We have discussed most of the software testing trends that are predicted by the experts for the coming years. We can conclude saying that software testing is a never-ending process that keeps changing the process of testing and gives the best outputs in less time. One should definitely watch emerging software testing trends and adopt the changes to challenge digital transformation. Irrespective of the developers, organizations should be aware of developments in the software testing industry. All the above factors will play their role in delivering the quality output in any industry by following the newly evolved trends. Customer expectations also increase with the increasing technology and bring more challenging tasks to the testers ahead. Hence the software tester’s role will be crucial for any industry who are trying to grow further. Developers also need to stay updated with the improved testing trends in the market to meet the demand.

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2-In-A-Box: Manual and Automation Testing

The recent onset and favourability of automated testing has polarized the testing industry into two extremes- those in favour of manual testing vs those in favour of automated testing. This conflict of opinions arises owing to the highly contributing merits and demerits of both the versions. But the question remains, is one form of testing better than the other? And if manual and automation are both beneficial in some way or the other, is there a way to balance the two instead of choosing one?Manual testing has been the primitive form of testing that the software industry incorporated, and has been loyal to, for the past few decades. The advantages of this traditional method are far too many to be ignored. For starters, the human angle to testing software products renders it a faux end user experience advantage, giving more product insight with detailed test cases, identifying clear and concise steps to be taken by the tester, with expected outcomes. Exploratory testing helps to explore the software to identify errors in it and is one of the most efficient ways to gain a quality and par standard product.Despite there being advantages, there have also been some known disadvantages of adhering to manual testing; some beingTime consumed to test all the scenariosRendering engineers idle when the resources are running with some test/processNeeding to staff manual engineers at a certain point for a short period of timeIt was these demerits that led the industry to veer towards more stable and reliable methods of testing i.e. “Automation”. The pace and scale of automation has made it an integral part of regression testing, thus ensuring faster turnaround time with minimal supervision. We are also aware that automation helps us test an exponential number of cases as a workflow thus reducing redundancy.The downside of automation however, includes concern like effective communication and collaboration among the team members, especially since it is more essential in an automation team. Another factor is the high and upfront investment costs—for hiring skilled resources and for investing the right tools.To overcome these automation challenges we could consider combining the two teams or to facilitate the manual team to undertake automation too. There are multiple organizations that have adopted this ‘hybrid’ model of 2-in-a-box. Such a team requires a skilled leader who is well versed with managing manual test, product test, automation, with an understanding of development. Without that, the team/engineer or the organization cannot succeed. This is where the industry is headed now, where the QA team/engineer is getting trained.It is imperative that QA leaders stop taking sides and realize the advantages of batting for a collective team. The right strategy in adopting the hybrid model led by an experienced team will ensure that you’re able to make the most of both testing models to make sure your application is in great shape. Aziro (formerly MSys Technologies), a renowned leader in offering test automation services, QA automation testing services, backed by right selection of automation testing tools, can help you accelerate your testing results.

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4 easy steps for benchmark testing (using vSphere replication)

This blog will discuss about vSphere Replication when no third party replication product is needed (i.e. there is no SRA to be configured). Before that, we need to know VMware vSphere Site Recovery Manager, i.e., SRM. SRM is a disaster recovery management product from VMware that provides automated failover and disaster recovery testing. VMware SRM automates the process of synchronizing recovery data between the primary and backup data center sites by using a third-party replication product or vSphere Replication to copy virtual machine data to a secondary site.SRM replication choices:Array-based/ storage Array replicationvSphere ReplicationDescriptionHere we will discuss about vSphere Replication. Note: vSphere Replication will not be available in the trial version of SRM and to overcome this we need to deploy vSphere Replication appliance on both primary and secondary sites.vSphere ReplicationvSphere Replication is a feature of vSphere 5.0 and Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5.0 that automates the failover of virtual servers to a recovery site. VMware vSphere Replication is a hypervisor-based, asynchronous replication solution for vSphere virtual machines. vSphere Replication delivers flexible, reliable and cost-efficient replication to enable data protection and disaster recovery for all virtual machines in your environment.Use CasesData protection locally, within a single siteDisaster recovery and avoidance between two sitesDisaster recovery and avoidance to a service provider cloudData center migrationConfigure vSphere Replication :To be Noted : This Blog is developed by considering the following versions, ESXi Version – ESXi 6.0, VMware vSphere Replication – 6.0.0.1, IOMeter tool -1.0Step 1 : Add one ESXi host to the Primay vCenter server (Site A) and Add another ESXi host to the Secondary vCenter server (Site B).Step 2 : Deploy Replication appliance virtual server on both ESXi host (as a VM). This appliance ovf file will be available on the following link,Link : https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?productId=491&downloadGroup=VR6001Console of the vSphere Replication ApplianceStep 3 : Connect both the sites from each other as follows,3.1 Go to home and click on the “vSphere replication icon” from inventories.3.2 Manage ==> vSphere Replication ==> Target sites -> click “connect to target site” icon3.3 Provide vCenter server of each other’s IP and credentialsStep 4 : Create VM on the ESXi host available on the primary vCenter Server and initiate IO on the VM disk using IO meter.Once after completing the above steps, the vSphere replication process is diagrammatically explained below,vSphere replicationHow to initiate Replication :Right click on VM which is created on the primary site.Then Goto -> All vSphere replication action -> configure replication.Complete the configuration wizard with correct information.Once the above steps are done, replication will be initiated from Primary to Secondary site.Monitor Replication Process :From Primary site :Home ==> vSphere Replication ==> Monitor ==> vSphere Replication ==> outgoing replication(primary site)From Secondary Site :Home ==> vSphere Replication ==> Monitor ==> vSphere Replication ==>incoming replication(secondary site)Sample Output of Performance test:(Above output may differ based on the hardware)Few Flexible Configurations:Recovery point objective (RPO) from 15 minutes to 24 hoursProtect up to 2,000 virtual machines per vCenter Server environmentUse Linux file system quiescingConclusionThis blog is all about doing replication on DR and also HA of services without having an Adapter configuration on the storage side and this is also cost effective.

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5 Reasons to Outsource Your QA

Quality Assurance or QA is a critical part of Software Development Lifecycle because it ensures your product is bug free and ready for release in time.The decision of whether to outsource QA does not just depend on the cost arbitrage alone but also several other factors that need to be considered. If you have a large project at hand, outsourcing QA works out to be a cost-effective option.With more than a decade’s experience in storage, Aziro (formerly MSys Technologies) can help you with expert QA services. Explore our Managed Services offering for your QA and Testing requirements. Contact us today!

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8 Tips to Be More Effective in Agile Software Testing

Agile software development happens fast and code releases happen more frequently. Testing in such an environment is very important for coming up with accurate code that works. How does a programmer ensure quality of the code? In agile environment, there are three major challenges: Gathering the requirements and the number of hours committed Creating short-term releases Keeping scrum short for more time for code inspections As an agile software tester, you should be very proficient with the tools you use. Here are eight tips to be more effective in agile software testing. 1. Character Traits of an Agile Tester There are a few character traits and mindsets you should be in for being a successful agile tester. Being passionate, creative, and unafraid is important for an agile tester. The agile tester should have soft skills in management, communication, leadership, etc., as well. These skills will help you envision the client’s expectations before the delivery of the product. 2. Understanding the Data Flow When you know how the data travels inside your application, you are better able to analyze the impact of component failures and security issues. Hence, recognize how the data is used within the application early on in order to report bugs and defects faster. 3. Analyzing the Logs In agile development, understanding the defect that causes an issue in the application under test involves log analysis. Application logs contain a great deal of information about the system-level architecture of the application. Some of the errors that the tester needs to know about are called “silent errors,” which means the end user doesn’t perceive the effect of the error. Log analysis helps you better spot silent errors as well as work more efficiently with the development team. 4. Risk- and Change-Based Testing In agile development, development happens on the fly as does testing. The go-to-market time is all that matters, and the teams work together to achieve the best go-to-market time. When the application gets modified, you, the tester, need to understand which parts of the application are being changed. Also, you need to know the overall effect of the change to the final application. 5. Understand the Business Objectives Agile tester is essentially the end user of the product. Hence, you should know how end users use the product. In order to evaluate your testing strategies, focus on the key areas or parts of the application that an end user is more likely to use. Create separate strategies for product architecture and end users. Also, this end-user-specific categorization allows you to report bugs based on the application’s business objectives, i.e., prioritizing the defects. At the end of the day, meeting end-user requirements is what any business needs. Based on the user stories, QA teams prepare the acceptance criteria. 6. Browser Tools Browser plugins and tools may be highly effective for agile testers sometimes. For instance, Google Chrome and Firefox come with developer tools in-built to allow testers immediately spot errors. Also, there are third-party browser plugins such as FireBug that testers can use. 7. Requirement Repositories Understand what type of agile development strategy your organization uses—Adaptive Software Development (ADP), Agile Unified Process (AUP), Kanban, Scrum, etc. Documentation of test cases and scenarios that the development and testing team create together is very important. Over time, the requirements and test scenarios are gathered into a repository-style system, from which a tester can get a lot of information. 8. Test Early, Often, and Continuously Exploratory Testing (ET) is a practice in which testing is instantaneous. This is very important in agile development. Many testing professionals believe that the testing should be as early, often, and continuous as possible for proper application delivery. All types of testing—functional, load, etc.,—should be put within the project plan. Conclusion In agile software development, rather than the end-product, the development stages are important. Hence, testing is an integral part of the development process. In the early days of software testing, the quality assurance personnel did not have high level access to what is being tested or the results. With agile movement, the software companies and professionals have a more real-time view of the testing environment and scenarios. In agile development, there are shorter iterations leading to smaller test cases. Using a good test automation solution can be helpful in coming up with faster builds. In order to provide a quality product to customers in a short delivery time schedule, Aziro (formerly MSys Technologies) opted for agile testing approach from the conservative waterfall or V-Model, which paved way for us to address the continuously changing requirements and quality feedbacks of the customers.

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What Makes Protractor the Best for Testing AngularJS based Web Applications

AngularJS allows you to extend HTML vocabulary for your application. The resulting environment is extraordinarily expressive, readable, and quick to develop. It can be quickly used as it is present in other computing devices. It requires a testing tool, which can readily adapt to its properties but not just any testing tool.Protractor is an end-to-end test (e2e) framework for AngularJS applications. It is a Node.js program built on top of WebDriverJS. Protractor runs tests against your application running in a real browser (or headless), interacting with it as a real user would have used. It is a preferred choice of tool for AngularJS based Web Applications.AdvantagesBased on AngularJS, makes it easy for AngularJS DeveloperProvides advance locators for locating AngularJS Web Applicationsjs for finding elements for helping with writing codeAvoids explicit sleep to optimize test executionRun tests using grid in multiple browsers, headless browsersCombines powerful tools such as NodeJS, Selenium, WebDriver, Jasmine, Cucumber and MochaAllows tests to be organized based on Jasmine, can write both unit and functional tests using Jasmine4 Reasons that make Protractor Best for Testing AngularJS based Web Applications Protractor is built on top of WebDriverJSIt uses native events and browser-specific drivers to interact with your application similar to the real world user. Protractor supports Angular-specific locator strategies, which allows you to test Angular-specific elements without any additional setup effort. New locators such as By.binding, By.repeater, By.textarea, By.model, etc. are introduced to deal with AngularJS Web Applications. Element explorer is packaged with Protractor; it identifies elements based on locators. Protractor also automatically executes the next step in your test as soon as the web page finishes pending tasks, so there is no need to write additional sleep calls to get in sync with a web page. Protractor runs on top of Selenium and implicitly provides all the benefits of it. Protractor framework is integrated with JasmineThis makes it easy to write, execute and organize tests. Jasmine is compatible with Protractor due to which all resources that are extracted from the browser can be used to make tests as promises, these promises are resolved using Jasmine expect() command. Protractor is a framework for automationIt is used for functional tests for covering the Acceptance Criteria of the user but this does not mean that we should not write unit tests and integration tests, they are still required. Protractor has a strong testing community supportIt is evolving the framework to follow AngularJS, by making it compatible with Selenium WebDriver and Jasmine new releases. Protractor project is open in GitHub which puts all its users to look for help and if issues are found they can report it and developers can take it further in to successive releases.ReferencesAngularJS – https://angularjs.orgNode.js – https://www.npmjs.com/package/protractorReleases – https://github.com/angular/protractor/releasesRelease Contents – https://github.com/angular/protractor/blob/master/CHANGELOG.mdAngularJS Guide – https://angular.github.io/protractor/#/From Specialist – http://ramonvictor.github.io/protractor/slides/#/

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The Best Strategy for Mobile App Testing - 3 Focus Areas for Success

Not testing your mobile application before launching is like not performing your car’s maintenance check before you set out on your family road trip. Testing is important to ensure your app’s quality- for who likes to use an app with umpteen regressions and glitches? A newly launched app with bugs and other issues can hurt not just your business but also your reputation. A test automation strategy and QA testing tools become your essential weapons. Mobile app testing may be time consuming, yet very essential for ensuring that your customers have a positive experience while using your application. Understandably so, you’ve got to ensure from genesis that every experience for every user subscribing to your application is a happy one. Do not expect customers to pose as testers referring you to flaws that they experience. This will surely tick them off. At times, an experienced QA Automation Testing Services provider can also help. Challenges of mobile testing Smartphone applications have increased inexorably in the last decade. With a billion existing apps (and many more being added almost every day), the stiff competition has led to some beautifully designed and executed apps. As a result, users’ expectations of an app experience have reached a new high. To ensure that you meet the bar set by these apps, testing is an inevitable and an extremely crucial part of your app building process. Platforms and software contribute to the difficulty of mobile testing. Unlike PCs that are more or less similar, mobile devices are extensively distinct. The screen size of the device, the mobile carriers of the users, connectivity speed and the OSes are what set the mobile market apart from the traditional devices. Each update of an app means an additional testing cycle. Updates in mobile apps are highly frequent due to the increasing number of apps launched daily. Also, every time a new device or a new version of OS is launched, the app is tested for warrant compatibility. The scope of testing differs for different cycles. Some testing cycles may remain limited to testing the intrinsic features of the app while some require a complete regression and feature test. Thus, a robust test automation strategy becomes the key. Mobile Application Testing Strategy What devices do you want to test for? The devices that your audience uses add a huge challenge to your testing process! Your customers are accessing your apps with hundreds of different devices, not to forget the OSes and their versions. This is reason enough why you should be testing your app’s compatibility for each type of device. You can choose to either test with real devices or emulated devices. Simulators are ideally used in the developmental phase for basic functionality of the app. Testing on physical devices can be done towards the end of the cycle to understand application behavior such as touch response and user experience. Both process have their own pros and cons. while testing with a real devices gives you outputs that is precise to the real devices, they can be expensive. On the other hand you can use simulators as they are cost effective- you can test for multiple devices from a singular platform. However, this may not always return the errors or shortcomings that your user would face. Mobile Networks Another challenge is the connectivity by network providers of your customers. There are more than 400 mobile operators in the world. And these operators support multiple technologies like CDMA, GSM etc. Network operators have their own systems implemented that affect the performance of any app. Not just network operators, their local vendors, too have customized connectivity streamlines. Networks do affect a major aspect of your app’s performance. While testing, you can make use of tools that simulate cellular networks. On location testing can be reserved for specialized applications. Automated Testing With automated mobile testing you can verify application results by automating repetitive test procedures. You can use it to validate whether new features are affecting the performance of your old ones. However, automation requires a significant amount of initial investment. Consider investing in one when you are sure to run multiple test cases and not one-off cases. While automating your scripts, remember to test features that won’t drastically impact the outcome of the app. Also identify the test cases that may be too expensive to automate owing to technical challenges. Knowing which test cases to automate and which ones to exclude out of it, is an important step of this process. Consider automating all features that meet the desired requirements. Key use cases for automation in mobile application testing are – Verifying application compatibility when a new OS version is released and verifying backward compatibility when the application is upgraded. Conclusion The significant challenges and risks involved in mobile application testing can impact production of mobile apps. These risks and challenges can be mitigated by planning and adopting policies that are favorable to your application. The various mobile app testing tools available in market help with testing and also providing a platform to measure security and compatibility compliance. The importance of testing mobile applications before deployment in a live environment must not be overlooked. Automating the process is an alternative that you need to consider. Testing & Automation Expertise by Aziro (formerly MSys Technologies) Mobitaz Software quality assurance and test automation are our major verticals. Aziro (formerly MSys Technologies) has evolved as a leader in providing testing and automation services. Our deep expertise in this domain helped us develop a test automation product for mobile apps – Mobitaz. Aziro (formerly MSys Technologies) provides comprehensive testing and quality assurance services, which include manual testing and test process improvement. Aziro (formerly MSys Technologies) has catered to various testing domains, such as load testing, functional testing, regression testing, user interface testing, etc. Aziro (formerly MSys Technologies) possesses expertise on major mobile platforms, iOS and Android.

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The Business Level Importance of Software Testing

Today, software development is no longer what it used to be. In the past, you had only one or two platforms to consider while developing software applications. Also, code releases and new versions used to come out once in a year or so. Testing was a relatively relaxed process. Today, we have a plethora of operating systems in both mobile and desktop platforms. In the mobile world, you have Android, Apple iOS, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry. Although BlackBerry and Windows Phone occupy a diminutive slice of the market, you still can’t ignore them. Software testing assumes great importance in the case of agile development where coding is a continuous process.Quality Assurance of Your AppsImagine your bank provided an Android app for such activities as net banking and funds transfer. During development, the bank tested the app only on the Samsung Galaxy family of devices owing to the fact that it was highly popular. Hence, when you open up the app within your Nexus 5, it provides ineffably bad performance with such UI faux pas as invisible buttons, overlapping text boxes, and misaligned menus. You can imagine the poor user experience it would give you. The bank cannot expect all of its users to have Galaxy phones, can it? Android is a serious challenge for testers due to its many versions, and it is adopted by many OEMs in a multitude of hardware configurations. As Android is a free, no-strings-attached operating system, OEMs go out of their way to modify it, developing their own user interfaces. While this freedom proved to be one of the reasons behind the enormous success of Android, it also made the OS flavors incredibly diverse.This device diversity makes testing an Android app an intricate task. Had your bank done proper testing on your Android app with the help of an emulator and a test automation suite such as Mobitaz, the app would have been much better.Types of Software TestingThere are mainly two types of software testing: white-box and black-box testing. The difference between them is minor. In the black-box method, testing is based on the output generated across a range of inputs submitted; in essence, the internal code structure is not evaluated. In white-box testing, aka glass-box testing, the tester takes into account the internal mechanism of the software. Besides these, there are a number of areas a software tester needs to take care of: functionality, system, stress, performance, etc. All these different types of testing ensure that the application runs smoothly and provides all the functionalities expected.Testing in the Android WorldAndroid app testing may be a little more complex than testing desktop applications. As mentioned earlier in the case of the banking application, the tester needs to take care of a huge number of devices. Look at the diversity in the Android market as of February 18, 2014.Version Codename API Distribution 2.2 Froyo 8 1.3% 2.3.3 – 2.3.7 Gingerbread 10 20.0% 3.2 Honeycomb 13 0.1% 4.0.3 – 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich 15 16.1% 4.1.x Jelly Bean 16 35.5%\ 4.2.x Jelly Bean 17 16.3% 4.3 Jelly Bean 18 8.9% 4.4 KitKat 19 1.8% Android devices, although very sophisticated, do not provide the level of performance of a laptop or a desktop computer. Hence, performance testing of your app is very important. What if your app slows down the entire system thereby frustrating the users?Also, some additional testing methodologies, such as regression testing and unit testing, assume importance in the case of Android apps. Regression testing is a method in which a modified component is tested for its effect in the entire system. Unit testing is done on a single unit or a group of related units. A unit may be one or more software components grouped together.Businesses Depend on Software TestingIf you are into software development, your aim should be to bring your application to the market faster than your competition does. Also, you cannot afford to offer a half-baked product. Your agile development and testing teams have to work hand in hand in order for the app to be stellar in every aspect. A tool to automate the testing of your app may spell the difference between failure and success in such scenarios.Especially in mobile app development, where the competition is extremely hot, you really need to bring your app out fast. In such cases, an excellent test automation solution is a necessity.ConclusionAndroid is an operating system that enjoys continuous development. New features are added continually. Your app should be capable of taking advantage of this aspect of Android. Multi-touch gestures are one such feature that many test automation suites failed to incorporate for several years; however, Mobitaz supports it as well as other difficult-to-automate components as found in hybrid apps. Aziro (formerly MSys Technologies)’s Mobitaz has been quick to catch up to the market with all the necessary features of a robust test automation solution.

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What is Difference Between Quality Assurance vs Quality Control?

Many times the terms QA (Quality Assurance) and QC (Quality Control) are interchangeably used by people, especially those who are new to the field of Software Testing, however, this is incorrect. Both QA and QC are two unique approaches to improving the quality of the software under development and they are at the heart of Software Development. But both play a vital role in test automation strategy. Quality Assurance and Quality Control are related to each other, but they are originated based on different needs. Quality Assurance is more of a process oriented approach, and it focuses on the prevention of defects, whereas Quality Control is a product oriented approach, and it focuses on defect identification and fixes. The Difference ISO defines Quality Control as a part of quality management focused on fulfilling quality requirements, and Quality Assurance as a part of quality management focused on providing confidence that quality requirement will be fulfilled. There is a need to have systematic planning of all the processes in place, and these, in terms of Quality Assurance need to be demonstrated in order to provide the confidence to the quality of the software. A Quality Assurance review would focus on the process elements of a project e.g. ‘Are all the necessary and sufficient details captured in the requirements?’. Defining the methodology and developing standards are some of the important examples that can be mentioned under the domain of Quality Assurance. Quality Control requires the same; however, here the focus is more on the systematic planning of the operational techniques. In case of specific deliverables, Quality Control would mean finding defects in it e.g. ‘Are the right details captured in the requirements?’ There can be a blurred line between who should be responsible for Quality Assurance and who for Quality Control, and this would vary from organization to organization and from situation to situation within an organization, however, while both of these can be in-house, and can be done by a single team as well, an external Quality Assurance function definitely throws a clearer light on whether QA is being implemented correctly or not. Again, this would depend upon how mature the organization’s Quality Assurance or Project Management practices are, and how exactly the organization wants to enhance them in the days to come. Inculcating these practices right from the beginning to the best level possible can help an organization polish their Quality Assurance and Quality Control practices, and implement them fully in-house to avoid external dependency. Below is a comprehensive table enlisting the clear differences between Quality Assurance and Quality Control, for better understanding of the reader: Quality Assurance Quality Control Quality Assurance is the process of managing the quality of the software under development Quality Control is the set of methods used to verify the quality of the output delivered by the software QA is more of a comprehensive activity in which establishing long-term good quality management systems – and assessing that those systems help us conform to the customer requirements – is done. Thus, QA is process-oriented. QC is more of a product-specific activity in which tools and equipment are used to confirm that the customer’s requirements are continually met. Thus, QC is product-oriented. QA is proactive. It identifies the weaknesses in processes beforehand. QC is reactive. It identifies the defects in the software system after its development, and then fixes them as required. QA prevents the occurrence of issues, bugs, or defects in the system. Thus, it is more managerial in nature. QC identifies the issues, bugs, or defects in the system, and then works towards fixing them. Thus, it is more corrective in nature. QA requires manual checking of documents or files, such as Quality Plans or Test Plans. QC is often done by automatically running the program or software, and then physically measuring if the system runs according to the prescribed requirements. QA does not involve executing the program or code. QA always involves executing the program or the code being tested. Every person who is part of the Software Development is essentially responsible for the overall Quality Assurance of the product. Testing Team is primarily responsible for conducting the Quality Control. QA is a type of Verification, because it involves checking if you’re doing the right thing in the right way. QC is a type of Validation, because it involves checking if what is done is right. QA involves planning for a process. It is basically defining standards and processes to be followed in order to meet the customer requirements. QC involves taking action towards the process by executing it. It is basically ensuring that the necessary standards or requirements are met. Examples of a few QA Activities: – Process Definition and Implementation – Audits – Training Examples of a few QC Activities: – Code Reviews – Test case development – Software Testing – Defect fixing There can be a blurred line between who should be responsible for Quality Assurance and who for Quality Control, and this would vary from organization to organization and from situation to situation within an organization. But, while both of these can be in-house, and can be done by a single team as well, an external Quality Assurance service provider definitely throws a clearer light on whether QA is being implemented correctly or not. Again, this would depend upon how mature the organization’s Quality Assurance Services or Project Management practices are, and how exactly the organization wants to enhance them in the days to come. Inculcating these practices right from the beginning to the best level possible can help an organization polish their Quality Assurance and Quality Control practices, and implement them fully in-house to avoid external dependency.

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