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How to Use iOS 18 Update to Give Your App an Edge
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How to Use iOS 18 Update to Give Your App an Edge

Mobile apps are all about ease of use and convenience. Nothing makes these two more prominent in your product than customization availability. Perhaps that’s why the new iOS 18 banked on fresh personalization and process simplification features. Today, we discuss Apple’s hot update and what it means for your applications.

iOS 18’s New Features & Their Implications

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Prescribing Quality Assurance: Solving Key Challenges of Healthcare Software Testing

Contrary to what Occam’s Razor teaches us, not all complicated things have simple solutions. Healthcare software is among the most intricate systems there are. And to create a truly good product, you need to understand its difficulties. Not only that, you ought to know exactly how to solve them. So, today, we dive into the challenges of healthcare software testing and ways to overcome them.

What Makes Healthcare Testing Distinct?

Let’s cut to the chase. The biggest distinction of healthcare software testing services is their complexity. From EHR (Electronic Health Records) to medical imaging software – making reliable, accurate, and user-friendly software is a task to behold. If you’re wondering why exactly it’s difficult, here’re the three main aspects our QA engineers highli...
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How to Improve Your QA Process & When To Do It

We’re used to associating growth with acquiring something new. But for modern businesses, it’s more important to sort out what you have instead of rushing to new solutions. With a solid base, your progress will be smoother and more potent. And since quality is the ultimate goal for any product, today we’ll talk about quality assurance (QA). Particularly, what effect it has on your project, and how you can improve it to reach new horizons.

The Signs You Should Improve Your QA Process

QA is proactive. It strives to maintain quality-related procedures at a high-level so that the process and the outcome are competent. In other words, you don’t need to wait and see how the result turns out to know that you need a change.

Frequent Critical Bugs in Production

Last-minute bug fixing is never welcome. Yet, it happens sometimes. The most important thing is that your team amends any issues before launch. But, when critical errors consistently make their ...
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A New Perspective on Automated Cross-Browser Testing

Three decades ago, companies battled for browser domination. But today, with over 200 options available, browser diversity is one of the best things about the web. And this translates to cross-browser testing being the core component of a high-quality product. So, let’s discuss why it’s so critical for you to invest in thorough cross-browser tests and how automated software testing services drive businesses forward.

Benefits of Browser Diversity

If you think about it, having one browser for all would be easier. Fewer inconsistencies, bugs, and less testing. But the web thrives on diversity. First of all, you can’t force users into relying on a single option. That would m...
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WordPress Penetration Testing Is Rare. Here’s Why It Should Be a Standard

There's hardly a company that neglects manual QA testing services these days. However, some of the testing types don't get enough attention and room in the QA strategies. WordPress (WP) penetration testing isn’t as common as it should be. 45.8% of all websites rely on WP. And very few see value in WordPress pentesting. Yet this CMS consistency means that hackers can use identical vulnerabilities to target almost half of pages across the Web. So, let’s dive into why you need secured WordPress and how you should approach it.

Why Is WordPress Pentesting Overlooked?

WP-based platforms don’t get enough cybersecurity attention. Here are the main reasons that make owners and teams put pentesting on pause.
  • Penetration tests can be pricy, which may be a barrie...
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Website Accessibility Testing Checklist Your Team Should Know by Heart

1.3 billion people in the world have a disability. Here’s why you, as a software service provider, should care: social responsibility, legal requirements, and untapped income potential. And it's critical to consider when planning manual software testing. Accessibility testing can help raise your social impact, regulatory compliance, and, as studies show, a 50% increase in performance. But for that, you’ll need specialists with proper testing expertise. For now, let’s get up to speed on what digital accessibility is and how you can secure it.

What Defines Accessibility?

Let’s begin with the essentials. First, we need to understand what digital accessibility is. In a broader context, it means designing a website in a way that lets any user fully enjoy it. So, don’t think of accessibility as only for people with d...
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Every Product Needs Acceptance and Production Verification Testing. Here’s Why

When working on software, there might come a moment when you doubt whether it’s enough. These reservations might become a hindrance if your team is a part of a startup or smaller project with no deep software testing expertise. But if you’re hesitant, it means you’re doing something right. It means you care about the quality. Today, we discuss two types of testing that help you gain confidence in your work: acceptance and production verification testing.

Explaining Acceptance Testing

Acceptance testing evaluates whether the software meets specified criteria derived from project documentation. It aims at validating the product’s alignment with requirements and consumer expectations. Let’s review what it does in practice by considering different types of acceptance testing.
  • User acceptance testing – does the product work as intended for the users?
  • Business acceptance testing – does it align with business requirements and goals?...
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Why the Two-Decade-Old Testing Pyramid Still Works

Automated testing (AT) isn’t the knight in shining armor that protects project quality. It’s an approach to it that does. A well-structured automation strategy secures cost-effectiveness, unloads teams, and improves testing accuracy. And the Testing Pyramid might be a good way to kickstart your AT. The Testing Pyramid is a framework that guides the distribution of various test types across development. You can use this model to organize or polish your test automation.

Overview of the Testing Pyramid

Before exploring the practical applications of the pyramid, let’s recap the logic behind its structure.

The Original Testing Pyramid: Unit – Integration – UI

The Testing Pyramid offers an organized testing hierarchy. It reflects the placement and number of tests at each level. It’s divided into three layers:
  1. Unit tests.
  2. Integration tests.
  3. User interface (UI) tests.
These r...
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Manual Regression Testing Doesn’t Work… Without a Strategy!

Automated regression is now the norm. With all the (deserved) buzz around it, we often put software manual testing services in second place. It’s less efficient, prone to error, and takes longer. Right? Here’s the thing - if you build up your manual regression strategically, you’ll be surprised by what you can achieve. When should you opt for manual regression testing, and how to implement it properly – let’s dive in.

Regression Testing Recap

Regression testing is checking software after updates or changes. Alterations to parts of an application may lead to shifts in its components. And when you don’t adapt a system to, say, new features, it won’t work. It’ll be like gluing a Lego block to the side of an existing structure instead of building it up to look consistent. So, in short, you run regression tests to locate areas affected by a change and modify them to prevent issues. Wi...
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Manual vs Automated Testing: Which One Does Your Startup Need?

The present business environment is more than challenging for startups. Let’s look at some numbers. The deal value has been declining since Q1 2022, and Q3 2023 was the second-lowest since then. The drop in funding is down 44-54% across all stages. With a recession in progress, startup teams are forced to operate with lower investments and seek solutions for expense optimization. The result is rising competition between new products across all niches. Now, founders need to invest more effort in product development at all levels – from formulating business tasks to quality assurance and interaction with users. The way the software looks, works, and feels affects the decisions of investors and future users. When a product passes the MVP stage, and its functionality starts expanding, quality becomes more critical, while mistak...
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