Blurring Boundaries in DevOps: The Rise of TestOps The deployment went live at 3 a.m., and for a brief moment, everything seemed perfect. Dashboards showed all systems green, the logs scrolled neatly, and the DevOps team finally exhaled. Then, just as they were about to log off, support alerts started pouring in. The application was [...]
In the world of modern software delivery, stability is not the absence of failure – it's the speed and precision with which failures are detected, addressed, and resolved. For testing teams, this shift is especially significant. No longer is the tester's role limited to finding bugs during a designated QA phase; today, testers are vital [...]
I had an interesting conversation the other day, with a friend who is as far as one can possibly be from the software development world. From her questions about my work, and about Testuff as a company, I realized that for many people it isn’t that clear how the many applications and software they [...]
I’m sure you are familiar with the term Technical debt. We’re all familiar with the ever going debates when designing and programming software - should we do it the ‘right (and long, expensive) way’ or maybe we should take the easier, faster road, which will get us quickly to a working new feature/product but also [...]
Some Thoughts about The DevOps Era Developing and releasing software is a complicated process. Applications now-days are more complex, and deployment infrastructure complexity grows, so are teams working on software projects. Developing, testing, and releasing software quickly and in a consistent way, is therefore more challenging than ever. One way organizations face this challenge is [...]
In theory, we’re all supposed to be on the same page. In the quest to deliver stable builds that excite end-users: Software testers are in charge of finding and reporting bugs. Software developers are responsible for fixing those bugs. It all sounds pretty straightforward. But the reality is often very different. There are times [...]
At Testuff, we talk a lot about finding defects. But what about fixing those bugs after you’ve found them? If you regularly follow this blog, you already know how we feel about this topic: “Fixing” defects is the developer’s job (exclusively). “Finding” bugs is the tester’s job (exclusively). And it’s best if these 2 [...]
This seems like a silly question. Obviously, developers need to make sure their builds are stable before sending them on to the testing team. So yes, developers must at least taste test their applications. But what we’re really asking is whether developers should conduct rigorous testing, complete with defect reporting, debugging, and methodology selection – [...]
The division of labor couldn’t be clearer: Quality assurance professionals are supposed to test and report bugs. Software developers are supposed to build and fix code. Getting a product ready for launch might require hundreds (or thousands) of back-and-forth exchanges to fix all defects. However, that’s how the industry is set up. But what [...]
In a recent email exchange with a long-time Testuff user, we learned that he wasn't using one of the main screens in our platform. In fact, he wasn't even paying attention to that screen. After digging a little deeper, we discovered that several others were in the same boat. This surprised us given the usefulness [...]
