
Understanding the benefits of test management and BDD
Teams have been testing software for as long as software has existed. With the increased adoption of continuous integration and delivery, automated tests are becoming essential. Behaviour-driven development (BDD) is a modern approach to developing software that grew out of Agile and test-driven development. Most teams/organisations can benefit from test management and BDD, but BDD …
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A Developer’s Perspective of CI/CD Integrations with SwaggerHub
In my career thus far I’ve been very fortunate to have held positions at various stages along the software development lifecycle and beyond. It’s given me great insight and appreciation for the demands of today’s developers. Whether I’ve been speaking to frustrated developers on a product demo, or in the depths of the code base …
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API Performance Testing with LoadUI Pro: The Why, the How, and the Measures of Success
This post is the first in a series on API performance testing, and covers why performance testing is critical to API and company success Speed. Performance. Reliability. These are the characteristics we strive for when developing a truly powerful application. These are also the characteristics our customers use to judge that application. But in today’s …

Try These Hacks to Speed Up Your Manual UI Tests
User interface testing, or UI testing, is an integral part of the software development process. While unit and integration tests ensure that things work on a code level, UI tests are the only way to ensure an optimal experience from the user standpoint. The only downside is that these tests can be time-consuming to create …
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SmartBear Connect 2020 – Attend Free Online
In light of travel restrictions, and the need to value health and safety above all else due to the COVID-19 corona-virus situation, SmartBear Connect 2020 is going virtual! We’re turning it into a completely free online, live-streamed and interactive event. The training, the sessions, and the speakers you’re looking forward to on the agenda will …
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SmartBear Named a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Test Automation
SmartBear has been placed highest on the Ability to Execute axis in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Software Test Automation. Topics covered in the report include: Emerging trends in DevOps, AI/ML for testing, Continuous Testing, Agile Development, and more Recommendations and key strategies for driving quality in modern software development Insights into ten vendors used …

Checklist of Test Data Creation Strategies
Most developers and test engineers know that unit tests should include both happy and sad paths. For example, you might test an email validation method with several different correctly and incorrectly formatted email addresses. The goal is to ensure the code works in many different scenarios rather than just testing a single correct email address. …
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Announcing LoadNinja Updates: Improved UI!
If you haven’t heard, we are the official and exclusive sponsor of Joe Colantonio’s TestGuild Performance and SRE Podcast! Check out the first few episodes now. We’re also excited to highlight some new enhancements and features that have been added to LoadNinja over the past several weeks! Maximize VU Inspector You can maximize the VU inspector so …
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Just Announced: SmartBear Acquires Bitbar
Want to know more about this week’s news around the latest SmartBear acquisition? Our own Anand Sundaram sits down to explain why Bitbar was such a natural fit for the SmartBear product portfolio, and what challenges our two companies are teaming up to solve for customers around the globe. Noel: We made a big announcement …
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SmartBear Further Strengthens Leadership Position by Bringing New Test Automation Capabilities to the Atlassian Ecosystem
SmartBear Announces New Product Integrations and Functionality to Streamline Development by Bringing Together the Power of Test Automation and Test Management with Native Jira Experience.