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Craig Risi
Feb 135 min read
The Journey to Modernization – Part 8 – Testing Strategies for Serverless
Serverless applications present unique challenges for testing, given their event-driven nature and heavy reliance on managed cloud...


Craig Risi
Jan 247 min read
The Journey to Modernization – Part 6 – Best practices for implementing a serverless stack
In my previous article , we explored the foundational considerations for modernizing to a serverless stack, focusing on how to evaluate...


Craig Risi
Dec 20, 202412 min read
The Journey to Modernization – Part 4 – Final steps of technical modernization preparation for your legacy application
In my last post, I started looking at the technical steps for preparation of technical modernization. It was a lot to cover, so I split...

Craig Risi
Dec 14, 20249 min read
The Journey to Modernization – Part 3 – Preparing a legacy application for technical modernization
In this series, we’ve looked at what to look at when approaching modernization  and the importance of approaching modernization from a...


Craig Risi
Sep 14, 20248 min read
The Pros and Cons of Using Pact for Contract Testing
In my previous blog post , I spoke about the importance of Contract Testing in the software development space. A tool that can assist in...


Craig Risi
Aug 30, 202411 min read
Contract Testing – what is it and why do you need it
Testing is a multilayered engineering activity required at many levels in the software architecture and development process. However, as...


Craig Risi
Aug 16, 202410 min read
Pros and Cons of Different Tools - Grafana
In any development and testing environment, observability and visibility are essential for ensuring software quality and efficiency. Many...


Craig Risi
Aug 8, 20249 min read
The Pros and Cons of Different Tools - BlazeMeter
When it comes to performance testing, we often focus our investigations on scripting tools that can automate a particular process and...


Craig Risi
Jun 1, 20246 min read
How to execute your test automation in parallel
Almost every company has seen the benefits of test automation and has bought into the idea of test automation throughout their entire...


Craig Risi
Apr 25, 20248 min read
The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools – Katalon Studio
With the popularity of open-source automation tools like Selenium, it has become difficult for many companies wanting to build automation...


Craig Risi
Mar 29, 20246 min read
The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - Sahi
Today I’m returning to test automation and looking at a tool that at one time was considered one of the fastest-growing web automation...


Craig Risi
Mar 8, 20248 min read
The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - Yest
Most of the testing tools I’ve been looking at so far deal with the aspect of testing at or post the development stage. However, today I...


Craig Risi
Feb 17, 20247 min read
The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - Applitools Eyes
In today’s blog on testing tools, I wanted to focus on a tool that does something a little different than what we’ve covered before. An...


Craig Risi
Jan 26, 20247 min read
The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - ALM/QC
In my look at different testing tools I still intend on unpacking some JIRA plug-ins further. However, before doing that, I thought I...


Craig Risi
Jan 11, 20245 min read
The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - XRay
We started the year looking at JIRA, but before I look at other similar tools, I wanted to spend some time looking at some added...


Craig Risi
Jan 5, 20246 min read
The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - JIRA
I want to start this year off by looking at different workflow management, test management, and defect tools and how they can add value...

Craig Risi
Dec 14, 20236 min read
Benefits of a quality-driven approach in software and why quality-driven leadership matters
Instead of delving into more discussions about testing tools, I decided to conclude the year by sharing something that I believe needs a...


Craig Risi
Nov 24, 20236 min read
Factors to consider in choosing a test management tool
In my previous post I looked at what Test Management tools are generally good for and asked the question of whether you need one or not....

Craig Risi
Nov 16, 20236 min read
Are test management tools necessary?
In my analysis of different testing tools, I thought I would discuss the important topic of test management tools. This could be a...


Craig Risi
Nov 2, 20236 min read
The pros and cons of different testing tools – Gatling
Before I move on to other forms of testing tools, like Test Management Tools, I wanted to talk about one more performance testing tool,...
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