Test Automation | Craig Risi

A personal blog addressing software quality across all aspects of software development, testing, design, and people.

Contract Testing – what is it and why do you need it

Craig Risi

Aug 3011 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...

The Pros and Cons of Different Tools - BlazeMeter

Craig Risi

Aug 89 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...

How to execute your test automation in parallel

Craig Risi

Jun 16 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...

The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools – Katalon Studio

Craig Risi

Apr 258 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...

The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - Sahi

Craig Risi

Mar 296 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...

The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - Yest

Craig Risi

Mar 88 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...

The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - Applitools Eyes

Craig Risi

Feb 177 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...

The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - ALM/QC

Craig Risi

Jan 267 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...

The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - XRay

Craig Risi

Jan 115 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...

The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - JIRA

Craig Risi

Jan 56 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...

Benefits of a quality-driven approach in software and why quality-driven leadership matters

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...

Factors to consider in choosing a test management tool

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...

The pros and cons of different testing tools – Gatling

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,...

Effective Test Automation Approaches for Modern CI/CD Pipelines

Craig Risi

Oct 26, 20239 min read

Effective Test Automation Approaches for Modern CI/CD Pipelines

I'm taking a break today from my tool evaluations to post an article I previously wrote for InfoQ. I feel it is a relevant topic at the...

The Pros and Cons of different test tools - k6

Craig Risi

Oct 12, 20238 min read

The Pros and Cons of different test tools - k6

In my look at different testing tools, I’ve focused mostly on automation tools, but today I want to focus on a tool that is exclusively...

The Pros and Cons of Different Test Tools – Jest

Craig Risi

Sep 8, 20237 min read

The Pros and Cons of Different Test Tools – Jest

In my previous blog post I spoke about the effectiveness of using the three different JavaScript libraries to help build an effective API...

The Pros and Cons of Different API Test Tools – Axios, Mocha, and Chai

Craig Risi

Sep 1, 20237 min read

The Pros and Cons of Different API Test Tools – Axios, Mocha, and Chai

Now when we think of testing tools, we normally think of one tool in its entirety. But in the modern open-source development world and...

The Pros and Cons of Different Test Tools – JMeter

Craig Risi

Aug 18, 20237 min read

The Pros and Cons of Different Test Tools – JMeter

When it comes to testing and automation, we may focus on tools from a UI, API, or performance perspective – but in essence, there are a...

The Pros and Cons of Different API Test Tools - SoapUI

Craig Risi

Jul 27, 20236 min read

The Pros and Cons of Different API Test Tools - SoapUI

Today I want to look at the next testing tool in my API testing tool series. And that tool is SoapUI. Postman might be one of the most...