Recently I was required to do security testing as well as check obligatory field validation such as radio buttons or pre-filled fields for one of the clients. We were looking for a tool that could be set up quickly and do both. While the OWASP’s Zap tool is commonly used for security testing, we think it can also be used […]
Learn security testing basics by exploring the Zap tool
Connect Pi to available WiFi without Ethernet cable and seamlessly move across networks
Do you want to connect Pi to available WiFi without Ethernet cable and seamlessly move across networks? Please read along. I was a part of an interesting IoT project called water-cooler-talks at QXf2, for which I had to set up my Raspberry Pi device. I wanted to set up my Raspberry Pi in headless mode and tried to connect the […]
Automation newsletter generation in Mailchimp
Why this post? At Qxf2, we use Mailchimp to send out our weekly newsletter. We have been following pairing activity every week to fill up our newsletter template in Mailchimp and schedule the newsletter. To fill the template, the paired-up team had to look at various resources to come up with articles for various sections, which is tedious so we […]
XRAY server version Integration with Jira for behave BDD
Why this post XRAY is a Test management plugin for Jira. This plugin helps you automate your complete testing process. Also, it has easy integration with BDD which is something we have implemented at our client. There are server and cloud versions of XRAY. This article talks about simple methods which we implemented to get XRAY Server integration done with […]
Set up a CI/CD pipeline to run lambda tests using AWS cloud service emulator named LocalStack
Recently, I have explored LocalStack AWS local stack to test cloud application locally. You can test the lambda in the AWS lambda console or Moto i.e. mocking. However running tests against LocalStack, would be good as this would not incur any cost of using AWS Services. LocalStack can be used for running any AWS service locally as well as on […]
What technologies did Qxf2 work on in 2021?
We all know the buzz around microservices, IoT, machine learning and cloud computing as of late. Organizations that wish to take on the role of trailblazers get a competitive edge by being amongst the first to adopt the new techs. Qxf2 has been trying its best to keep up with the ever evolving world of tech and 2021 has been […]
Gradual familiarity as a learning tool
Most QA jobs offer daily opportunities to learn new things every day. Yeah, even the job you are at right now! We get introduced to new technologies and ideas that our colleagues work on. News about our competitors trickles in. We hear things during water-cooler conversations with coworkers. Our colleagues share interesting articles about technology. And so on. But we […]
State of Testing Survey: 2022
Hey testers, hope you all are fine and safe!! and would want to start new year with great enthusiasm and learning new technologies. State of Testing Survey 2022 has gone live. Please do take part in the survey and help the testing community to identify common testing trends. Why take this survey? This time the survey is going to explore, […]
End to End UI Automation using TestCafe
For one of our clients, TestCafe has been recently used for end-to-end(e2e) UI automation. TestCafe has a number of significant features, including simple setup, no web driver installation, support for all main operating systems, various browser support, reporting and HTTP Mocking. In this article, I’d like to show how to create UI tests with TestCafe, as well as how to […]
Access RaspberryPi over the internet using Remote.it
To Access RaspberryPi over the internet, we need to do port forwarding. There are a number of ways to do that: Set up port forwarding on your router: But port forwarding on your home/local router to access your Pi is extremely dangerous. Go with third-party online port forwarding services: It is recommended to go with this option to avoid security […]