This Appium tutorial will show you how to run automated tests on a real physical device. We estimate skimming through this post will take you 10 minutes. We estimate working through this post, step by step, will take you about 90 minutes. In this post we will cover getting setup with Appium, interfacing with real devices, writing and running Appium […]
Appium tutorial: Execute Python tests on mobile devices
Cool things I read this week (05-Oct-2014)
I read. A lot. And these are the five most interesting things I read this week. Topics this week include the continuing Reddit drama, Seth Godin’s take on hiring and scaling, sleep, drawbacks of Appium and the origin of the phrase “patching software”. 1. Reddit CEO responds to a fired employee’s AMA 2. Seth Godin on hiring and scaling 3. […]
BrowserStack configuration for Selenium automation
BrowserStack has a number of useful configuration options. In this post, we will show you how to make your automated test runs to use specific configuration parameters of BrowserStack. We walk you through the steps needed to modify your existing automated test runs to use specific configuration parameters of BrowserStack. We assume you have a BrowserStack account. If not, please […]
JavaScript unit testing tutorial using Jasmine
This post will teach you to write JavaScript unit tests using Jasmine in under 60 minutes. This tutorial is aimed at absolute beginners. Team Qxf2 member, Rupesh Mishra, is learning to write unit tests in different languages. He is sharing his learning here in the hope that more testers get started with unit testing. This is one in a series […]
Cool things I read this week (28-Sep-2014)
I read. A lot. And these are the five most interesting things I read this week. Topics this week include startups, sleep, the Reddit work-from-home storm, the evolving role of testing and the origin of the Nigerian prince scam. 1. Before the startup by Paul Graham 2. Sleep experiments documented 3. Test mercenaries 4. Reddit and remote workers 5. Origins […]
Where can I find applications to practice software testing?
Problem: Testers rarely test products outside of their workplace. Limiting your testing to only the applications available at your workplace slows down the rate at which your skills grow. Why this post? Too many testers leave career and skill development in the hands of their employer. Often times, employers are unable to provide the learning opportunity that the tester wants. […]
Selenium & BrowserStack: Browsers, devices as parameters
In a previous post, we showed you how to get started with running your Selenium automation on BrowserStack. In this post Team Qxf2 will show you how to modify your existing automation scripts to run on different platforms, browsers and devices. Since a lot of our readers seem to like mobile automation, we have chosen to run these tests on […]
Cool things I read this week (21-Sep-2014)
I read. A lot. And these are the five most interesting things I read this week. Its a mix of making software, satire, chess and culture. 1. The case for a rudimentary 1.0 2. Kinds of process engineers hate 3. Edgar Schein talks culture 4. Funny fake news about Mangalyaan 5. Karpov anecdote: May be I am better? My notes […]
HL7 introduction for software testers
If you test software in the healthcare domain, it is likely that you have heard of the beast known as HL7. HL7 or Health Level 7 is one standard for transferring data between information systems in a hospital. The data relates to key events in a patient’s stay like admission, lab tests, surgery time and notes, any medication administered, x-Rays […]
August lunch and learn
I am a big fan of Fog Creek and their philosophy towards building a business. As luck would have it, I stumbled into starting a company that provides testing services. Inspired by this Spolsky article from 2005,I want Qxf2 to be a place with fantastic working conditions for testers. As a group, we have been taking active steps towards that […]