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How Thought Leaders Manage Software Teams in the Time of COVID-19
COVID-19 caused companies around the world to WFH, which has thrown a whole new set of challenges into the equation.
Upcoming QA Conferences You Must Attend in 2020
QA Managers, are you overwhelmed by the amount of conferences that go on each year? Having a hard time deciding which ones are actually worth your time? Here is a list of the top conferences that will be worth your time…
Upcoming Software Development Conferences You Must Attend in 2020
Software Engineering Managers, have you decided yet which conferences to attend this year? There are so many to choose from! Here is a list for you of the top conferences you should consider going to…
New Year, New Features!
At the dawn of 2020 – a new year and decade – we thought it appropriate to reflect on Sealight’s achievements in 2019. Enhanced SeaLights Dashboard:
Coverage report: We added hierarchical views for each app’s coverage stats…
Mission Impossible: How to Increase Development Velocity while Maintaining Quality with Test Impact Analysis
Like many software development managers looking to increase velocity, I use CI. When I first started with CI, I definitely saw an increase in my team’s speed of development…
A Shift-Left Approach: How I Lead My Team to Eliminate Bugs in Production
As a tech lead practicing continuous delivery, I am under constant pressure to make sure my team releases high-speed quality software. In order to move faster, I have implemented a shift-left approach so that my team catches bugs earlier…
Effective Tips to Help Reduce Deployment Time for Your App
Did you realize that over 55 percent of the startups in the United States have adopted a digital-first strategy? This strategy focuses solely on providing employees with the latest and most innovative tech tools on the market.
What a Quality Intelligence Platform ISN’T
It’s the motto of every Scout Movement across the world over. Yet, it seems that it should also be the motto of development teams and their fearless leaders as well. Sadly, it’s not.
Times are A’Changing: How to be an Effective QA Manager in Agile Sprint Planning
The role of the QA manager has had to evolve to keep up with the changes in software development and delivery. With the advent of Industry 4.0, organizations in virtually all industries have begun to focus more on software.
How to Manage Your Quality Technical Debt with Test Gap Analytics
Technical debt refers to the differences between a system or solution’s current state and its ideal state. In software development, it is the resultant effect of trade-offs that occur when development teams choose the short-term benefits…
5 Critical Factors for Successful Functional Test Automation
If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve tried automating functional testing automation, but the results weren’t as good as you had expected. Well, when it comes to functional tests, there is a wide range of reasons…
Upcoming Software Testing Conferences You Must Attend in 2019
There are so many conferences for QA Managers out there that deciding which ones to attend can seem daunting. Additionally, it’s difficult to pick out those conferences that cover the newest shifts and trends in our industry…
Increasing Engineering Velocity & Team Efficiency with Quality Intelligence
The number one goal of software dev teams in today’s fast-paced development environments is increased velocity. The short, continuously iterative development practices that characterize Agile methodologies means that teams…
The Need for Velocity with Eran Sher
Accurate software analytics are necessary in today’s fast-paced software development and testing world. How can you make a conclusive decision without having a full picture of your testing and quality gaps?
How to Manage your Agile Team in the Age of Big Data
Organizations worldwide continue to struggle to adapt to the tumultuous and unpredictable nature of today’s business, economic, and technological environments. The age of big data creates new challenges.
Software Development Managers’ Quest for Quality Metrics
Development managers are inundated by metrics – from code coverage to lead time, velocity, MTTR, and customer satisfaction. But these metrics are not enough to really understand what is happening “under the hood.”
It’s Time to Rethink Technical Debt Management
Learn how to manage technical debt smartly to release faster and get user feedback that you need to decide whether to close the debt or dump the functionality.
6 Ways to Accelerate Your Software Release Life Cycle
If your already adopted agile practices, scrum teams and are working in sprints, but the release cycle isn’t fast enough, here are 5 methods that will help.
Is Your Software Engineering Facing Challenges Like Other Teams?
The software development landscape is constantly changing. Staying on the top of your game requires a perpetual search for new technologies and methodologies that can help the team be better.
What’s Trending in Quality Intelligence?
The World Quality Report 2017-18 states that the number one objective for QA & testing is the need to increase the quality of the product or software.
Quality Intelligence Technology as an Enabler to Keep The Programmer’s Oath
In November 2015 Robert “Uncle Bob” Martin, the person behind the great software book – Clean Code and a co-author of the Agile Manifesto, published an ethical framework for developers called “The Programmer’s Oath.”
Mind The Gap! Bridge Your Test Gap with Quality Intelligence
Mind The Gap! Bridge Your Test Gap with Quality Intelligence.
Writing tests is a necessity. A necessity, that many would prefer to live without.
Taking End-User Insights Beyond Event Tracking
If an engineering or product manager tells you that their end users are doing exactly what they expected them to do, they’re either clairvoyant, in the dark, or seriously massaging the truth.
Top 5 Microservices YouTube Videos for Software Managers
Microservices has been a hot topic in recent years as there are many benefits to this architecture, especially in regards to increasing engineering teams velocity and efficiency.
Using Software Testing Quality Trend Intelligence
If someone sneezes in your production environment odds are you’re going to know about it, and in real-time. There is no shortage of tools like Datadog, New Relic, and AppDynamic to cover you on that end.
Best Productivity Tools for Software Development in 2018
Here are the top Picks of Productivity Tools for Software Development Teams for you to be able to save more time, more money, and work better – smarter – and more productive!
Top 9 Software Development Managers Conferences in 2018
R&D Manager? Here are the top 9 conferences you should attend in 2018! Great workshops, speakers, and the sessions are focused on the newest shifts and trends in our industry.
Top 8 Software Testing Conferences for QA Managers in 2018
QA Manager? Here are the top 8 conferences you should attend in 2018! Great workshops, speakers, and the sessions are focused on the newest shifts and trends in our industry.
Top 96 Technology Blogs on Culture, Architecture and Theory
Automated testing and continuous testing are two buzzwords that get thrown around together more often than not. While they complement each other…
How To Do Automated Regression Testing
Regression testing is carried out to ensure that a system or an “Application Under Test” (AUT) behaves as expected after enhancements or bug fixes.
6 Top Sessions at the UKSTAR 2018 Software Testing Conference
Starting March 12, software testers from all over Europe will join together in London for the annual UKSTAR Software Testing Conference. Here are our top 6 sessions you shouldn’t miss!
The Advantages of Manual Testing Code Coverage
Manual testing is here to stay. So instead of asking how do I get rid of manual testing you should be asking how do I turn manual testing into a value-added testing activity
Test Quality in CI/CD – Expert Roundup
Test Quality in CI/CD – Expert Roundup
6 Star Speakers at EuroSTAR 2017
Starting November 6, software testers from all over Europe will join together in Copenhagen for the 25th annual EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference.
DevOps and Testing – Star West Conference 2017 Keynote Session
Last week I attended Star West in LA, a fascinating and a cutting-edge conference, sharing the latest best practices of software quality and testing.
STARCANADA 2017 – 5 Significant Speakers
TechWell’s famed software testing conference comes to Toronto from October 15-20, 2017. Experts and technologists from across the globe will be offering key…
STARWEST 2017 – 6 Top Talks You Don’t Want to Miss
TechWell’s flagship testing conference is just around the corner. From October 1-6, QA, DevOps, and testing professionals from around the world will gather in Anaheim
Why I Moved From HPE To SeaLights
Let me start with a short introduction as many of you don’t really know me, my name is Amir Banet, and as of last week, I am the Head of Product for SeaLights.
Automated Static Code Analysis Benefits
Computer code is commonly embedded in technology we use every day. Fifty years ago, only professionals and serious hobbyists delved into programming.
Jenkins World 2017 – 8 Unmissable Speakers
On August 28-31, 2017, San Francisco will host one of the foremost conferences for DevOps and Jenkins practitioners: Jenkins World. Before you pack your bags…
Improve Your Software Quality Metrics With Continuous Testing
Software test metrics are one of the most common cornerstones of software quality assurance. Everyone calculates it and talks about how it helps them improve…
Agile 2017 Conference: 6 Standout Talks You Can’t Miss
The biggest Agile conference of the year is nearly here. On August 7th-11th, Agilists from over 40 countries will descend upon Orlando, FL.
Speed Up Your Software Testing Life Cycle With Containers
When it comes to testing, it is always about how to release faster without compromising quality. Normally our blogs deal with the second part
5 Interesting Container Startups Worth Keeping an Eye On
Containers were first used in the software industry as early as 2001. Ever since the technology has been growing and evolving. Over the last couple of years…
Continuous Testing vs Automated Testing: The Great Debate
Automated testing and continuous testing are two buzzwords that get thrown around together more often than not. While they complement each other…
How to Do Integration Testing Without Failing
Integration tests are slow and hard to maintain as they have significantly more system touch points than their unit test counterparts and change…
Best Practices to Improve Selenium on Sauce Labs Results
Every developer is familiar with the if(browsertype) statement. Different browsers render applications differently, so web applications…
Using Container Technology: What You Need to Know
Containers are everywhere. The speed at which they have gained traction and has been accepted by the community has been unprecedented. That said, up until now…
DeveloperWeek 2017: Don’t Miss These Sessions and Open Talks
So I’m in San Francisco together with 8000 developers for DeveloperWeek 2017, the world’s largest developer expo and conference series…
Mutation Testing: The Blind Spot in Your Software Testing
As more and more companies progress towards leaner and frequent rapid releases. They increasingly invest in test automation to preserve…
Making Code Coverage Relevant for QA Engineers
Technically, the term coverage relates to code coverage and is normally applied to unit tests. In reality, QA teams emphasize two additional…
Continuous Delivery Pipeline Implementation Best Practices
In today’s software industry, it all comes down to agility. Developing lean artifacts, rapidly, in short, frequent cycles is a must to survive the inpatient market…
CI/CD Pipeline Adoption Case Study: 6000 Releases per Month
The driver behind Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) has always been speed: release fast and be the first to market…
Bring Together Software Developers and Testers for Faster Releases
Development and QA have always shared the same goals but used different tools, management systems, and mindsets. That’s no longer the case…