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QA in 2020, a year like no other
This year has become one for the history books, and not in a good way. It is unknown how and when the CoronaCrisis will play out, but two things are very clear for QA and SDLC leaders. First, productivity must improve due to reduced budgets caused by the virus-induced downturn. Second, pristine quality is more…
AI & The New Dimension of Innovation
AI in theory and practice was the subject of a recent Futureproofing Now podcast, bringing together four experts whose companies apply AI to various use cases. One of those experts, Appvance’s Kevin Surace, explained and demonstrated how AI makes short work of software testing.
The World of AI
AI Podcast with James Altucher & Kevin Surace While I get to talk a lot about AI in QA, I am also fortunate to be a keynote speaker around the world on AI and the impact on our jobs and our lives. Literally our future. I recently had the pleasure of recording a podcast with…
QA in 2020. Do you have a clear vision?
QA in 2020. Do you have a clear vision? As the new year starts, what is your vision to dramatically improve your QA productivity in 2020? Improving productivity doesn’t mean working harder, but working smarter. Choosing the latest technologies to find more bugs faster, prioritizing bugs better, driving for higher code coverage, finding bugs before…
Two new podcasts! AI is maturing in QA, but robots won’t take your job
Two new podcasts! AI is maturing in QA, but robots won’t take your job The machine generating 1000’s of real tests with no recordings, no logs, no tracking, no coding. AI arrived in QA in 2017. Did you get on the bandwagon? Why are you holding back? Disappointed by vendors who say “AI” but have...
Improving Coverage
Improving Coverage Every day I hear the same question: “how can I improve my coverage with little effort?” Of course, this is a loaded question. What coverage do you mean? There might be (at least) four ways to think about coverage: Code coverage Actions and Pages coverage REAL user flow coverage TEST coverage In the…
Appvance Extends AI Test Generation to Native Mobile Apps
Appvance Extends AI Test Generation to Native Mobile Apps The first AI based system to automatically test and validate complex native applications SANTA CLARA, CA, September 24, 2019 – Appvance, the inventor and leading provider of AI-based software test technology, announced today the launch of AI test generation for native mobile applications including iOS and…
Are AI Generated Tests Right For You?
Are AI Generated Tests Right For You? AI test generation has been available since 2017. Many thousands of tests run, maybe millions of bugs found, that otherwise would not have been found. But is it right for your team? Here is a great and fun simple checklist to see. Go ahead, take the quiz! My...