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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...
Get certified in AI for QA
Get certified in AI for QA Certifications are important in our field. A training certificate shows the world and fellow team members that you are continuing your education and skills development. And ready to take on new technology, rather than live with only what you know. There is no bigger change which has arrived in…Podcast: Your AI is Already Here with Kevin Surace
In this episode, our host, Mark Tomlinson (aka @perfsherpa) takes a dive into the AI automation pool with STPCon Keynote – Kevin Surace the CTO of Appvance.ai – the inventor of AI-driven testing, which is revolutionizing the software QA process. Kevin shares his vast experience in tech innovation and insights into the current challenges for testers in fast-paced, modern…The Truth About AI and Testing: There Is No Debate
The Truth About AI and Testing: There Is No Debate At a recent testing conference there was the familiar session, or rather debate, on when AI generated tests would arrive and their impact. Since I was not invited to the debate stage (it was instead vendors with only legacy scripting offerings), the debate…InBlog