What Is Manual Regression Testing and How Can You Optimize Your Test Cases?

What Is Manual Regression Testing and How Can You Optimize Your Test Cases?

Publish Date: January 21, 2023

Evolution can be brutal. A piece of code you once considered an innovative breakthrough can put your entire application in danger once integrated within the original application code. That is why we call software development today’s Agile approach in software development a constant survival-of-the-fittest test.

Can Manual Testing be Completely Replaced by Automation Testing?

Can Manual Testing be Completely Replaced by Automation Testing?

Publish Date: July 16, 2020

There’s a world of difference between “good” and “good enough.” Think of it in end-user terms—what sort of emotional response are you hoping for when your customers get their hands on your product for the first time? You want them to be impressed, at ease and to have the best experience possible. You don’t launch a new product, or upgrade an existing one, with the intention of your customers eventually getting the hang of it after a few trial and error moments. That’s the difference between “good” and “good enough,” and it’s what ultimately leads to success—or failure. Achieving that difference is what your QA process should be all about.

Understanding Software Quality Metrics with Manual and Automated Testing

Understanding Software Quality Metrics with Manual and Automated Testing

Publish Date: August 29, 2019

Quality is the true measure of product success. Poor user experience or application performance negates any advantages you achieve in delivery speed or production cost. Put simply, if it does not work, it is not worth producing. It is, therefore, critical to our product success that we can accurately measure and track test results to ensure our testing is delivering against our business goals. Understanding software quality metrics, especially in automated testing, helps us identify what is working well and what needs improvement.

QASource's Top Manual Testing Posts

QASource's Top Manual Testing Posts

Publish Date: July 31, 2019

There’s no denying that automation and automated testing is winning the day. For teams using the Agile method, automation is the only way that repetitive testing can keep up with the pace of the team. It’s faster, more cost-effective, and less prone to human error, and it’s essential to running a large quantity of tests across a variety of different platforms in little time. All that being said, there’s still a major case to be made for manual testing. Manual testing is really the only tried-and-true way to test for the end user, and it’s still worthwhile for any product company designing and delivering to humans.

Why Do We Still Need Manual Testing?

Why Do We Still Need Manual Testing?

Publish Date: August 22, 2018

While change is imminent, normal, and healthy, manual testing isn’t going anywhere. It will be around for as long as the end user-your customers-are human. Whenever any new feature is added or modified in the application, it raises the chances of breakage in the existing functionality, which might create bad user experience. To verify the application from end user’s perspective, it’s always better to have the application manually tested by domain experts who are able to imagine and execute complex business-specific scenarios (Click to Tweet). This sort of rigorous, critical thinking is uniquely human, and it cannot (yet) be replicated by test scripts.

Meetup: The 3 Pillars Approach to Agile Testing Strategy

Meetup: The 3 Pillars Approach to Agile Testing Strategy

Publish Date: January 25, 2017

QASource sponsors the East Bay Agilistry & QA Meetup Group. The goal of the meetup group is to create a community where software engineers and developers can meet once a month to learn new skills, build on current skill sets as well as network with other business professionals.

The Right Balance of Automated vs. Manual Testing Service

The Right Balance of Automated vs. Manual Testing Service

Publish Date: November 9, 2016

Most successful product companies know by now that QA testing is a great investment. It ensures that the product is functionally sound, built to user expectations, and ready for adoption by a large, demanding market. However, many companies still struggle with prioritization of the testing they actually need. This is particularly true of companies that have grown very quickly and are pursuing a QA vendor to meet the expansion needs of their dev team.

Meetup: Essential Kanban Metrics

Meetup: Essential Kanban Metrics

Publish Date: September 28, 2016

QASource sponsors The East Bay Agilistry & QA Meetup Group. The goal of the meetup group is to create a community where software engineers and developers can meet once a month to learn new skills, build on current skill sets as well as network with other business professionals.

Webinar: Testing in a Continuous Delivery Pipeline: Faster, Better, Cheaper

Webinar: Testing in a Continuous Delivery Pipeline: Faster, Better, Cheaper

Publish Date: August 24, 2016

QASource sponsors The East Bay Agilistry & QA Meetup Group. The goal of the meetup group is to create a community where software engineers and developers can meet once a month to learn new skills, build on current skill sets as well as network with other business professionals.

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Our bloggers are the test management experts at QASource. They are executives, QA managers, team leads, and testing practitioners. Their combined experience exceeds 100 years and they know how to optimize QA efforts in a variety of industries, domains, tools, and technologies.