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What do quality engineers do?

Quality engineering (QE), or software quality engineering (SQE), is a discipline within software development focused on ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of software products. With an increase in development environment complexity in recent years, the focus has shifted back from detecting defects in later stages, as QA has typically done, to proactively ensuring quality throughout the entire development lifecycle.

Why test data management is becoming increasingly important to the C-suite

We recently sat down with James Phillips, CIO at Rev.io, to talk about test data management (TDM) and the growing attention it’s getting from the C-suite. It’s been prompted by the recognition that provisioning test and development environments with realistic production-like data improves the quality of code being developed, reduces errors, and deliver new features to customers faster.

Add accessibility checks to your Playwright end-to-end tests

Join us in today's video as we dive into the world of web accessibility testing with "axe-core". "axe-core" is used in Google Chrome's lighthouse and is quickly integrated in your Playwright end-to-end tests. We'll integrate "axe-core/playwright", detect accessibility issues, attach these to test reports and even integrate accessibility checks in Checkly's synthetic monitoring thanks to a new beta runtime.

Running Your Playwright Tests in Parallel or in Sequence

Playwright offers robust capabilities for automating browser tests. A common question among developers, however, revolves around the best practices for structuring Playwright projects, especially when tests involve significant environment changes, resource creation, or database updates. This blog post describes strategies for running Playwright tests either in parallel or in sequence, optimizing your testing workflow for efficiency and reliability.

Improve Your Playwright Documentation with Steps

When you’re implementing automated testing, clarity and maintainability of test scripts are as crucial as the tests themselves. Playwright offers a feature that enhances the readability and ease of debugging of your tests: test steps. This article explores how to use test steps in Playwright to document your test cases effectively.

Integrating Accessibility Checks in Playwright Tests with Checkly

Ensuring your web application is accessible is not just about compliance; it's about inclusivity. Tools like Google Chrome's Lighthouse provide a starting point for accessibility checks. but integrating these checks into your development workflow can significantly enhance the quality of your product. This post explores how to perform automated accessibility checks using Playwright and Checkly, leveraging the power of the axe-core library.

Best CSS Frameworks To Look Forward To In 2024

A CSS framework is a collection of CSS libraries ready for web designers and developers to use. Stylesheets are prepared for common tasks in web design, such as font, layout, and navbar. The stylesheets make the work of UI developers easier by providing tools for creating a user interface rather than having to start each project from scratch. Other scripting languages like JavaScript support and expand stylesheets.

Using AI-Powered Functional Testing Tools for Faster QA Automation Testing

Software automation testing has changed dramatically in the last several years, with an obvious trend toward automated testing techniques. Although manual testing processes are still an essential part of the testing process, test automation adoption has become more and more important in many situations. The fact that an astounding 97% of application testers have already included automated testing into their processes serves as evidence of this evolution. Developers are using AI-powered functional testing solutions to speed up QA automation testing procedures as they realize how important this trend is.