Quality Assurance (QA) Articles

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Bill Douglas Bill Douglas
Updated on July 18, 2025

The Hidden Tech Debt You Won’t Catch in the Code

Many product roll outs fail not because of product flaws, but because of hidden debt that comes from environment and deployment mismatches. Here’s how to plan for it.

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Priscila França Silva Priscila França Silva
Updated on June 17, 2025

How AI Has Transformed the Role of Software Developers

As AI tools take over tasks like writing code, creating tests and detecting anomalies, the role of developers has changed. Here’s why it demands more from developers, not less.  

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Mark Speare Mark Speare
Updated on June 11, 2025

Why Over-Testing Software Kills Your Bottom Line

You can reach a point where additional QA testing just delays your product without adding value. Our expert offers some guidance on finding the sweet spot between over- and under-testing.

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Tammy Xu Tammy Xu
Updated on March 20, 2025

What’s the Role of a Modern QA Engineer?

Adapting to the effects of security shifting left, QA engineers are diversifying their skillsets.

What’s the Role of a Modern QA Engineer?
Sanchitha Sharma Sanchitha Sharma
Updated on January 21, 2025

Behavior Driven Development (BDD) Explained

Behavior-driven development (BDD) is a methodology that focuses on defining the behavior of an app in simple terms with a focus on users. Learn more.

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Arpita Goala Arpita Goala
Updated on August 21, 2024

Why Manual Testing Is Still Worth the Effort in QA

Automated testing may generate all the hype in quality assurance (QA), but hands-on testing can uncover inconsistencies that those other tests might miss.

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Milecia McGregor Milecia McGregor
Updated on August 05, 2024

Development Staging Explained

Development staging is where code is tested before it goes live to users. Learn the difference between development, staging and production environments.

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Cory Hymel Cory Hymel
Updated on June 06, 2024

10 Questions to Ask Your Software Vendor — Even If You Don’t Speak Code

Don’t be intimidated to ask for what you want. Here are 10 questions to ask any software vendor and the answers you should look for.

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Khurram Mir Khurram Mir
Updated on May 21, 2024

How AI Can Improve the Software Testing Process

AI has the potential to speed up the software testing process through generated test cases, increased test stability, test assistance and more. Here’s how AI will transform software testing. 

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Harsh Vijay Harsh Vijay
Updated on February 29, 2024

Automation Vs. Manual Testing: Which Should You Choose?

Our expert delves into the differences between automated and manual testing in software QA.

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