Craig Risi
Factors to consider in choosing a test management tool
In my previous post I looked at what Test Management tools are generally good for and asked the question of whether you need one or not....
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Craig Risi
- Nov 16
- 6 min
Are test management tools necessary?
In my analysis of different testing tools, I thought I would discuss the important topic of test management tools. This could be a...
Craig Risi
- Nov 2
- 6 min
The pros and cons of different testing tools – Gatling
Before I move on to other forms of testing tools, like Test Management Tools, I wanted to talk about one more performance testing tool,...
Craig Risi
- Oct 26
- 9 min
Effective Test Automation Approaches for Modern CI/CD Pipelines
I'm taking a break today from my tool evaluations to post an article I previously wrote for InfoQ. I feel it is a relevant topic at the...
Craig Risi
- Oct 12
- 8 min
The Pros and Cons of different test tools - k6
In my look at different testing tools, I’ve focused mostly on automation tools, but today I want to focus on a tool that is exclusively...
Craig Risi
- Sep 8
- 7 min
The Pros and Cons of Different Test Tools – Jest
In my previous blog post I spoke about the effectiveness of using the three different JavaScript libraries to help build an effective API...
Craig Risi
- Sep 1
- 7 min
The Pros and Cons of Different API Test Tools – Axios, Mocha, and Chai
Now when we think of testing tools, we normally think of one tool in its entirety. But in the modern open-source development world and...
Craig Risi
- Aug 18
- 7 min
The Pros and Cons of Different Test Tools – JMeter
When it comes to testing and automation, we may focus on tools from a UI, API, or performance perspective – but in essence, there are a...
Craig Risi
- Aug 10
- 5 min
The Pros and Cons of Different API Test Tools – RestAssured
There are many different types of APIs out there, but if you as an organization are dealing with only REST-based APIs, then RestAssured...
Craig Risi
- Jul 27
- 6 min
The Pros and Cons of Different API Test Tools - SoapUI
Today I want to look at the next testing tool in my API testing tool series. And that tool is SoapUI. Postman might be one of the most...
Craig Risi
- Jul 14
- 6 min
The Pros and Cons of Different API Test Tools - Postman
I discussed in my last blog post about what makes an effective API testing tool and now I want to spend my next few posts looking at the...
Craig Risi
- Jul 6
- 7 min
What makes a great API testing tool
I’m continuing my series on looking at different testing tools, but now that I’ve done a wide range of UI test automation tools, I want...
Craig Risi
- Jun 23
- 14 min
Improving CI/CD Pipelines through Observability
I wanted to take a short break from my series on testing tools and showcase some content which I had previously written for InfoQ. If...
Craig Risi
- Jun 9
- 6 min
The Pros and Cons of Different UI automation test tools - Cucumber
When it comes to testing tools, one of the fine balancing acts that tools developers need to make is how to make their tool easy to use...
Craig Risi
- Jun 1
- 5 min
The Pros and Cons of Different UI automation test tools - TestComplete
I started off this series looking at some of the bigger commercial tools, before then moving on to some of the bigger open-source tools....
Craig Risi
- May 19
- 5 min
The Pros and Cons of different UI automation test tools - Robot Framework
The last few open-source testing tools that I’ve looked at have been primarily built around Java or Node.JS-related technologies – even...
Craig Risi
- Apr 28
- 5 min
The Pros and Cons of different UI automation test tools - Appium
The majority of the last open-source testing tools I’ve written about have been primarily web focused. Appium though is different as it...
Craig Risi
- Apr 13
- 4 min
The Pros and Cons of different UI automation test tools - Puppeteer
In my previous post, we spoke about one of the most exciting newcomers to the UI automation game in Playwright. Today, I want to briefly...
Craig Risi
- Mar 31
- 5 min
The Pros and Cons of different UI automation test tools - Playwright
There are many other popular open-source testing tools out there, but I thought I would next tackle one of the newer, but fastest-growing...
Craig Risi
- Mar 17
- 4 min
The Pros and Cons of different UI automation test tools - Cypress
For a long-time Selenium was the only open-source automation tool that could compete well enough with the bigger, commercial tools,...
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