Craig Risi
Contract Testing – what is it and why do you need it
Testing is a multilayered engineering activity required at many levels in the software architecture and development process. However, as...
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Craig Risi
- Aug 16
- 10 min
Pros and Cons of Different Tools - Grafana
In any development and testing environment, observability and visibility are essential for ensuring software quality and efficiency. Many...
Craig Risi
- Aug 8
- 9 min
The Pros and Cons of Different Tools - BlazeMeter
When it comes to performance testing, we often focus our investigations on scripting tools that can automate a particular process and...
Craig Risi
- Jun 1
- 6 min
How to execute your test automation in parallel
Almost every company has seen the benefits of test automation and has bought into the idea of test automation throughout their entire...
Craig Risi
- Apr 25
- 8 min
The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools – Katalon Studio
With the popularity of open-source automation tools like Selenium, it has become difficult for many companies wanting to build automation...
Craig Risi
- Mar 29
- 6 min
The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - Sahi
Today I’m returning to test automation and looking at a tool that at one time was considered one of the fastest-growing web automation...
Craig Risi
- Mar 8
- 8 min
The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - Yest
Most of the testing tools I’ve been looking at so far deal with the aspect of testing at or post the development stage. However, today I...
Craig Risi
- Feb 17
- 7 min
The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - Applitools Eyes
In today’s blog on testing tools, I wanted to focus on a tool that does something a little different than what we’ve covered before. An...
Craig Risi
- Jan 26
- 7 min
The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - ALM/QC
In my look at different testing tools I still intend on unpacking some JIRA plug-ins further. However, before doing that, I thought I...
Craig Risi
- Jan 11
- 5 min
The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - XRay
We started the year looking at JIRA, but before I look at other similar tools, I wanted to spend some time looking at some added...
Craig Risi
- Jan 5
- 6 min
The Pros and Cons of Different Testing Tools - JIRA
I want to start this year off by looking at different workflow management, test management, and defect tools and how they can add value...
Craig Risi
- Dec 14, 2023
- 6 min
Benefits of a quality-driven approach in software and why quality-driven leadership matters
Instead of delving into more discussions about testing tools, I decided to conclude the year by sharing something that I believe needs a...
Craig Risi
- Nov 24, 2023
- 6 min
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....
Craig Risi
- Nov 16, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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...
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