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The Journey to Modernization – Part 6 – Best practices for implementing a serverless stack
In my previous article , we explored the foundational considerations for modernizing to a serverless stack, focusing on how to evaluate...
Craig Risi
Jan 247 min read


The Journey to Modernization – Part 4 – Final steps of technical modernization preparation for your legacy application
In my last post, I started looking at the technical steps for preparation of technical modernization. It was a lot to cover, so I split...
Craig Risi
Dec 20, 202412 min read


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
Jun 1, 20246 min read


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 26, 20247 min read


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 26, 20239 min read


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
Oct 12, 20238 min read


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
Sep 1, 20237 min read


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 23, 202314 min read


Best Practices for CI/CD
If there is one thing the software development world loves, it’s following the latest development trends. Call it the “cool factor” or...
Craig Risi
Oct 1, 20228 min read


How to develop a Test Strategy
Test Strategies might be something that fewer people are focusing on in the shift to highly automated test systems and lower level...
Craig Risi
Oct 8, 20219 min read


The structure of a quality-driven CI pipeline
Continuous Integration is the aim of many development teams wanting to quickly add new features and make changes to their software and...
Craig Risi
Sep 27, 20215 min read
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