usability

Why You Should Build a Custom Performance Testing Framework

Performance testing involves an unparalleled combination of different workloads and technologies—which translates to a large set of variables for a performance test. Creating a custom simulation framework lets you execute varied performance tests at any stage of the product development cycle.

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Prashant Suri
Accessibility Testing: It's Essential

More than 27 percent of the world's population has some form of disability, meaning they could have special needs when it comes to accessing the Internet. Following accessibility guidelines improves the overall usability of the software under consideration, which helps all people using it.

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Anish Krishnan
Google Could Erase the Line between Web and Native Apps

The latest update to Android is going to make web-based applications more integrated with native apps, reducing the transition time when switching from one to the other. After awhile, you might not even know whether you're thumbing through the web or accessing an app that's native to your phone.

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Josiah Renaudin
Cloud Storage Isn't Always the Right Answer

Not every company needs to take all of its valuable data and move it directly to the cloud. Although this computing technology comes with a host of benefits for both big and small organizations, there are a few key reasons why physical storage is still a smart option.

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Josiah Renaudin
Wearables Could Shift the Health Care Landscape

The wearable devices and apps that Google, Apple, and other major software companies are looking to roll out will do more than just track fitness. Upcoming tech might just change the turbulent health care system as we know it, thanks to cloud storage and our strong grip on mobile devices.

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Josiah Renaudin
Domestication of Data at Agile Development/Better Software West

At the Agile Development/Better Software Conference West, James Whittaker presented a keynote on the future of web-based data. When we want information, we still use searches and filter through results, as hunters. Whittaker says we should become gatherers and let context-based data come to us.

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Sandy Sidhu
Exploring the Role of Emotions in Software Testing

When we talk about emotions in software testing, there are three parts to it: testing while keeping in mind the end-user's emotional state when using the software; testing for software that gauges the end-user’s emotions; and testing for software that has been built with emotions.

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Mukesh Sharma
Cloud Streaming Could Eliminate Need for Expensive Hardware

The PlayStation TV is just another example of an entertainment box lowering the barrier to entry. Thanks to the power of the cloud, expensive set-top devices that crowd an entertainment center could soon become a thing of the past.

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Josiah Renaudin