Tag: api-testing
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Developer’s guide to Smoke testing : Ensuring basic functionality
Imagine running a Python project without a requirements.txt file. Just as you rely on these checks to ensure everything runs fine, smoke tests are performed to confirm that your code is ready for the next phase. Let’s dive into the world of smoke testing now! What is Smoke Testing Smoke testing, often referred to as…
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Why Traditional API Testing Fails? Comparing Shadow, Production, Replay Techniques
I want to share the story of how our team at a fast-paced startup tackled the challenge of API testing without any dedicated QA team, the roadblocks that we encountered, and how we ultimately addressed these issues. Baseline Challenge We had 15-day sprints including mandatory unit and API testing. Initially, we relied on automated testing.…
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Performance Testing Guide to Ensure Your Software Performs at Its Best
Managing performance testing doesn’t have to be a white-knuckled ordeal. Let’s be honest, performance testing isn’t exactly the first thing that gets our hearts racing. By approaching it with the same strategic mindset we apply to our coding, we can transform it from a beast to be feared into a beast of knowledge – a…
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Integration vs E2E Testing: What worked for me as a charm
When it comes to testing software applications, various testing techniques can be employed. Three common testing methods are unit testing, integration testing and end-to-end testing. All these different kinds of testing overlap, so you just can’t implement one or two forms of testing and you will be good. Like if you are in the initial…
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Know about Record and Replay Testing
Automated testing makes the whole testing process easy and fast. Record and Replay testing make that process easier and quicker. Record and Replay, otherwise known as codeless automation, is a way to run tests without programming knowledge. Record and replay testing has been around for a while. People are now becoming more familiar with it,…
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The Game of Shadow Testing: The Core of Test Generation
What is Shadow Testing? The term "Shadow Testing" has become necessary for tech companies nowadays as they have to keep their customers their priority. Rather than testing new features directly on all customers and then making adjustments based on their feedback, companies choose to first test these features on a small group of users. This…
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How To Securing APIs And Protect Sensitive Data ?
As the number of securing APIs used by businesses continues to grow, so do the security threats. To ensure that your APIs are well-protected and that sensitive data is not compromised, it is essential to take the necessary precautions. In this blog article, we will discuss some key steps you can take to securing APIs…
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Terminologies Around API fellowship
API fellowship Terms Here are some common terminologies used in the context of API fellowship: API: An application programming interface (API) is a set of rules that specifies how two software systems should communicate with each other. It defines the types of requests that can be made, the data formats that can be used, and the…
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Everything You Need to Know About Unit Testing
What are APIs? An API is a set of protocols and tools for building software applications. It specifies how software components should interact with each other, allowing them to communicate and exchange data. APIs often expose data and functionality through a set of endpoints, which are URLs that accept requests and return responses. Why use…
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Common Challenges in API Testing
Introduction! Sometimes API Testing can be challenging and frustrating. Every person who’s doing API Testing has to go through it eventually. And there is no other way other than to go through the phase and find a solution. As a tester I have experienced some of these frustrating moments in API Testing, and to know…
