Tag: test-automation
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What Is Beta Testing? Process, Types, Benefits, and Best Practices
Beta testing is a pre-release phase where a near-final product is given to real users outside the organization to uncover issues in real-world conditions. Following alpha testing, it gathers feedback on usability, bugs, and performance across diverse environments, helping teams validate readiness before a public launch. Today’s software ecosystem consists of various devices, integrations, and…
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Model Based Testing: Benefits, Use Cases & Best Practices
Model-based testing (MBT) uses visual or mathematical representations of expected system behavior to automatically generate test cases – rather than writing scripts manually. Update the model when requirements change; the tests regenerate automatically. It’s most valuable for systems with complex state transitions and frequently evolving requirements. The limitation: if requirements aren’t stable yet or the…
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Test Data Management for Modern Software Testing
In the world of software testing, one crucial element often overlooked is Test Data Management (TDM). As development and testing cycles become shorter, automated, and more continuous, the need for efficient management of test data grows. Whether you’re working in Agile, DevOps, or Continuous Integration (CI), having a robust test data management system in place…
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Functional testing software: Best tools in 2026
Functional testing software is a tool that automatically checks whether each feature of an application works according to its requirements. It sends inputs through the UI or API, compares the actual results with the expected ones and reports any feature that does not behave as specified. You may also see it called functionality testing software…
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How to Automate API Testing: A Step-by-Step API Test Automation Guide
API automation testing uses scripts and tools to validate APIs automatically instead of testing them manually. Automated suites send requests, assert on responses, and run continuously in CI/CD to catch regressions on every change. Tools like Postman, REST Assured, and Keploy, which generates tests from real traffic, make this faster to build and maintain. APIs…
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A Complete Guide to CI Testing: Benefits, Tools & Workflow
CI testing is the automatic running of tests every time code is committed to a shared repository, so integration issues and regressions surface immediately instead of piling up. Teams keep the mainline releasable by wiring fast, reliable suites into every build. Keploy suits this well, producing API tests from real traffic and slotting straight into…
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End-to-End Test Automation: How It Works and Why It Matters
One of the most critical ways to validate real user journeys across any application is through end-to-end testing. Modern software stacks have grown so distributed that manual E2E testing grows increasingly hard to maintain and nearly impossible to scale. This is where automation in end-to-end testing helps engineering teams with the reliability, speed, and confidence…
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What is a Test Script in Software Testing?
A test script is a detailed set of step-by-step instructions that guides testers or automation tools through executing a specific scenario. Unlike a test case, a test script defines how to run it. Weak scripts are the root cause of flaky tests and missed defects. Keploy removes the scripting burden entirely by generating them automatically…
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How to Build an Automation Framework for API First Testing
An automation framework for API-first testing is a structured set of guidelines, reusable components, and tools that standardizes how API tests are written, run, and maintained across a team. A strong one combines test data management, configuration management, a test execution engine, reporting, error handling, and CI/CD integration. To build it, define your scope, pick…
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Modified Condition Decision Coverage (MC/DC) Explained
Modified Condition/Decision Coverage (MC/DC) is a rigorous testing standard that checks whether each condition in a complex logical decision can independently change the outcome – not just whether the code ran. It’s the required coverage level for aviation and automotive safety software because it catches logic bugs that simpler metrics like statement or decision coverage…