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Testing Tools: The Modern QA Tools Stack

Being a 10x QA tester is easier when you've got the right tools in place that do the hard work for you. And that's important because QA carry a lot of responsibility on any product team to ensure customers are delivered an awesome experience. With so
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So, you’ve been asked for a HAR file. Here’s what to do.

Welcome to the easiest guide to sending a HAR file. Below are the steps for Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge and Firefox. Engineers often ask for HAR files to help them debug issues you’ve reported. It’s going to take you just a minute or two to do and it
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How to hire your first QA person at your startup

Building a bug-free product is important at any company, but at a startup especially, it can make all the difference. While there’s an old startup trope that your product should be so needed that people will use it even when it’s buggy, that advice does not seem to
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Smoke testing vs. sanity testing: the easiest guide to understanding the difference

Perhaps this is your first product, or perhaps it's your 100th. Either way, it's testing time, baby! But testing time is tricky if you aren't familiar with the nomenclature developers and QA testers use in product development. Two of those terms are "smoke
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The simplest guide to creating a traceability matrix for QA

How to create a simple traceability matrix and why you would want to do so in the first place.
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5 best Chrome extensions for QA

QA can be a tedious task, but fortunately, there are many tools that make it a lot easier. Chrome extensions for developers, in particular, go a long way to taking the frustration out of QA. Here are our top picks for the 5 best Chrome extensions for QA. 👇 #1 BugMagnet
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What is regression testing?

Here's everything you need to know about regression testing.
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How to write test cases

After months of late nights, endless cups of coffee, and countless meetings, your product is (finally! 😅) nearly ready for release. The next item on your do-to list is product testing. That's where test cases come in, they are your checklist for thorough testing. Though test cases aren'
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