by Amit Kulkarni | Mar 3, 2018 | Agile Testing
A software system may be tested at different levels. Typical test levels are, from the base of the pyramid to the top, unit, integration, system, and acceptance. The test pyramid emphasizes having a large number of tests at the lower levels (bottom of the pyramid)...
by Amit Kulkarni | Feb 18, 2018 | Agile Testing
Agile projects often involve heavy use of automated tools to develop, test, and manage software development. Developers use tools for static analysis, unit testing, and code coverage. Developers continuously check the code and unit tests into a configuration...
by Amit Kulkarni | Feb 14, 2018 | Agile Scrum
Because requirements in Scrum are only loosely defined, they need to revisited and clearly defined before they come into the Sprint. This is done during the current sprint in a activity called Product Backlog Refinement. Duration of the PB Refinement The guidelines in...
by Amit Kulkarni | Feb 11, 2018 | DevOps
Infrastructure as code (IaC) is the process of managing and provisioning computer data centers through machine-readable definition files, rather than physical hardware configuration or interactive configuration tools. Both physical equipment such...
by Archana Shinde | Feb 10, 2018 | DevOps
Jenkins Tool is a software that allows continuous integration. Jenkins tool will be installed on a server where the central build will take place. The following flowchart demonstrates a very simple workflow of how Jenkins works. Along with Jenkins tool, sometimes, one...
by Amit Kulkarni | Feb 2, 2018 | DevOps
One of the important parts of any DevOps process is the regular release of working software. In Scrum, iterations tend to be only one or two weeks long. When you use Kanban you release whenever a reasonable package is ready – often multiple times a week. When you do...
by Amit Kulkarni | Jan 27, 2018 | Agile Scrum, DevOps
In Continuous integrations, all the developer work is merged to main branch several times a day. This helps in reducing integration problems. In Continuous integration we try to minimize the duration for which a branch remains checked out. A developer code gets...
by Amit Kulkarni | Jan 19, 2018 | DevOps
Continuous deployment can be thought of as an extension of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery aiming at minimizing lead time, the time elapsed between development writing one new line of code and this new code being used by live users, in production. To...
by Amit Kulkarni | Jan 18, 2018 | Agile Testing
Managing Regression Risk with Evolving Manual and Automated Test Cases In an Agile project, as each iteration completes, the product grows. Therefore, the scope of testing also increases. Along with testing the code changes made in the current iteration, testers also...
by Amit Kulkarni | Jan 13, 2018 | Agile Testing
The Differences between Testing in Traditional and Agile Approaches Testers must understand the differences between testing in traditional lifecycle models (e.g., sequential such as the V-model or iterative such as RUP) and Agile lifecycles in order to work...