What are the Benefits of Continous Integration (CI)?
Working in software development requires agility and speed. With competitive markets and constantly evolving user needs, organizations can’t afford to waste time on the development cycle. This is where the benefits of Continuous Integration (CI) come into play as a powerful method for modern software development practices. Today, we’ll define Continuous Integration and its key […]
9 Test Automation Best Practices to Start 2025 Off Right
As we round the bend into 2025, here’s our best advice for maximizing your automation testing productivity and avoiding mistakes. Automated testing entails much more than simply creating tests and enabling them. A “set it and forget it” approach won’t get you very far with automated tests — particularly automated browser tests, which interact with the […]
How to use Selenium IDE with Ghost Inspector: A Tutorial
Selenium IDE is a popular open-source tool for recording and running automated browser tests. You can use it to interact with a browser the way a human would, doing things like navigating to URLs, filling in forms, and clicking on links and buttons. You can also use “assertions” to verify things are working as expected, like checking […]
What Is Automation Testing, and How Does It Fit into a QA Workflow?
If you work in Quality Assurance testing, you know that automated browser testing saves every tester from hours upon hours of manual test work. But exactly what is automation testing, and how does it fit into a typical QA workflow? We’ve got the full explanation for you in this straightforward guide on the basics of […]
Continuous Integration for WordPress: Testing and Deployment
While continuous integration is a common practice for most software development teams, the stateful nature of WordPress makes it more challenging to set up. For our open source WordPress plugin, we wanted to integrate our standard build and test process for every pull request using CircleCI. CircleCI is a cloud-based CI/CD platform that streamlines the development […]
Regex Essentials: Validating HTML id Attributes
When we initially started building our test recorder, we needed a way to validate the id attributes being used on the page. We would sometimes capture an id attribute in a recording, only to find that it failed when we used it in a test, because it didn’t meet specification. For instance, sometimes websites would use […]
5 Post-Launch Steps to Make Your App Successful
This post originally appeared on the Build Blog by ThinkApps. View the original post by Runscope’s VP of Developer Relations, Neil Mansilla. So you’ve designed, built and launched your app. Before you pat yourself on the back and move on to the next project, your work isn’t quite done. In order for your app to gain adoption, consistently delight […]
What is Regression Testing? Definition, tools and examples
Regression testing is an important practice in software development. It tests to ensure your application remains stable and reliable even as changes and updates are introduced. Each new change introduces a risk of breaking existing functionalities, potentially causing shipping delays or launch postponements. Evaluating your application against a full suite of tests helps find and […]
What is QA Automation: Tools, Benefits, and Best Practices
Quality Assurance (QA) teams must run extensive tests to ensure that a website or application performs as intended before release. However, rather than manually running these tests, which can hinder productivity, modern teams are using QA automation. By automating QA testing workflows, teams can rapidly execute these tests using standardized processes, frameworks, and software. Developers can quickly […]
10 Best CI/CD Tools in 2025
Modern development strategies require implementing a continuous integration and delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipeline to consistently deliver high-quality software and updates. To achieve this, development teams must create a CI/CD pipeline that effectively automates and accelerates the software development lifecycle. This enables developers to build and deploy better code faster. But, to create a well-functioning CI/CD pipeline, […]
