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Testing Iceberg

DZone

Anyone who has done some test automation or has searched for information about the subject will have come across the famous "Testing Pyramid" more than once. This figure represents the "ideal" way to distribute the automatic tests of a system in its different layers. Where the width, indicates the number of tests that should exist about the different levels.

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Empowering the Visual Effects Community with the NetFX Platform

The Netflix TechBlog

The cloud-based platform allows vendors, artists and creators to connect and collaborate on visual effects (VFX) from anywhere in the… Continue reading on Netflix TechBlog ยป.

Cloud 186
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The OS Classics

All Things Distributed

A few days ago I was fortunate to pick up a copy of a book that had a major impact on my early career as kernel engineer; The Design and Implementation of the 4.3 BSD UNIX Operating System by Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J. Karels and John S. Quarterman. It was the first authoritative description of Berkeley UNIX , its design and implementation.

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Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud, 2nd Edition

Brendan Gregg

Eight years ago I wrote _Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud_ (aka the "sysperf" book) on the performance of computing systems, and this year I'm excited to be releasing the second edition. The first edition was successful, selling over 10k copies and becoming required or recommended reading at many companies (and even mentioned in [job descriptions]).

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Selenium Python Tutorial: Getting Started With BDD In Behave

DZone

As technology becomes more complex, the number of people who actually understand it decreases. With Selenium test automation, the story is not so different, key stakeholders in a project, with the nontechnical background but with more insight into customer demand and use cases, might find it difficult to contribute to the process. Wouldnโ€™t it be great, if the testers, developers, product managers, business managers, and other stakeholders in a project could sit under one roof to unearth new test

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AI in testing: 13 essential resources for QA pros

TechBeacon Testing

What if you could make software testing simple? What if it could be done without all the conversations, questions, defect reports, and metrics?

Testing 141
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How to resolve deadlocks in SQL Server

SQL Shack

In this article, we will talk about the deadlocks in SQL Server, and then we will analyze a real deadlock scenario and discover the troubleshooting steps. In general, we can find out various theoretical advice and examples about the deadlock problems on the web but, in this article, we will tackle a true deadlock story […].

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8 Tips to Optimize Your Continuous Testing Strategy

DZone

In this competitive digital era, there has always been a constant demand for continuous digital improvement. Even if automation is a prominent keyword nowadays, a recent report says that only 30% of the organizations have adopted automation testing. Although the organizations invest a considerable amount of time and money in transforming their development processes, they fail to reap the benefits of the shift in the right direction by choosing only a few aspects of testing.

Strategy 173
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AI in testing: What it is, and why it matters

TechBeacon Testing

AI in testing is becoming mainstream. Some 21% of IT leaders surveyed said they are putting AI trials or proofs of concept in place, according to the 2019-2020 World Quality Report. Speaking to longer-term trends, only 2% of respondents said AI has no part in their future plans.

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Configure Domain Controller and Active Directory for SQL Server Always On Availability Groups

SQL Shack

In this series for SQL Server Always On availability groups, we are covering end to end configurations for SQL Server 2019 on Windows Server 2016. In the article, A comprehensive guide to SQL Server Always On Availability Groups on Windows Server 2016, we configured three virtual machines with their networking configurations. In this article, we […].

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Webinar: End-to-End Mobile Performance Testing with Apptim and BlazeMeter

Abstracta

Finding a way to test UX performance in mobile and web while stressing the backend With app quality being more important than ever for app success, brand reputation, The post Webinar: End-to-End Mobile Performance Testing with Apptim and BlazeMeter appeared first on Abstracta Software Testing Services.

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How to Communicate Effectively as a QA Manager

DZone

QA Managers are responsible for providing frequent and consistent communication for each member of their team. Celebrating the teamwork, treating team members with respect, and providing them with specific and actionable feedback is critical when trying to facilitate a productive environment. A productive environment can enhance the overall morale of a team and contributes to a healthy culture.

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Top Benefits of Data-Driven Test Automation

Testsigma

According to Wikipedia, Data-Driven Testing(DDT) is a software testing methodology that is used in the testing of computer software to describe testing done using a table of conditions directly as test inputs and verifiable outputs as well as the process where test environment settings and control are not hard-coded. In the simplest form, the tester supplies the inputs from a row in the table and expects the outputs which occur in the same row.

Testing 63
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Configure failover clusters, storage controllers and quorum configurations for SQL Server Always On Availability Groups

SQL Shack

This article explores the configuration of Windows failover clusters, storage controllers and quorum configurations for SQL Server Always On Availability Groups. Prerequisites In this series of articles, we will configure the SQL Server always on availability groups from end to end for your learning purpose. We covered the following topics in the previous articles.

Storage 75
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Announcing, Blogging with WordPress for Beginners, an Online Course

The Polyglot Developer

I’m pleased to announce that the course, Blogging with WordPress for Beginners, has been released to The Polyglot Developer courses portal. So what does this course attempt to accomplish? If you’re interested in starting a blog to represent your brand and grow your audience, you’ll see how to do this using WordPress, a popular content management system (CMS), and a strong search engine optimization (SEO) strategy.

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Explaining the Difference Between Web and Mobile App Testing

DZone

If a product has a web and a mobile version of an application, their functionality is almost identical. The app QA process, however, will flow differently for each platform due to their particularities. A mobile application has become an umbrella term that covers three different types of apps โ€“ native, PWA, and hybrid. Each is coded in a specific way and has some distinctive features.

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How to Optimize CSS for Speed

MachMetrics

Thanks to CSS, our webpages no longer need to look like they did in the 1990s. It’s an incredibly powerful tool that allows us immense customization, and even the ability to create complex drawings. However, if utilized carelessly, CSS can greatly affect our page speed. When a user requests a website, the browser must process all the information available to determine the layout and style.

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Install SQL Server 2019 on Windows Server 2016 with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups

SQL Shack

In this article, we will proceed with configuring a SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and perform failover validations. You should go through the following articles and build the infrastructure before proceeding with this article. A comprehensive guide to SQL Server Always On Availability Groups on Windows Server 2016 Configuration of virtual machines on Oracle […].

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Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud, 2nd Edition

Brendan Gregg

Eight years ago I wrote _Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud_ (aka the "sysperf" book) on the performance of computing systems, and this year I'm excited to be releasing the second edition. The first edition was successful, selling over 10k copies and becoming required or recommended reading at many companies (and even mentioned in [job descriptions]).

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Connecting Robotic Process Automation and Test Automation

DZone

Connecting RPA and Test Automation. RPA and test automation recite completely similar if you havenโ€™t been working combined with both, so how are they different? A lot of things to explain concerning RPA and test automation signify alike, such as quick deliverance, shorter time and cost consuming, accuracy, QA, reduced human interference, and automation.

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How to find the right development partner in San Francisco?

Simform

What are the benefits of doing technical partnership? What are the steps to find the right development partner in San Francisco area? This blog post will guide you to ease the search process. The post How to find the right development partner in San Francisco? appeared first on Insights on Latest Technologies - Simform Blog.

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A comprehensive guide to SQL Server Always On Availability Groups on Windows Server 2016

SQL Shack

In this article, we will configure a SQL Server Always On Availability Group on the Windows Server 2016. We use SQL Server 2019 for configuration. Introduction SQL Server Always On Availability Groups offers high availability and disaster recovery solution for mission-critical databases. It also supports to offload some read workloads to the secondary replica.

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Identifying Optane drives in Linux

n0derunner

The easiest way to identify NVME drives backed by either NAND flash or Optane is to use $ lspci -v The output will look like this for NVME/NAND 00:0d.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Intel Corporation NVMe Datacenter SSD [3DNAND, Beta Rock Controller] (prog-if 02 [NVM Express]) Subsystem: Intel Corporation NVMe Datacenter SSD [3DNAND] SE 2.5" U.2. The post Identifying Optane drives in Linux appeared first on n0derunner.

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Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud, 2nd Edition

Brendan Gregg

Eight years ago I wrote _Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud_ (aka the "sysperf" book) on the performance of computing systems, and this year I'm excited to be releasing the second edition. The first edition was successful, selling over 10k copies and becoming required or recommended reading at many companies (and even mentioned in [job descriptions]).

Systems 52
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Support for.NET Core 3.1 is here!

Particular Software

Supporting NServiceBus on.NET Core 3.1 has been a focus for us here at Particular in 2020. Well, the day is finally here. Weโ€™re happy to announce that with the latest version of NServiceBus, you can build and deploy your NServiceBus endpoints on.NET Core 3.1, taking advantage of great features like built-in hosting, logging, and dependency injection.

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Automating Azure SQL Database index maintenance using Elastic Job Agents

SQL Shack

In this article, I am going to explain how we can automate the index and statistics maintenance of Azure SQL Database using an Elastic Job Agent. The Microsoft SQL Server Agent component is used to automate the various tasks including database maintenance. But in Azure, the SQL Server Agent is only available in the Azure […].

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Voluntary Contact Self-Tracing for Companies

ScaleOut Software

Tracking employee interactions can help get back to work faster. How Voluntary Self-Tracing Helps. In a previous blog post , we explored how voluntary contact self-tracing can assist other contact tracing techniques in alerting people who may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus. This technique enables participants to log interactions with others so that they can discover if they are in a chain of contacts originating with someone, often a stranger, who subsequently tests positive for the vir

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Using JSONB in PostgreSQL: How to Effectively Store & Index JSON Data in PostgreSQL

Scalegrid

JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation. It is an open standard format which organizes data into key/value pairs and arrays detailed in RFC 7159. JSON is the most common format used by web services to exchange data, store documents, unstructured data, etc. In this post, we are going to show you tips and techniques on how to effectively store and index JSON data in PostgreSQL.

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What is Kubernetes? Orchestrating the world at the age of a first grader

Dynatrace

Dynatrace news. The Kubernetes project just turned six years old. But w hat is Kubernetes ? W here does it come from ? A nd what problem is it trying to solve? . When I first started work ing at Dynatrace, nine years ago, our customers were using our solution to get deep end-to-end visibility into environments we would now refer to be mostly monolithic.

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Page Life Expectancy (PLE) in SQL Server

SQL Shack

Page Life Expectancy (PLE) is an age of a data page in seconds in the buffer cache or buffer memory after querying the tables with the loading data page into the buffer memory. Page Life Expectancy value indicates the memory pressure in allocated memory to the SQL Server instance. In most of the cases, a […].

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Voluntary Contact Self-Tracing for Companies

ScaleOut Software

Tracking employee interactions can help get back to work faster. How Voluntary Self-Tracing Helps. In a previous blog post , we explored how voluntary contact self-tracing can assist other contact tracing techniques in alerting people who may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus. This technique enables participants to log interactions with others so that they can discover if they are in a chain of contacts originating with someone, often a stranger, who subsequently tests positive for the vir

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Microservices Adoption in 2020

O'Reilly

Microservices seem to be everywhere. Scratch that: talk about microservices seems to be everywhere. And thatโ€™s the problem. Thinkers as dissimilar as Plato , Robert Boyle , and Keith Richards tend to agree about one thing: Talk is cheap. So we wanted to determine to what extent, and how, Oโ€™Reilly subscribers are empirically using microservices. In other words, how long have people been using them?

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What is Kubernetes? Orchestrating the world at the age of a first grader

Dynatrace

Dynatrace news. The Kubernetes project just turned six years old. But w hat is Kubernetes ? W here does it come from ? A nd what problem is it trying to solve? When I first started work ing at Dynatrace, nine years ago, our customers were using our solution to get deep end-to-end visibility into environments we would now refer to be mostly monolithic.

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Methods Of Improving And Optimizing Performance In React Apps

Smashing Magazine

Methods Of Improving And Optimizing Performance In React Apps. Methods Of Improving And Optimizing Performance In React Apps. Shedrack Akintayo. 2020-07-16T11:00:00+00:00. 2020-07-16T11:35:57+00:00. React enables web applications to update their user interfaces (UIs) quickly, but that does not mean your medium or large React application will perform efficiently.

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Voluntary Contact Self-Tracing for Companies

ScaleOut Software

Tracking employee interactions can help get back to work faster. How Voluntary Self-Tracing Helps. In a previous blog post , we explored how voluntary contact self-tracing can assist other contact tracing techniques in alerting people who may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus. This technique enables participants to log interactions with others so that they can discover if they are in a chain of contacts originating with someone, often a stranger, who subsequently tests positive for the vir

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Make Jamstack Slow? Challenge Accepted.

CSS - Tricks

โ€œJamstack is slowwwww.โ€ Thatโ€™s not something you hear often, right? Especially, when one of the main selling points of Jamstack is performance. But yeah, itโ€™s true that even a Jamstack site can suffer hits to performance just like any other site. Donโ€™t think that by choosing Jamstack you no longer have to think about performance. Jamstack can be fast โ€” really fast โ€” but you have to make the right choices.

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Automatic intelligent observability into Envoy-proxied services of your Istio service mesh (Preview)

Dynatrace

Dynatrace news. The popularity of microservices and container platforms like Kubernetes and Cloud Foundry is in large part due to the associated benefits of faster deployment cycles, more flexibility in resource utilization, and reduced technology/vendor lock-in. These are however just some of the reasons why we’re now seeing these platforms in use in customer environments around the world.

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