Building the Ideal CI-CD Pipeline_ Achieving Visual Perfection

The document discusses modern cross-browser testing using Playwright and Applitools. Traditional cross-browser testing has limitations like supporting one browser version at a time. Building your own testing grid requires perpetual maintenance. Applitools Ultrafast Test Cloud uses visual AI to analyze snapshots of the user interface and renders them in parallel across browsers in its testing grid, completing a full test cycle 18.2 times faster than traditional cloud execution grids. Applitools integrates into existing test automation and ensures visual perfection across all browsers and devices.

Our DevOps Journey Transforming 6 Month Waterfalls to 1 Hour Code Deploys https://info.dynatrace.com/17q3_wc_from_agile_to_cloudy_devops_na_registration.html In the 2nd part of our webinar series, Anita Engleder, DevOps Lead at Dynatrace reviews and dissects lessons learned during the transformational journey moving Dynatrace from an on-prem culture to one that is cloud native. She will lend her perspective as a key member of the team that executed on the original vision: to “implement a new cloud native offering and deploy a new feature release every 2 weeks. Additionally, be able to support a 1-hour lead time from Code Change to Production”. On November 17th at 1pm/10am PT Anita will present the challenges she and her team faced transforming 6 Months Waterfall to 1 Hour Code Deploys. In this webinar Anita will discuss: How to enable a complete cultural shift across multiple teams, in terms of thought process AND execution What the specific role of her DevOps team is and how it played into the transformation The role of Feature teams and why continuous feedback is critical for them How to successfully influence key stakeholders for complete alignment Today Anita’s team runs 170 production changes every day, running across several AWS Data Centers as well as On-Premise – something that would have been thought impossible only a few years prior.

Step 1 discusses work management in Visual Studio/TFS 2010, including hierarchical work management, improved dashboards and reports, and Excel integration. Step 2 covers defining and reporting on what is considered "done". Step 3 discusses automated builds, including build reports and associating work items. Step 4 focuses on manual testing tools like Microsoft Test Manager for test planning, management, and bug filing.

Learn how to accelerate cross-browser / cross-device testing for integration into CI/CD using JavaScript with Cypress in this free 1-hour workshop from Applitools. “Automation Panda” Andrew Knight will also explore critical requirements for a scalable cross-browser testing initiative and the pros/cons of different approaches.

The document discusses AI tools for software testing such as ChatGPT, Github Copilot, and Applitools Visual AI. It provides an overview of each tool and how they can help with testing tasks like test automation, debugging, and handling dynamic content. The document also covers potential challenges with AI like data privacy issues and tools having superficial knowledge. It emphasizes that AI should be used as an assistance to humans rather than replacing them and that finding the right balance and application of tools is important.

** Webinar recording: https://youtu.be/r_gzKJUK_AY ** Watch this on-demand session to discover what are the must-have features of codeless automation solutions. Manual testing is necessary for certain types and modes of testing -- but its inability to properly and quickly scale up creates major setbacks and bottlenecks for companies. So what's the answer? We see organizations turning their attention and resources to codeless automation solutions in the hopes of solving the issues of speed, coverage, and maintenance -- but how do you choose a solution that is right for your team? In this session, we dived into the 5 key features you should look for in a codeless automation solution, discussed how each of those features helps solve different testing challenges, and demonstrated how those features work.

** Full webinar recording can be seen here: https://youtu.be/b2D8WQCOCJw ** In this session -- hosted by Sumeet Mandloi, Engineering Director @ Dow Jones (Wall Street Journal), and Eran Barlev (Sr. Customer Success Engineer @ Applitools) -- you’ll learn how you can easily avoid front-end bugs and visual regressions, as well as substantially increase coverage, by adding automated visual testing to your existing automated tests. In addition, Mr. Mandloi shared real-life tips on how to run automated visual testing at scale, with implementation examples from Dow Jones. Watch this session, and learn how to: -- Successfully perform large-scale automated visual testing -- Leverage visual testing to increase coverage, while reducing maintenance efforts -- Run cross-browser tests with visual validation in the cloud -- Add visual validations to your existing automated functional and unit tests

The document discusses lean approaches to UI/UX testing including rapid wireframing tools, guerrilla testing, and automated A/B testing to test ideas quickly and cheaply. It then introduces Applitools, a visual automation test tool that can automate visual testing to check for issues like anti-aliasing, brightness, and sub-pixel shifts across browsers, operating systems, and screen resolutions. The document outlines Applitools' workflow for baseline creation and test execution and provides a demo. It notes challenges with visual testing and how Applitools addresses them through specialized image processing.

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slides for talk "Visual Regression using AI powered Applitools Eyes" at vodQA Gurgaon on 4th May 2019,

In the past, Quality Assurance (QA) teams have relied on manual checks to look for visual issues, while testing on large and dynamic websites. However, with so many sites and features being added to the websites, this approach has proven time and resource intensive while also allowing critical visual bugs to slip into live websites causing brand damage and a poor digital experience for visitors. Join this exciting webinar to learn: How NSW Government Digital Channels’ Principal Quality Assurance Engineer, Sabbir Subhan and his QA team engineered the processes and tools that provide the ‘sweet spot’ between human and machine when it comes to visual QA testing. Understand how to shorten release cycles with Visual AI.

Using Visual Studio 2010, teams can improve software quality through 7 steps: 1) work management with hierarchical tasks and improved reporting; 2) defining "done" with dashboards; 3) automated builds with traceability from development to testing; 4) manual and automated testing tools; 5) developer quality tools to find and fix bugs early; 6) test lab management with virtual environments; and 7) continuous improvement through an integrated and productive environment.

This document summarizes Vishal Banthia's presentation on achieving reliable mobile test automation. It discusses the difficulties of flaky tests and inconsistent test execution environments. It then presents solutions like capturing comprehensive test reports with screenshots, videos, and logs to better diagnose flaky tests. It also recommends leveraging cloud services for scalable and accessible test execution. The presentation demonstrates these concepts through tools like Bitrise, OpenSTF, and CircleCI used in Mercari's mobile test automation pipeline.

The document discusses continuous testing in a DevOps pipeline. It describes a 4 step process: 1) Testing the idea by defining user stories and assumptions with BDD, 2) Testing the code by automating tests and integrating them into CI/CD, 3) Testing in production by monitoring metrics and performance, and 4) Iterating based on usage data and completing the test/deploy cycle. The benefits are validating value, incremental quality improvements, and an environment suitable for experiments.

This document discusses using cloud testing for agile development. It introduces agile principles and practices like continuous integration. It then discusses how the cloud allows automated cross-browser testing across different browsers and platforms in parallel. This saves time compared to local testing. Cloud testing services can integrate with CI systems and provide detailed reports. They allow testing on many browser and OS combinations, mobile load testing, and integrating with monitoring tools.

The document outlines 5 stages of digital quality maturity for organizations: 1) Automate testing, reuse test assets, and scale testing across devices and browsers. 2) Shift testing left into development to provide faster feedback and prioritize important tests. 3) Prioritize test executions based on risk and business impact. 4) Provide continuous testing visibility across development, QA, and production for real-time monitoring. 5) Enable remote debugging and support directly from the cloud.

In my experience, Agile adoption started in some of the organizations with lot of hype and inflated expectations. And in such cases, if Agile transformation is not handled properly, it can result in multiple challenges rather than providing the expected benefits. This practical experience sharing session would cover some such problems I faced while applying Agile in different environments. The audience practicing Agile can relate some of these challenges with their own environment as well. The attendees who are on their path to Agile transformation can learn from the lessons and mistakes shared by the speaker. The session would cover challenges observed due to nature of the project, customer-vendor engagement model, application of processes, attitude of people rolling out agile, unrealistic expectations, conflict in roles and responsibilities. It would also highlight challenges introduced to some of the roles (like Project/QA Manager/Manual Tester etc.) in Agile environment and impact on billing / project contracts / SOW etc.

Explore how to use the cutting-edge integration of Visual AI from Applitools with Kobiton's real mobile device cloud to create a comprehensive solution for continuous UI testing. See more information and find the on-demand recording at applitools.com.

See how rethinking your test automation tech stack can reduce costs, enhance agility, and expand coverage—while keeping a competitive edge.

Discover practical, AI-driven solutions to streamline test process, maintain high-quality user experiences, and accelerate eCommerce growth. Session recording and more info at applitools.com

Looking for cutting-edge AI-based test automation tools to level up your SDLC today? In this webinar, we will hit reset on the industry expectations around what your tooling needs to look and act like—and give you a preview of the new product we’ve been pouring ourselves into. You will see why now is the time to shake things up and push beyond what you thought possible in your test automation practice.

Explore how can AI drive value throughout software design, development, and testing. Session recording and more info at https://applitools.info/d0u

Explore the capabilities of AI in software test automation and see a demonstration of how AI can be used today to significantly expand end-to-end test coverage in this session with Applitools CTO Adam Carmi. Plus, see a special sneak peek of the next great wave in test automation—autonomous testing. More info and session materials at http://applitools.info/xe6

Leaders from top-performing teams share successful techniques and strategies for the implementation and execution of test automation at scale. See the session recording and more details at http://applitools.info/k6tj

Explore how your team can leverage AI and the combined power of GitHub and Applitools to rapidly expand your automated testing capabilities in this interactive session with GitHub’s Developer Advocate Rizel Scarlett and Software Quality Evangelist Anand Bagmar. Session recording and more info at https://applitools.info/hdt See a practical demonstration of: • Streamlining test implementation and maintenance using GitHub Copilot • How Copilot Chat can provide valuable suggestions for code improvements and refactoring • Running automated tests automatically when code is merged to the main branch using GitHub Actions • Self-healing your automation using the Applitools Execution Cloud and scale seamlessly with the Applitools Ultrafast Grid • How GitHub Copilot can help developers recall syntax with different programming languages

Focusing on three key areas—Test Cases, Test Data, and Test Execution—these leaders shared their experience with the tools and techniques that have proven successful in their organizations. Along the way, they discussed their journey to testing at scale and which technologies and strategies have helped them reach their goals. Plus, they talked about the new innovations their top-performing teams are pursuing. More info and session materials at applitools.com

In this session with Applitools co-founder Adam Carmi, you will see the Applitools Execution Cloud in action, learn how self-healing works under the hood, and explore how you can execute your test suites in orders of magnitude faster and more stable than with any other test execution infrastructure. Session recording and more info at https://applitools.info/ixn Key takeaways: • What is self-healing technology and why is it useful? • Learn how self-healing works under the hood • Learn how to run a Selenium test on the Applitools Execution Cloud • Learn how to easily implement effective cross-device and browser tests

Get an exclusive look at Applitools’ newest product, Centra. Centra is revolutionizing the way teams collaborate on UI by addressing one of the most challenging and important parts of the product delivery lifecycle – the handoff between designs and implementations. With Centra, designers, developers, testers, product managers, and marketers can track, validate, and collaborate on UIs from design in Figma to implementation in a customer’s web browser, ensuring that there is no more drift between designs and development. Don’t miss this opportunity to see how Centra can help you streamline your UI delivery process and improve collaboration within your team.

The quality assurance industry is constantly changing and evolving. In the future, the QA role will involve more automated tests, infrastructure knowledge, and heuristics skills. QA professionals will take on responsibilities like AI testing, web3 testing, observability, and security testing. Soft skills like communication and problem solving will also remain important as computers are still limited in replicating human interaction.

Everyone wants to make quick releases, but the look-and-feel UX validation is a manual, slow, and error-prone activity. Any UX-related issues propping up cause huge brand-value and revenue loss, may lead to social-trolling, and, even worse, dilute your user base. This is an area where AI & ML can help. In this hands-on workshop, using examples, we will explore: the importance of automated visual validation how an AI-powered tool, Applitools Visual AI, can solve this problem. Integrate Applitools Visual AI in your Selenium-Java automation and learn by practice: The different AI algorithms various Applitools capabilities and features scale your automation using the Applitools Ultrafast Grid.