Technical articles

Requirements specification is a document that contains a set of requirements for a software product. The requirements describe the logic of the product (functional requirements), its appearance (user interface), constraints in development, and non-functional requirements. Use cases are often used to describe functional requirements. Use cases include options for how a user can interact with the software. Non-functional requirements describe constraints on the product design and implementation (product performance, security, reliability, compatibility, design constraints, quality standards).

Blockchain is the latest technology, attention to which has increased along with the popularity of cryptocurrencies. In this article, we will break down the basic concepts you need to know to understand blockchain: where it is used, its advantages and disadvantages, as well as how it is tested and what tools exist for it.

Probably everyone who works in the field of IT has heard about the problem of interaction between developers and testers. There is a prejudice that developers dislike testers, and vice versa. Is it really so?

Beta testing is one of the acceptance testing methodologies conducted by customers to assess the level of their satisfaction with the project. It involves end users who use the product, over a certain period of time to check its functionality, usability, reliability, and compatibility. Beta testing is usually performed immediately after completing the alpha testing. During the testing product and after it, the experience of working with the application gained by end users is taken into account, and feedback on the design, as well as on the functionality and interface is requested. All this helps to assess the quality of the final product since a pre-release working version of the application with full functionality is provided for beta testing.

In this article it will be discussed what the ISTQB certification is, how to prepare for the exam, and what the benefits are for a certified tester.

This article will discuss HeidiSQL, an open-source database management tool that supports MariaDB, MySQL, Microsoft SQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite.

The sphere of testing is a complex and multi-level system that includes a vast number of diverse elements. In addition to the obvious basic components of testing, one of the less obvious but equally crucial aspects of the QA field is risk.

Working with logs is an essential part of testing, as it helps identify bottlenecks present in every web application. Kibana is used to simplify log analysis – it is open-source software designed for data visualization.

The current strength of the games industry is that there are now more platforms than ever to release the next big project.

In this article, we are going to take a look at such a tool as Fraps, its basic principles, and functions.