self-training
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Game genres
Computer games appeared in the middle of the last century. They weren’t as exciting as modern games. There were very few of them and they differed significantly from each other. Later, in the 80s and 90s, more diverse games began to appear, which rapidly gained popularity among gamers. During this period, the concept of genre arose for a more convenient classification for users and developers. After the release of any popular game, there were a lot of analogues in which developers made their additions, but they used the same game mechanics. As a result of this evolution, whole categories of similar games arose around popular projects, which later formed genres.
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Perfomance testing
Цe can say that performance testing is quite an important part of testing a software product, which determines its operability. This testing has its own subtypes: load, stress, stability and configuration, each of which is responsible for checking the performance of the system under certain conditions. This type of testing will help ensure that the system is able to quickly perform the assigned tasks.
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Payment services testing
We use payment systems almost every day: purchasing stuff online or paying for delivery services in applications or on mail websites. Such payments have become an integral part of our everyday life: shopping at your favorite store, pizza delivery, donating to your favorite RPG game. Any problems that arise during payment cause only negative emotions. Today, payment systems are the most convenient and the easiest prospective means for monetary payments on the Internet. It is not difficult to understand what payment systems are, because we have prepared for you an article about the operation and testing of online payments.
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Android Debug Bridge (ADB) guide:installation and setting on Windows and mac OS
Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is a tool that is extremely useful for testers working with devices running the Android operating system. Despite its not particularly attractive interface, ADB has the widest functionality that allows effective interaction with gadgets.
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VR testing: what is VR?
There are not much people who don’t know about the VR. Virtual reality has already taken its place in the entertainment market and become a discussion point around the world. Let us revise what іs VR and how to test VR applications.
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Manual testing vs Automated testing
Both types of testing have their both advantages and disadvantages. Real projects often use a combination of manual and automated testing and the level of automation depends on both the type of project and the characteristics of production processes in the company. The combination of both types is the perfect way to get the most out of testing.
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Severity and priority. Examples of the bugs with high severity and low priority and vice versa
The organizations using different tools for tracking defects and related processes make these instruments the common tracking system between various management levels and technical staff. Every bug has the «Severity» and «Priority» attributes. Sometimes it seems that there is no difference between these two notions, or it is not apparent. But the severity relates more to the technical part and the priority to the organizational one.
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Ways to install mobile apps
Let us probably start with the widely known system and its store. In Google Play there are a lot of apps for everyone and everything. Some are with the immediate launch, which means that they mustn’t be installed on the device. Applications can be free and commercial. They all function only on devices with Android OS.
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Usability testing. Testing checklist
Testing usability, you should adhere to established protocol with every participant (if it is moderated testing). It is like a test case or course of action that leaves a margin for settings but still guarantees the general, common, and standardized experience for every testing object.
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How to work in JIRA
In the software development life cycle a very important role is played by the project management systems. There are a lot of them, however in this article we will look through the work in one of the most popular ones – Jira.
