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In the deep-dive interview, the candidate spoke with the head of engineering and another member of the engineering department about what they’d done in their previous roles. The interview was designed ...

Mean time to detect (MTTD) measures how long it takes to discover a problem after it starts. For testers, it's the gap between when something breaks and when your monitoring tools or users report it.

UI testing examines how users interact with your application's visual elements, from buttons and forms to navigation flows and layouts. Unlike backend testing, UI testing focuses on the parts of your ...

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White box testing (also called “clear box” or “structural” testing) lets testers examine the internal workings of an application by diving into its source code. Unlike black box testing where you only ...

Test maintenance is keeping your test suite healthy and relevant as your software changes. This includes updating test cases, fixing broken automated tests, and removing obsolete checks. Think of it ...

Static testing finds defects in software artifacts before running any code. Unlike dynamic testing where you execute the program, static testing examines code, requirements, design documents, and ...

Smoke testing quickly checks if a new software build is stable enough for deeper testing. Like checking if a newly repaired car starts before taking it on a test drive, smoke tests verify that basic ...

What is shift-right testing? Shift-right testing moves quality assurance into the production environment, where real users interact with your software. Unlike traditional testing that stops at ...

Why is black box testing important? Black box testing catches issues from a user's perspective. Since users don't see your code, testing without code knowledge helps find the problems they'll actually ...

Patch testing is a type of software testing that evaluates a specific change or "patch" applied to an application. The goal is to ensure the patch resolves the intended issue without introducing new ...