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OctoPerf v12.2 - Flexible license sharing, improved VU validation, XPath and JQuery

We’ve been working a lot behind the scenes for this release because we wanted to address the license sharing issue. Up until today it was only possible to ask us to share the license for you and sharing could only share every license you own. We had to completely refactor the way we handle licenses to allow you to decide on your own to share all or a fraction of your subscriptions. But that’s not all, we also worked on a VU validation with multiple iterations.

What is Sauce Labs? - The Automated Testing Platform

This is an introductions to the Sauce Labs platform for automated testers in January 2021. Learn about the different options for automated testing on Sauce Labs, and the power of running tests in parallel. Explore the different types of tests you can run, and understand how Sauce Labs' platform gives you options and insight to bring you automated testing to the next level.

[Webinar] Automated Web UI and Visual Testing - Getting around the obstacles

Coming across challenges on your path to enhancing User Interfaces? What if we tell you we got the valuable insights to help you with the sheer pain of visual defects from top-notch experts? Watch the recording of this Katalon x Applitools webinar to have a more comprehensive understanding of commonly-faced issues in automated visual testing and useful tips for a brighter view of solving them.

Your Framework for Success: Introduction to JavaScript Testing at Scale

There are countless ways to set up your automated testing environment. When it comes to stability and maintainability, it’s crucial to choose the right frameworks at the beginning of the journey, to set yourself up for success and save yourself time and headaches further down the road.

7 B2B web application testing challenges and solutions

Testing web applications comes with many challenges like covering the entire platform, testing with real devices, and protecting data security. B2B customers have high expectations for the web apps they use. They rely on them for their day-to-day jobs or small business functions. The failure of a consumer app can be frustrating.

Maximizing the Value of Testing in Retail and e-Commerce

Spending via smartphones is going up. According to Forbes, smartphones accounted for 46.5% of all holiday sales on Thanksgiving Day 2020, and 40% of sales on Black Friday. This means close to half of all purchases were made not only online, but on a smartphone—which makes the mobile shopping experience all the more critical. Customers expect their transactions and experiences to go off without a hitch. And if that doesn’t happen?

Tips for Javascript Perfomance Testing

No user likes to spend time waiting for a web page to load. No web developer likes a website or app to fail either. It’s important to focus on creating quick loading pages with error-free code. JavaScript is used to build the majority of the dynamic, real-time applications. JavaScript’s strength is in the context of apps that update content dynamically with minimal latency. JavaScript performance testing should be a priority for ensuring a good end user experience and optimal performance.