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Vitest Team Releases Version 4.0 with Stable Browser Mode and Visual Regression Testing
Vitest 4.0, the Vite testing framework, revolutionizes browser-based testing with stabilizations, built-in visual regression support, and enhanced debugging. With major features like stable Browser Mode and Playwright Traces integration, it streamlines workflows. Developers benefit from a smoother upgrade path and an optimized experience, reinforcing Vitest as a comprehensive testing solution.
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Introducing Evalite: the TypeScript Testing Tool for AI Powered Apps
Evalite is a TypeScript-native eval runner designed for AI applications, enabling developers to create reproducible evals with rich outputs. Featuring first-class trace capture, scoring, and a user-friendly web UI, Evalite enhances testing ergonomics and iteration speed. Open-source under MIT, it seamlessly integrates with any LLM, ensuring complete data control and fostering rapid development.
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Vite+ Unveiled with Unified Toolchain and Rust Powered Core
Introducing Vite+ by VoidZero: a groundbreaking unified JavaScript toolchain enhancing the Vite ecosystem. With an all-in-one CLI for app scaffolding, testing, linting, and more, Vite+ delivers performance gains of up to 40x and enterprise features, all while ensuring compatibility and support for existing users. Ideal for modern teams, Vite+ promises streamlined workflows and robust scalability.
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Changing a Career from Developing Software to Test Automation
A developer who became a test automation engineer faced a challenging learning curve due to limited testing experience. He learned the importance of test levels, when not to automate, and how QA is vital to quality. Motivated by impact, growth, and teamwork, he values communication and continuous learning.
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Deno 2.5 Brings Support for Permission Sets and Test API Hooks
Deno 2.5 has arrived, enhancing the secure JavaScript/TypeScript runtime with new permission sets, refined testing hooks, and performance boosts. Upgrading to V8 14.0 and TypeScript 5.9.2, it unlocks advanced features while evolving the Temporal API. Explore improved WebSocket headers, bundling capabilities, and more for seamless development.
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Meta Launches AutoPatchBench to Evaluate LLM Agents on Security Fixes
AutoPatchBench is a standardized benchmark designed to help researchers and developers evaluate and compare how effectively LLM agents can automatically patch security vulnerabilities in C/C++ native code.
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Using Artificial Intelligence for Analysis of Automated Testing Results
Analysis of automated testing results is a very important and challenging part of testing activities. At any given moment we should be able to tell the state of our product according to the results of automated tests, Maroš Kutschy said at QA Challenge Accepted. He presented how artificial intelligence helps them save time spent on analysis, reduce human errors, and focus on new failures.
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Slack Enhances Accessibility Testing through Automation
Slack recently integrated automated accessibility testing into its software development lifecycle to improve user experience for individuals with disabilities. Slack has internal standards and the company further collaborates with external accessibility testers as well. These standards align with WCAG, an internationally recognized benchmark for web accessibility.
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Exploring AI's Role in Automating Software Testing
QA professionals are increasingly turning to AI to address the growing complexities of software testing. AI-driven automation can improve test coverage, reduce test cycle times, and enhance the accuracy of results, leading to faster software releases with higher quality.
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How Slack Used an AI-Powered Hybrid Approach to Migrate from Enzyme to React Testing Library
Enzyme’s lack of support for React 18 made their existing unit tests unusable and jeopardized the foundational confidence they provided, Sergii Gorbachov said at QCon San Francisco. He showed how Slack migrated all Enzyme tests to React Testing Library (RTL) to ensure the continuity of their test coverage.
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The Value of Using Timeless Testing Tools
According to Benjamin Bischoff, developers find new tools much more interesting than old ones, as they offer an opportunity to learn new technologies and approaches and to expand their tool belt. Using tools that have been around for decades, however, can save time and budget. When evaluating tools, it is more important to understand the problem to be solved than to jump straight into the tools.
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How Testing in the Metaverse Looks
The "metaverse" typically refers to a collective virtual shared space that is created by the convergence of a virtually enhanced physical reality and a persistent virtual reality. According to Jonathon Wright, testing requires a mix of manual testing, automated testing, user testing, emulators, and simulators. Real-world testing environments are used to cover as many scenarios as possible.
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Improving Mobile Test Automation with Continuous Integration, Central Logging, and Metrics Analysis
Continuous integration can enhance automated mobile testing. Test data from multiple mobile devices running parallel tests can be consolidated to support monitoring. Jira tickets from manual testing can trigger the build process to ensure that testers will have the correct software version to do the manual testing.
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MSTest 3.4 Release: Improved Analyzers, WinUI, Playwright and Aspire Support Added
Microsoft released a new version of MSTest, a testing framework for .NET. Version 3.4 introduces a couple of improvements, bug fixes, and new features. Key updates include improvements to MSTest.Analyzers, MSTest.Sdk, and MSTest.Runner, along with added support for WinUI applications.
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Netflix Announces SafeTest, Its Custom Approach to Front-End Testing
Moshe Kolodny recently introduced SafeTest, described as a novel approach to front-end web testing. SafeTest orchestrates a test runner, a browser automation library, a UI framework, and dependency injection capabilities to alleviate the pain points of traditional UI testing methods. SafeTest is currently used at Netflix.