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Open Source API Testing Tools

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The rising trend of using SOA and then microservices as a software architecture has led to the creation of multiple tools for automated testing of the services API. This article presents a list of open source API testing tools. share share share share 

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Story Maps and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)

January 30, 2026 1

This is a hands-on practical session about agile testing where participants split into groups and learn how to do story mapping and how to write Given-When-Then Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) tests.

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Why You Need a Code Audit in 2026 and How to Conduct It Successfully

March 5, 2026 0

Most software today is a mess of layers stacked on top of older, even messier layers. In 2026, we are seeing the fallout of the “move fast and break things” era. Companies now face massive technical debt while trying to shoehorn AI features into systems that were never meant to handle them. We see that the code is now a complex web of dependencies, cloud configurations, and automated scripts.

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  • Verifying Randomness: How Casino Gaming Systems Are Tested and Certified

    March 2, 2026 0
    Every spin of a slot reel, every card dealt, every roulette outcome depends on one critical assumption: that the result is genuinely random. For casino operators, regulators, and the players who trust them, that assumption must be provable — not just claimed. share share share share 

  • How QA Improves Software Performance and User Trust

    February 25, 2026 0
    Have you ever deleted an app because it froze at the worst possible moment? In a world where we bank, shop, and work through screens, patience runs thin when software fails. Performance problems no longer feel minor; they feel personal. share share share share 

  • Using Production Telemetry to Strengthen Automated Test Validation

    February 23, 2026 0
    A green CI pipeline doesn’t automatically mean release, and many teams are already aware of that. Why? Because the software can pass every single test with flying colors, and still, there’s zero guarantee that it won’t be a complete failure in production. share share share share 

  • Why Stress-Testing AI Models Is the Next Frontier for Software Testers

    February 20, 2026 0
    We are used to the way traditional software is tested: if a feature worked yesterday and the day before, it will most likely work today. The logic is deterministic, bugs are reproducible, and failures can be traced through logs. But with the rise of generative AI and complex machine learning [...]

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  • Streamline Quality Assurance Processes with Next-generation Test Management Tools

    November 25, 2025 0
    The challenges faced by QA teams can lead to delays and missed issues in software development. But AI-powered test management tools provide a way of improving efficiency, visibility, and overall software quality. share share share share 

  • Free Load Testing Tools & Services

    October 31, 2025 5
    The software development trend that shifts the target platform from the desktop to web, cloud and mobile applications has fostered the development of load testing services and performance testing tools on the web. It is an obvious option to use web-based and cloud-based load testing tools for applications that can [...]

  • Open Source Test Reporting Tools

    October 13, 2025 3
    Running automated tests is a good thing for software quality assurance. Test reporting tools help you understand the results of the current test run. You could also be interested to see how your tests results evolve over time. Here are some open source tools to help you do this, as [...]

  • Open Source Bug Tracking Tools

    July 16, 2025 3
    Bugs, issue, defect, there are many names to define the problems you have with software, either during the code development phase or when the application is already in production. Bug tracking tools are an integrated part of a software quality and software testing strategy and there are many open source [...]

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  • Best Practice for Property-Based Testing

    December 3, 2025 1
    This talk aims to introduce property-based testing, why you may want to use it, and real-life use cases for including it in code bases. Property-based testing is an approach to testing that involves specifying statements that should always be true [...]

  • The Testing Pyramid in the Age of AI: From Unit, Integration to API Testing

    November 3, 2025 1
    In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) writes code, reviews pull requests, and even generates tests, how does the standard Testing Pyramid still hold up? Has it quietly crumbled under more modern demands? share share share share 

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