Abstracta Identified as a Top Software Testing Firm by Clutch.co
Here at Abstracta, we apply highly sophisticated engineering and automation processes to our clients’ testing practices and software development lifecycle, focusing on increasing product quality and reducing time to market. Over the last few years, we have stayed ahead of software testing trends and technologies to best…
7 Security Testing Tools to Try Now
It’s never too soon to assess the security of your application with these great penetration testing tools Remember the Equifax breach in 2017 which affected nearly one in three Americans? Or the 2018 Marriott breach that compromised 500 million accounts in its database? It’s very…
TestingUY 2019 Recap: Bigger, Better, and All About Agile
What we took away from the Uruguayan testing conference we proudly sponsor each year This May, Montevideo hosted what felt like a party for testing in Latin America. In this sixth edition of TestingUy, the two day event gathered some 600 people from many parts of…
Are Agile Testers Still a Thing?
With the coupling of and loss of specific roles in software development teams, how can testers remain relevant? Testing in Agile Methodologies With the implementation of Agile methodologies and the coupling of roles in software development, the tester has been lost in several moments since…
ReconverTIte: Bringing IT Employment Opportunities to Women of Rural Uruguay
A new program to develop more female testers in Uruguay, helping them launch a new career Now full steam ahead, we are very proud to announce that Abstracta has launched a spinoff program to help the testing profession grow in our home country, Uruguay, and…
A Guide to Good Cucumber Practices
An introduction to using test automation tool, Cucumber, as a part of your Behavior Driven Development Strategy By: Luis Zambra, Vicente Saettone, and Federico Toledo, Ph.D. In this post, we’ll share some good Cucumber practices, especially when writing scenarios using the Gherkin language, clarifying some BDD…
When to Automate a Test?
Useful guidelines for making the decision if a test case is worth the time and energy of automating By: Charles Rodriguez and Alejandro Berardinelli “Let’s automate testing as much as possible.” That always sounds like a good idea, right? It’s the way the world is…
How to Choose a Software Testing Company
Factors that will help you pick the right outsourced software testing company for you Need some help with your test efforts and are evaluating different software testing outsourcing companies? Like all things worthwhile, it will take some effort to choose a software testing company that…
5 Reasons Why You Can’t Miss TestingUY 2019
Don’t skip South America’s premier event for all things software testing: TestingUY 2019 It’s that time of year again. The time of year when many “Abstracteros” prepare their talk and workshop proposals for the testing conference we’re sponsoring that’s also in our own backyard, TestingUY 2019. I…
Abstracta’s Manifesto – Documenting What We Live Every Day
A deeper look: Who is Abstracta, what do we believe, and why are we here? We’re proud to say that 2019 is already off to a strong start. Since the year’s beginning, Abstracta expanded to the UK with a new London office as well as announced a new…
Rainforest QA Tool Review: Is it a Complete Testing Solution?
An introduction to this popular crowdsourced testing platform Adding to our collection of software testing tool reviews, we wanted to give our take on one of the tools we’re asked most about from clients and prospects: Rainforest QA. We often hear, “Can I just rely…
From the Americas to the United Kingdom, Abstracta Opens Office in London
Press Release — SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14, 2019 — Abstracta, Uruguay’s premier software testing and quality engineering company, announced the opening of a new office in London which will strengthen the company’s partnerships with businesses in the technology, telecommunications, healthcare, and financial sectors within the United…
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