Quality Assurance on Caktus Group

Accessibility Testing Tips for Beginners

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:37:24 +0000

Above: Caktus uses several mobile devices for accessibility testing. For a more realistic experience, it’s important to test on devices, and not just with simulators.

7 Conferences We’re Looking Forward To

Sat, 26 Jan 2019 18:01:22 +0000

Above: The Internet Summit in Raleigh is one of the local conferences we recommend attending. (Photo by Ian Huckabee.)

At Caktus, we strongly believe in professional development and continued learning. We encourage our talented team to stay up to date with industry trends and technologies. During 2018, Cakti attended a number of conferences around the country. Below is a list (in alphabetical order) of the ones we found the most helpful, practical, and interesting. We look forward to attending these conferences again, and if you get the chance, we highly recommend that you check them out as well.

Caktus Blog: Top 18 Posts of 2018

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 13:00:00 +0000

In 2018, we published 44 posts on our blog, including technical how-to’s, a series on UX research methods, web development best practices, and tips for project management. Among all those posts, 18 rose to the top of the popularity list in 2018.

ShipIt Day Summer 2018 Recap

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 11:00:00 +0000

On July 27 - 28, we ran our quarterly ShipIt Day here at Caktus. These 24-hour sprints, which we’ve organized since 2012, allow Cakti to explore new projects that expand or increase their skill sets. The event kicked off at 3:00 pm on Thursday and we reconvened at 3:00 pm on Friday to showcase our progress. The goal is to experiment, take risks, and try something new.

Why We Love TestBash (and You Will, Too!)

Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:30:00 +0000

Mirror, mirror, on the wall - what’s the best test conference of them all? That’s the question that many of you may be asking yourselves when trying to decide which conference to attend. Well, we believe we have discovered what may be one of the top contenders for best software testing conferences: the Ministry of Testing’s TestBash.

Love Your Bugs (PyCon 2018 Must-See Talk Series)

Wed, 23 May 2018 13:30:00 +0000

Welcome to the 2018 edition of our annual PyCon Must-See Series, highlighting the talks our staff especially loved at PyCon. While there were many great talks, this is our team’s shortlist.

Prioritizing Defects

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:30:00 +0000

A defect, or bug, in a software product can be defined as a flaw in the system that leads to a measurable or observable deviation from its expected result. During development, it’s part of the quality assurance process to prioritize defects in order to minimize the impact to the end product and meet the agreed-upon quality level for the product. This prioritization can seem like a dark art. How do we decide what gets addressed and what doesn’t?

What is Software Quality Assurance?

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:30:00 +0000

A crucial but often overlooked aspect of software development is quality assurance (QA). If you have an app in progress, you will likely hear this term throughout the development life cycle. It may seem that coding is the brunt of the development work, since without code your app doesn’t exist, but quality assurance efforts often consist of up to 50% of the total project effort (1) (and part of the QA effort is coding). Without quality assurance, your app may exist but it is unlikely it will function well, meet the objectives of your users, or be maintainable in the future. QA is important, but what exactly is it?

Caktus Blog Best of 2017

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 14:30:00 +0000

With 2017 now over, we highlight the top 17 posts published or updated on the Caktus blog this year. Have you read them all?

ShipIt Day Recap Q4 2017

Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:30:00 +0000

Our quarterly ShipIt Day has come and gone, with many new ideas and experiments from the team. As we do every quarter, Caktus staff stepped away from client work to try new technology, read up on the latest documentation, update internal processes, or otherwise find inspiring ways to improve themselves and Caktus as a whole. Keep reading to see what we worked on.

ShipIt Day Recap Q2 2017

Wed, 03 May 2017 13:30:00 +0000

Once per quarter, Caktus employees have the opportunity to take a day away from client work to focus on learning or refreshing skills, testing out ideas, or working on open source contributions. The Q2 2017 ShipIt Day work included building apps, updating open source projects, trying out new tools, and more. Keep reading for the details.

Plan for mistakes as a developer

Mon, 30 Jan 2017 18:44:30 +0000

I Am Not Perfect.

I've been programming professionally for 25 years, and the most important thing I have learned is this:

Insights into software development from a quality assurance (QA) pro

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 15:51:24 +0000

Because quality assurance (QA) is all about creating a seamless application experience across any number of devices, it’s most successful when no one notices it. The craft and expertise behind the work of QA professionals, as a result, can sometimes feel hidden. Charlotte Fouque, Caktus’ QA Analyst, sheds light onto what exactly quality assurance is and the intricacies of doing it well.