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360 Quality & Efficiency
360 Quality & Efficiency
Mar 9, 2018 · Fundamentals

Common Overlooked Issues in Software Testing: Frontend, Backend, and Database Pitfalls

This article highlights frequently ignored testing problems such as browser navigation affecting data integrity, unnoticed JavaScript errors, boundary value issues in UI components, backend code review importance, improper handling of zero versus empty values, timestamp misuse, and inadequate validation of varchar and text fields, emphasizing meticulous testing for high‑quality software delivery.

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Common Overlooked Issues in Software Testing: Frontend, Backend, and Database Pitfalls
Qunar Tech Salon
Qunar Tech Salon
Dec 19, 2017 · Backend Development

Smart: An Automated API Testing Platform for Generating Test Cases from Manual Testing

The article introduces Smart, a platform that records manual API testing actions and database interactions to automatically generate and execute API test cases, addressing data preparation, environment setup, and case authoring challenges while detailing its architecture, implementation, and future improvements.

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Smart: An Automated API Testing Platform for Generating Test Cases from Manual Testing
Baixing.com Technical Team
Baixing.com Technical Team
Dec 7, 2017 · Operations

How Test Fest Transforms Product Quality with Collaborative Testing

Test Fest is a company‑wide, short‑duration crowdsourced testing event that brings product managers, developers, designers, operations, and support staff together to explore a product, uncover bugs, improve compatibility, and generate actionable insights, dramatically boosting testing efficiency and ROI.

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How Test Fest Transforms Product Quality with Collaborative Testing
DevOps Engineer
DevOps Engineer
Oct 31, 2017 · Fundamentals

16 Essential Traits of an Excellent Software Tester

The article outlines sixteen key characteristics—including a skeptical attitude, uncompromising quality, user‑centric thinking, early testing, risk management, strong analysis, negative testing, effective negotiation, and teamwork—that together define what makes a software tester truly outstanding.

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16 Essential Traits of an Excellent Software Tester
21CTO
21CTO
Sep 17, 2017 · R&D Management

How to Build a Simple Yet Effective R&D Management System

This article outlines a comprehensive R&D management framework covering product lifecycle‑based task planning, documentation practices, code collaboration, quality assurance, automated deployment, fault handling, instant communication, and techniques for boosting team technical competence.

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How to Build a Simple Yet Effective R&D Management System
Baidu Intelligent Testing
Baidu Intelligent Testing
Aug 21, 2017 · Fundamentals

The Evolution of a Software Tester: From Learning to Responsibility

This article outlines a tester’s personal journey through four stages—learning and verification, confronting misconceptions of conflict with developers, proactive collaboration, and finally embracing responsibility—highlighting how testing evolves from a simple validation task to a strategic, risk‑reduction discipline.

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The Evolution of a Software Tester: From Learning to Responsibility
DevOps Engineer
DevOps Engineer
Aug 16, 2017 · Fundamentals

16 Essential Traits of an Excellent Software Tester

This article outlines sixteen key characteristics and habits—such as maintaining skepticism, prioritizing quality, focusing on user satisfaction, thinking from the user's perspective, prioritizing tests, avoiding over‑promising coverage, embracing feedback, starting early, managing risk, conducting market research, honing analytical skills, considering negative scenarios, making sound judgments, negotiating effectively, avoiding blame, and observing diligently—to help testers excel in their roles.

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16 Essential Traits of an Excellent Software Tester
Baidu Intelligent Testing
Baidu Intelligent Testing
Aug 1, 2017 · Operations

Live Streaming Compatibility, Performance, and UI Testing Guidelines

This guide outlines comprehensive compatibility, performance, and UI testing procedures for live‑streaming applications, covering device and network variations, CPU, memory, bandwidth, battery, temperature, latency, resolution, UI layout, navigation, and content validation to ensure a stable and user‑friendly streaming experience.

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Live Streaming Compatibility, Performance, and UI Testing Guidelines
DevOps
DevOps
Jun 28, 2017 · Operations

The Importance of Continuous Testing in DevOps

This article explains why continuous testing is essential for effective DevOps, describing its role in feedback loops, key performance metrics, testing frameworks, and how automated testing drives quality and rapid delivery across development, QA, and operations.

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The Importance of Continuous Testing in DevOps
vivo Internet Technology
vivo Internet Technology
Jun 23, 2017 · Operations

CI/CD Practices and Experience at Qiniu Cloud: Building Efficient Engineering Systems

In this talk, Li Qian details Qiniu Cloud’s end‑to‑end CI/CD journey—from building a scratch‑made quality assurance system and integrating Travis, Jenkins, and Docker, to automating unit, integration, and system tests, establishing quality gates, and achieving ten‑minute rapid deployments and gray releases through metrics‑driven development.

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CI/CD Practices and Experience at Qiniu Cloud: Building Efficient Engineering Systems
Baidu Intelligent Testing
Baidu Intelligent Testing
Jun 7, 2017 · Fundamentals

Bridging the Gap Between Academic Research and Engineering Practice in Software Testing

The article examines the large disparity between academic research and engineering application of software testing technologies, highlights mature and emerging methods, and offers practical guidance for testers to build a systematic view, stay informed, and translate research breakthroughs into effective engineering solutions.

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Bridging the Gap Between Academic Research and Engineering Practice in Software Testing
Baidu Intelligent Testing
Baidu Intelligent Testing
Apr 18, 2017 · Operations

Test Automation Strategies, Pitfalls, and Value – Insights from Expert Yang Xiaohui

This article, featuring Baidu QA expert Yang Xiaohui, examines the motivations, benefits, common pitfalls, and strategic considerations for implementing test automation, emphasizing clear goals, stakeholder collaboration, scope definition, timing, and the broader impact on software quality and development efficiency.

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Test Automation Strategies, Pitfalls, and Value – Insights from Expert Yang Xiaohui
360 Quality & Efficiency
360 Quality & Efficiency
Jan 5, 2017 · R&D Management

Innovating in Software Testing: Strategies and Methods

The article explores how software testing teams can identify and implement both technical and process-oriented innovations—ranging from tool usability improvements and automation to standardization, templating, and cross‑domain borrowing—to enhance efficiency, quality, and overall value.

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Innovating in Software Testing: Strategies and Methods
360 Quality & Efficiency
360 Quality & Efficiency
Aug 18, 2016 · Frontend Development

Comprehensive Front-End UI Component Testing Checklist

This article provides a detailed checklist of test cases for common web front‑end UI components such as tree controls, various chart types, maps, file upload/download, image handling, URL validation, and IP input fields, helping testers ensure functional correctness, data integrity, and user experience.

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Comprehensive Front-End UI Component Testing Checklist
360 Quality & Efficiency
360 Quality & Efficiency
Aug 15, 2016 · Frontend Development

Common Web UI Component Test Scenarios and Checklist

This article outlines common test scenarios and checklists for web UI components such as navigation bars, input fields, buttons, dropdowns, tables, radio and checkbox groups, dual list boxes, and time pickers, helping testers ensure functionality, usability, and data integrity.

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Common Web UI Component Test Scenarios and Checklist
DevOps
DevOps
Aug 14, 2016 · Fundamentals

Effective Code Review Practices and Checklist

The article shares practical insights and a comprehensive checklist for conducting code reviews, emphasizing formatting, readability, corner‑case coverage, error handling, testing, and architectural considerations to improve code quality and foster team growth.

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Effective Code Review Practices and Checklist
Baidu Intelligent Testing
Baidu Intelligent Testing
Jan 22, 2016 · Fundamentals

Understanding Product Evaluation: Definition, Importance, and Process

This article explains what product evaluation is, why it matters, and outlines a step‑by‑step process—including defining goals, setting standards, selecting methods, executing tests, analyzing results, and presenting findings—to ensure both functional and experiential quality of products.

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Understanding Product Evaluation: Definition, Importance, and Process
Qunar Tech Salon
Qunar Tech Salon
Nov 15, 2015 · Mobile Development

High‑Quality Continuous Delivery Practices in Mobile Taobao: Architecture, Process, and Quality Assurance

This article details the evolution of Mobile Taobao's engineering architecture, development workflow, and quality assurance measures across three phases, illustrating how modularization, automated platforms, and rigorous testing practices enabled high‑quality continuous delivery for a large‑scale mobile application.

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High‑Quality Continuous Delivery Practices in Mobile Taobao: Architecture, Process, and Quality Assurance
21CTO
21CTO
Oct 14, 2015 · Fundamentals

How to Write Effective Bug Reports That Speed Up Fixes

This guide explains why vague "error" messages frustrate developers, outlines the essential role of non‑technical staff in quality assurance, and provides a step‑by‑step template for creating clear, actionable bug reports that help engineers resolve issues faster.

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How to Write Effective Bug Reports That Speed Up Fixes
Art of Distributed System Architecture Design
Art of Distributed System Architecture Design
Mar 30, 2015 · Mobile Development

Mobile Taobao’s Journey to High‑Quality Continuous Delivery: Architecture, Process, and Quality Assurance

This article recounts how the Mobile Taobao team transformed a monolithic app into a modular, multi‑bundle system, introduced automated build, test, and release platforms, and refined processes and quality‑assurance practices to achieve fast, reliable continuous delivery at massive scale.

CI/CDContinuous Deliveryquality assurance
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Mobile Taobao’s Journey to High‑Quality Continuous Delivery: Architecture, Process, and Quality Assurance