Testfort

Challenge The client approached QArea looking for a dedicated testing and QA team for their print on-demand mobile application. The company was gearing up for rapid growth and a significant expansion of their product line, and it was important that the same, high level of product quality was maintained even during the faster release cycle. The service is constantly rolling out new items to its print shop, allowing users to print on well over 1k different physical products with over 1m different design and layout options. Moreover, since the client’s service was available as a web, iOS, and Android application, the team had to conduct testing across multiple platforms. Solution QArea provided the client with a dedicated manual and automated testing team, complete with a Project Manager. The team integrated seamlessly with the client’s in-house and remote developers. The team and PM participated in daily stands, weekly Scrum meetings, and completed their testing and QA tasks in tandem with the client’s 2-week sprint schedule. Over the course of the project, the team completed functionality, smoke, stress, regression, and cross-platform testing. For cross-platform testing our team used physical phones, tablets, and desktop computers of various makes and models. Over 30 iOS and Android devices were used for testing to ensure the application’s flawless performance on both flagship and older devices. Results Our work with the client continues and has been ongoing for several years. The client’s dedicated team consists of 10 people and is led by a dedicated project manager. Automated testing with the client began 1.5 years ago, and the extent of testing automation for the project is set to expand over the next 6 months. Read More

CHALLENGE Throughout the years of running the company’s official website, our client has implemented a lot of changes in its code in order to keep up with the technology updates and trends. We were required to check the website’s codebase to see how it performs in terms of data processing and synchronization. As for the front-end, we had to review the UI and its accessibility for the client’s target audience ? elder people searching for care.  Before reaching out to us for quality assurance, our client decided to implement a new database for the website. Thus, they needed to synchronize the previously gathered data with the new storage. The website architecture had manual synchronization only, and we were asked to find a way to automate it without forcing too many drastic changes to the codebase. SOLUTION To meet the set objectives, we developed a QA plan consisting of manual and automated practices. Namely, we used Java to write the automated test cases, as well as TestNG, Extent Report, and Selenium WebDriver testing tools to implement them. Altogether, these allowed us to effectively test back- and front-end sides of the product by running it through multiple cases that at times had up to 30 steps. The project was organized using the behavior-driven development methodology that focuses more on the business side of software instead of the technical one. The project team consisted of five people ? automation QA engineers, manual testers, and a QA lead. We performed: Automated and manual testing RESULT The quality assurance services we delivered allowed our client to discover the room for further improvement of his site. Proven industry experts from our team conducted the most thorough analysis of the website’s codebase, optimized it for the adequate data processing and updates, and polished user interface as per recent UX/UI standards. Read More

CHALLENGE Our client, the owner of a Japan-based crypto trading platform, released a modernized version of his web application and wanted us to thoroughly test it. The aspects we were to check included UI/UX, blockchain platforms integration, security, and the app’s response to even the most unusual case scenarios. The main challenge we faced during the project was the technical complexity of cryptocurrency trading platforms backend. Before getting to work, we had to examine not only the client’s product but the third-party solutions like Ethereum and Stellar integrated with it. Also, the client’s project had no documentation, so we created it from scratch both for the QA process and as a part of post-development maintenance.  SOLUTION The team of four QA engineers (middle- and senior-level experts and a tech lead) tested the updated version of the client’s platform using Chrome and Firefox web browsers on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android operating systems. We used regression, and exploratory testing types for the projects, which covered QA for usability, UI/UX, security, performance, and integrations fit into the platform. The communication with the client was organized with Microsoft Teams digital workplace and regularly took place every two weeks (equal to one sprint). Other than classic manual testing, we also used the Netsparker web scanner for in-depth checks. We performed: Regression testing Exploratory testing UI/UX testing Security testing Performance testing RESULT Our team managed to improve the usability of the platform and discover the need to implement a few changes to the project’s codebase for security matters. As for today, we continue to work with the client as a full-time distant Quality Assurance department to timely check all the changes his development team implements in the project. Read More

The Huffington Post is an American liberal news website and aggregated weblog, featuring various news sources and columnists. The site covers a wide range of topics, including sections devoted to politics, entertainment, media, living, business, and the green movement. The Huffington Post was launched on May 9, 2005, as a commentary outlet and liberal alternative to conservative news aggregators like the Drudge Report, and has expanded to cover news of politics and many other things. We had to test a news portal and make sure it’s capable of sustaining heavy and peak loads and ensure convenience for both visitors and authors of the entries. We needed to assure high performance of several data storages including MongoDB and MySQL for stable comment section operation. Test Plan included Manual and Automated functional testing based on Selenium, Regression, Black-box testing, and generation of all needed reports and testing documentation. Types of testing performed: Manual testing Automated testing Functional testing Configuration testing Regression testing HuffPost successfully operates as one of the most popular portals in the USA and has been featured on the main page of Yahoo several times. The site performs impeccably with the average load of 200+k visitors per hour. The iOS client for The HuffPost news system works perfectly as well. Read More

MyFitnessPal

CHALLENGE. We needed to test the functionality of the service along with its interface. TestFort team had to make sure the counter performs fast and easy, even during peak loads. We also had to ensure the application runs on iOS without glitches and successfully synchronizes all account data between the web and mobile platforms. SOLUTION Working closely with remote MFP team, TestFort engineers set up the testing mechanism to perform Functional, UI, Load, GUI, System, Compatibility testing, and testing of synchronization between the web and app content. TECHNOLOGIES Types of testing performed: Manual Testing Functional testing Compatibility testing Regression testing UI/UX testing System testing Load testing RESULT User can successfully track food intake, keep a food diary and/or an activity log. The platform impeccable functionality led to its extensive growth and popularity, and Myfitnesspal was was featured in Men's Health, HuffPost, NY Times, Mashable, BBC, and other magazines & weblogs. It has partnered with Under Armour shop and continues to develop a huge community of sports enthusiasts. Read More

REQUIREMENTS We were to provide comprehensive testing of the Skype Click to Call, which is a Skype plugin for Internet Explorer and Firefox. The plugin makes it simple to make Skype calls right away from your browser. Thanks to the app, when you are surfing the Internet, you are just a click away from making a call and booking your flight or contacting a potential business partner. It incredibly saves time since there is no need to type any numbers. SOLUTION Types of testing completed: Manual testing Black-box testing Regression testing, documentation creating Localisation testing Working closely with distributed testing and development team RESULTS TO CUSTOMER Test Plan Test Cases Bug Reports Status reports Suggestions regarding enhancements Read More

Social media aggregator for managing social media information and a flexible iOS application that allows constant presence in the stream of news and current events. The feed of messages may be placed on the home page of your own site as well, or users can share it with friends. All user’s online presence is easily organized into a beautiful site within several moments. Any user’s social front page is updated automatically as they are posting things they care about in social media. RebelMouse is a fresh look at CMSs and a look that worked out great. More than 500.000 sites are powered with RebelMouse today, including such loud names as Aol, Intel, MTV, FOX, Amazon Web Services, L’Oréal, Spotify and others. Read More

Dashlane is a leading user-friendly password manager and a secure digital wallet that provides a high level of protection and offers an effective solution to password fatigue. The app's key feature which makes it different from other password managers is a password changer. It enables users to securely synchronize their data among an unlimited number of devices on all platforms. Dashlane Password Manager also has breach alerts which notify users of any possible security hazards. REQUIREMENTS The key objective of the project was verifying that the app would ensure top-notch quality of the features with the release of new mobile devices, updates of OS, browsers. The key challenges: Maintaining the security level; Testing full redesign of the app on all the platforms; Testing of enhancements: new languages have been added to the app (English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Japanese), and this led to a wider array for test coverage. Implementation and stabilization of the password changer feature which makes Dashlane different from other password managers. SOLUTION At the very beginning of the project, the most suitable solution was found - Agile methodology. We used Redmine, Jira, Kanban, and Scrum to meet specific and flexible demands of the project and achieve comprehensive results. Zephyr was used to create test suites and test cycles. We used HockeyApp (Android and iOS), SharedBox, TestFlight (iOS) to deploy builds for testing. Custom tools were created to work specifically on the project, maximize productivity, and meet demands of the project. RESPONSIBILITIES We have performed Functional testing; Compatibility testing; Regression testing; Ad-hoc testing; UI/UX testing; Validation testing; Smoke testing; Cross-platform (iOS, Android, MAC&PC, web application) and cross-browser (Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer) testing. Bug reporting; Bug rechecking for this project. Read More