Plasma 6.4 Beta 2 has landed. Devs have made more than 270 changes, correcting bugs, updating features and tweaking the code.
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.3.91/
Now it is time to put all of Plasma through its paces again!
If you are a tester, take it for a spin and submit bug reports to:
mind the WCAG automation gap
"Disclaimer: this content was partially produced via automation FTW! Don’t fear the AI future or the reaper."
#a11y #WCAG #testing #automation #ai
https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/03/27/mind-the-wcag-automation-gap/
FediTest 0.5 is out. This is primarily a bug fix release and additional documentation.
It also incorporates feedback from users, and feedback from an accessibility review and a security review.
https://feditest.org/release-notes/0.5/
Happy testing! #fediverse #activitypub #testing
A piece of criticism to all code forges I know: why not run #CI on all commits?
A bad commit is a liability. It will break bisect and make debugging miserable.
#ForgejoActions takes it to the extreme and cancels an already running action when I push another change.
I get it - it's too slow and expensive to test them all when pipelines take minutes to run. But you could just pause the old ones until the newest one is finished!
"What is the measure of integrity in the marketing of accessibility testing tools? I would expect that while marketing bumpf extolls the virtues of a companies software, it is factual."
Unit Testing With Doubles and Fixtures https://otavio.cc/unit-testing-with-doubles-and-fixtures
@mathiasx for anyone following along at home, this post : https://stevenharman.net/on-flaky-tests-time-precision-and-order-dependence
One of the (many) challenges in #testing the #Fediverse is that some of the standards say one thing, but what is widely implemented is another.
Example: RFC 7033, WebFinger, section 5, requires presence of a CORS header.
So far we've not seen any Fediverse application that actually does this. Arguably it's not needed in the Fediverse, but the standard says MUST.
So we can either have all applications fail that test or not test against the standard. Your thoughts?
There is a new #job opportunity at #OpenVPN for a #automation #QA role
https://careers.openvpn.net/o/core-aqa-engineer-c
We want to expand our Core team (developing the "lower level" components of the OpenVPN stack) to become even better at testing our low-level C++ code.
Currently we target #cpp17 and will move forward as compilers improve across all supported platforms.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
With only 91 days left before launch, today we are releasing the 1st Beta of Plasma 6.
https://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/beta1/
This is the time when we call on all testers to download and install it, and stress-test all its features.
https://github.com/MrM8BRH/Privacy-Security-FOSS-Resources
#recommendations #security #privacy #encryption #foss #phishing #anonymity #sdr #transparency #operating-systems #edward-snowden #spying #wikileaks #privacy-tools #anti-surveillance #mass-surveillance #ransomwaredecryption#whistleblower #awesome-privacy #privacy-resources #android #ios #browser #vpn #YouTube #wikipedia #books #documentaries #films #academic-journals #research-papers #tools #guides #testing #transparency #whistleblower #security-checkers #breach-monitors #router #dns #tor #windows #operating-systems #encryption #data-privacy #blocklist #extensions #ransomware-decryption
Unveil the Power of the NixOS Integration Test Driver! In Part 1 of our series, we dive deep into this incredible tool that's changing the game in DevOps and software testing. From orchestrating multiple VMs to running GUI apps with text recognition, discover how it simplifies integration testing and saves you precious time and resources.
Developers and system administrators, this one's for you! In a world where efficiency and reliability are paramount, the NixOS Integration Test Driver combines the best of declarative configuration, virtualization, and Python scripting. It's a hidden gem within the NixOS ecosystem that's set to revolutionize the way we test and validate our systems.
Whether you're a seasoned NixOS enthusiast or new to this innovative operating system, fasten your seatbelts as we venture into a world where integration testing becomes an effortless and integral part of your development and deployment process.
In this article, you'll explore:
Minimal requirements: Accessible to a wide range of developers with just a Linux system and KVM support. Effortless debugging: Run tests locally for debugging when integration tests fail in your CI pipeline. Speed and reliability: Unparalleled framework for creating robust tests that don't flake. Realistic simulations: Closely simulate actual customer deployments, enhancing your ability to catch issues before they reach production.
Stay tuned for Part 2, where we'll dive even deeper into the NixOS Integration Test Driver!
If you want to help with this, please join #testing:grapheneos.org on Matrix. Support for the Pixel Fold will come soon but we don't have access to the device ourselves yet and are missing testers as a substitute for that. We can likely finish adding support quickly.
Chromium still has some problems with automated end-to-end tests on Linux Wayland - for example, not being able to control window size and position without user interaction breaks some tab dragging tests that need two windows of a given size to be right next to each other.
We're already working around other limitations with a custom test protocol extension, but in this case, it seems easier to just emulate the user interaction needed to move and resize the windows! It's not as trivial as it might seem, mostly due to client-side decorations messing up the window bounds calculations, but I managed to get a first prototype working 
The Agile & Lean UX News 141: How Are Teams Adopting #Discovery Habits, Meetings Are The Work, Measuring Your Community Of Practice, The Only 3 Questions You Need, A Primer on A/B #Testing & more https://mailchi.mp/825a051a2306/the-agile-lean-ux-news-141
Improving incremental test times in Rust https://blog.waleedkhan.name/rust-incremental-test-times/ | https://lobste.rs/s/ktyp2q #rust #testing
... and here it is passing all its feature tests like a good little service. 
In total there are:
77 unit tests 32 feature tests 12 integration tests
The left hand side shows the server itself, and the right side is local.
I'm pretty pleased with the patterns I've built - each deployment must pass unit and feature tests as a part of build before it can be deployed.
Hi, I'm Stephan & I will be in Potsdam to speak at @agilTD@twitter.com 12-24 Nov. 2022. If you're there too, say hi!
You can talk to me about (winter) swimming, #oceanography, #Ruby and of course #Testing. 
#agileTD
With a hat tip to @FullSnackTester@twitter.com.
David Sommerseth 
