BugRaptor’s has a habit to remains up to date with the ongoing trends in software testing and many interesting trends has come through the year 2019. Trends like Machine learning, Cloud based testing tools, adopting newer test automation tools & practices and DevOps are found to be usually followed, which in turn has resulted to increase in automation being performed on various web applications.

1. Software Testing Trends For 2019.
What To Expect?

2. Introduction
Classical approaches for software testing and using old practices for
testing the application is not going to bear good fruits in the present
context. So, technological advancement is the need of the hour if we
are bound to produce quality in the software so developed.
Where is the change now?
Software companies are now days drifting towards the more
comprehensive approach of software development which has given
birth to a new fundamental approach i.e. the agile methodology of
developing software. Also, automation in testing is the buzzword
nowadays. Various trends have gained prominence in recent times but
automation testing and agile methodology are sprinting ahead of all.

3. What needs to be done?
It is evident from the present situations that gone are the days
when the testing phase of the application and its intended result
are accomplished by manual testing. With the advent of
Information technology, manual testing has become somewhere
redundant in some cases. So, one needs to adopt new approaches
that too latest one whilst testing the software applications. Now to
mention an underscoring effect of the same it is required that the
person looking after the quality part of the application should have
hands-on knowledge of automation tool to test the application.

4. Latest Trends Those Are Inevitable
1. Moving ahead with Agile environment
2. Ushering of Dev. Ops.
3. Envisaging testing through Cloud-based testing tools
4. Machine Learning
5. Combining manual with automation testing targeting
expertise
6. Security Testing – a cutting edge

5. 1. Moving ahead with Agile environment: Agile methodology is the
latest framework and the most efficient too. Businesses are
passing through digital modernizations ever since data has
become pivotal in gaining prominence. The latest add-on in this
trend is the adoption of the agile framework. It is a bridge
between meeting the transformation initiatives with business
needs. In the agile approach, new features are delivered
incrementally in each sprint that too in a time-bound manner and
delivering the sprint one after the other.
2. Ushering of Dev. Ops.: In dev. Ops testing begin at the preliminary
stage of the development lifecycle. This approach enshrines
continuous testing and continuous monitoring by the testers to
validate whether the developer has built the product right or not.
Functional as well as performance aspects of the application are
gauged under this section.

6. 3. Envisaging testing through Cloud-based testing tools: Use of cloud-
based testing tools will be prevalent in the time to come. Cloud-
based testing tools can be used in varied forms of testing be it
cross-browser testing, performance testing and so on.
4. Machine Learning:
I. Rational Traceability Matrix – RTM is a tool intended to achieve test
coverage. It is a beneficial tool for mapping the test cases with the
requirement.
II. Defect Analytics – Used to identify high-risk areas of application for
the prioritization of regression test cases.
III. Log Analytics – Identifying tests which need be executed
automatically.

7. 5. Combining manual with automation testing targeting expertise:
Clubbing the expertise of both the manual and automation testing
is bound to give rich dividends in the quality process. Though
manual testing is still the mainstream for usability and design
sections but automating the software applications brings efficiency
to the system. So, both are clubbed together to test the
applications to overcome even miniscule shortcomings.
6. Security Testing – a cutting edge: With the ever-increasing use of
handheld devices which are interconnected in the present digital
world. Data breach is a matter of paramount concern because a
single attempt to breach data poses a threat to data privacy and
authorization which in return can damage the reputation of the
organization. So intended to cope up with such inimical threats
Security testing has been a core value in the entire testing process.

8. Conclusion
With the ever-increasing demand for quality and security of the
application test engineers needs to be abreast of the changing
trends and should be accomplished with the cutting edge
technology. So the above-mentioned trends are going to help the
professionals in gaining excellence at par expertise in their
respective careers.

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