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EDITORIALS | EXPLORATORY TESTING
What is exploratory testing?
Exploratory testing is essential to uncovering hidden issues and improving the quality of real-world usage. This guide covers what it is, when it pays off, and how to make it trackable.
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Agile testing: the complete guide
Agile testing means two things – testing within a formal Agile framework, and simply testing with agility. This guide covers both: the methods, the lifecycle, the tools, and the challenges.
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How to write new test scripts with our custom GPT
Our custom GPT writes test scripts in minutes. Describe what you're testing, review the output for your product specifics, paste into Testpad.
EDITORIALS
Testpad now has an API
After much asking (and a little waiting) from our customers, Testpad’s API has landed. It’s flexible, simple, and built to connect the dots between the tools you’re already using.
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What is test case design, and how do I do it?
Test case design techniques (equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, decision tables) explained simply, and how to choose the right level of detail.
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What is a test plan in testing, and how does it differ from a test case?
A test plan and a test case are not the same thing – but they work together. Here's what each one is and how Testpad handles both.
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Agile testing vs traditional testing
Agile testing adapts to change with short cycles and collaboration, while traditional testing follows rigid phases. Learn which approach fits your team's needs.
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How to write a test case
Most advice on test cases pushes for more structure than you need. Here's Testpad's take on writing ones that are clear, easy to maintain, and fit the way your team tests.
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How to get started with agile testing in Testpad
A practical guide to agile testing in Testpad – set up sprint test plans, run exploratory sessions, and keep regression under control.
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Agile software development lifecycle: the stages of a sprint
The agile lifecycle repeats five stages every sprint: plan what to build, build it, test it, show stakeholders, and reflect on the process before starting again.
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Test plans, not test cases
Formal test cases cost more than they return. Most of their words are product documentation in the wrong place, and their step-by-step instructions keep testers from the bugs nobody wrote a step for. So here is the case for a different default: the test plan as an outline of one-line prompts, covering the same ground with a fraction of the words.
EDITORIALS | EXPLORATORY TESTING
What is exploratory testing?
Exploratory testing is essential to uncovering hidden issues and improving the quality of real-world usage. This guide covers what it is, when it pays off, and how to make it trackable.
EDITORIALS
Agile testing: the complete guide
Agile testing means two things – testing within a formal Agile framework, and simply testing with agility. This guide covers both: the methods, the lifecycle, the tools, and the challenges.
EDITORIALS
How to write new test scripts with our custom GPT
Our custom GPT writes test scripts in minutes. Describe what you're testing, review the output for your product specifics, paste into Testpad.
EDITORIALS
Testpad now has an API
After much asking (and a little waiting) from our customers, Testpad’s API has landed. It’s flexible, simple, and built to connect the dots between the tools you’re already using.
EDITORIALS
What is test case design, and how do I do it?
Test case design techniques (equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, decision tables) explained simply, and how to choose the right level of detail.
EDITORIALS
What is a test plan in testing, and how does it differ from a test case?
A test plan and a test case are not the same thing – but they work together. Here's what each one is and how Testpad handles both.
EDITORIALS
Agile testing vs traditional testing
Agile testing adapts to change with short cycles and collaboration, while traditional testing follows rigid phases. Learn which approach fits your team's needs.
EDITORIALS
How to write a test case
Most advice on test cases pushes for more structure than you need. Here's Testpad's take on writing ones that are clear, easy to maintain, and fit the way your team tests.
EDITORIALS
How to get started with agile testing in Testpad
A practical guide to agile testing in Testpad – set up sprint test plans, run exploratory sessions, and keep regression under control.
EDITORIALS
Agile software development lifecycle: the stages of a sprint
The agile lifecycle repeats five stages every sprint: plan what to build, build it, test it, show stakeholders, and reflect on the process before starting again.
