Articles

Ensuring Reliable Cloud Applications: A Guide to Testing State Machines with Python Ensuring Reliable Cloud Applications: A Guide to Testing State Machines with Python

Testing state machines in cloud apps is vital for reliability, performance, and handling various conditions. Automated Python scripts mimic real-world use cases to expose issues, bugs, weaknesses, and timing problems. They also help optimize performance. The included asyncio and multiprocessing examples provide valuable insights into cloud app state machine behavior, empowering product teams to build stronger, more efficient apps.

Konstantin Sakhchinskiy's picture Konstantin Sakhchinskiy
Software package installer icon Brew vs. Pip: Which Package Installer Should You Use?

A command-line package installer is a handy tool that installs your desired software package without a fancy UI, yet it often proves to be more effective than some tools integrated into expensive IDEs. Brew and Pip are two of the more popular options for package installers when using the script language Python. But what’s the difference between them, and which makes more sense for your use? Here’s an introduction to Brew and Pip for testers.

László Szegedi's picture László Szegedi

Better Software Magazine Articles

The Roof Is Going to Go

As one poor German tourist can attest, idioms don't translate. But Chuck Allison thinks programmers should become "native speakers" of the programming languages they use. This includes using and understanding them, idioms and all.

Chuck Allison's picture Chuck Allison

Interviews

Shachar Schiff Communication Is Everything: A Conversation with Shachar Schiff

Shachar Schiff, founder and principal consultant at BadTesting, chats with TechWell community manager Owen Gotimer about the recent rebrand of BadTesting, the four archetypes he uses to help customers, and the universal importance of communication.

Continue the conversation with Shachar (@Shak) and Owen (@owen) on the TechWell Hub (http://hub.techwell.com/)!

Owen Gotimer's picture Owen Gotimer
Kristoffer Nordström Improving Productivity by Having Fun: A Conversation with Kristoffer Nordström

Kristoffer Nordström, test developer at Northern Test Consulting AB, chats with TechWell Community Manager Owen Gotimer about the rise in popularity of Python as a programming language, the importance of being authentic online and off, and how having fun at work can help increase productivity.

Owen Gotimer's picture Owen Gotimer

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