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5 minute read As a CTO, you’re responsible for protecting the sensitive data of your SaaS business and maintaining your customer’s trust.  It’s a critical role that requires staying up to date on the latest security best practices and taking proactive measures to safeguard against data breaches and other threats.  So, what can you do to protect your SaaS business and keep your customer data safe?  This checklist should help you keep a tab on the top security testing practices in 2023: ✅ Encrypt sensitive data  If your SaaS business handles sensitive information, such as personal data or financial data, it’s important to encrypt […]

5 minute read A customer of Bugasura may have moved to ClickUp. Therefore, we are not claiming that we are the best, which is why you should read on, as this is not a sales pitch. We are exploring contexts where we have become useful. We wish to share them so you can assess your context and understand which tool is suitable for your journey. Most people tend to pick a popular tool because it is loaded with features. That’s how they make a wrong decision with full confidence.  ClickUp competes with Jira, which still is a giant software.  ClickUp believes that it […]

4 minute read The bug tracker is among the least reinvented products in decades. We are changing it. But even before we reinvented it, we asked – what does a reinvented bug tracker look like? Why reinvent something that is working? Bug tracking tools empower development teams at every step of the bug life cycle. The tool facilitates the logging by the testers of concise and accurate bug reports. Bug reports help developers in reproducing the bugs and quickly fixing them. The hallmark of a good bug report is that it should not require any further communication or follow-up questions. The time, thus […]

2 minute read For the sake of understanding, I will break it down into episodes based on the chronology of how it occurred to me. Episode 1-Reporting Time As a hands-on tester, one big problem I faced is the time to report bugs when testing on a mobile phone. Take a screenshot – send it over email – download it on the laptop – again upload to Jira and write the bug report. Every bug I found – I wasted 15 minutes in reporting it and hence it slows down my testing. Also, I don’t want to spend time writing steps to reproduce […]

4 minute read Discord is an excellent platform for bringing in users and engaging them with what they like and don’t like. We know of Indie developers building new-age modern software who have moved away from Git Issues and have started using Discord. However, they all face one serious problem – it can get very noisy. Noise is bad for developer productivity The requirements for the use of tracking tools are rather stringent. The ‘noise’ around defect tracking mainly arises from the overhead of adhering to strict conditions. There is no argument over the utility of defect tracking, per se.  Often, developers in […]

2 minute read Above is a story about Priya who is a QA Tester. She was assigned to test an app, but she was struggling to find a bug in the app. She used Bugasura to help her report bugs. An idea dawned upon her, she started checking the reviews of the app she was testing. She went through the user problems in the reviews and found a very deep-rooted bug that was depreciating the User Experience of the app. The Product Team was really happy with Priya’s work; the bug was the cause for all the bad reviews of the app. The […]

3 minute read This week we interview Nishantha CK, 4 years into Software Testing. Prior to Moolya, she was working with Accenture. She is a self-starter, lightning-quick when it comes to acquiring new skills and a problem-solver. In her spare time, Nisha is an avid reader, also loves penning down her thoughts. She is a trained Indian classical singer and actively does voluntary work on humanitarian ground. Nishantha has clocked more than 213 hours of testing and reporting on Bugasura App. We asked her a few questions about her experience with Bugasura, and how does it change her way of testing (if it […]

4 minute read Founding a start-up and coding is complicated enough to keep founders and the start-up’s teams busy. With myriad things on their plates to worry about, start-ups can do without having to deal with either an inadequate or an overly unwieldy and complicated bug tracker.  A bug tracking tool is necessary for a start-up developing tech products/services – be it software, apps, website design, etc. Customers expect bug-free products for a smooth user experience. Quality Assurance (QA) is key to providing users with a superior experience, and a bug tracking tool in this context becomes an inescapable necessity for QA.  At […]

5 minute read As a CTO, you’re responsible for protecting the sensitive data of your SaaS business and maintaining your customer’s trust.  It’s a critical role that requires staying up to date on the latest security best practices and taking proactive measures to safeguard against data breaches and other threats.  So, what can you do to protect your SaaS business and keep your customer data safe?  This checklist should help you keep a tab on the top security testing practices in 2023: ✅ Encrypt sensitive data  If your SaaS business handles sensitive information, such as personal data or financial data, it’s important to encrypt […]

5 minute read Everyone reports bugs. Users, UX folks, product managers, developers, testers, and QA. But not everyone gets to decide which bugs are important enough to get fixed. This is the role of a PO/ Engineering Lead.  Everyone who has ever used software would have also run into a ‘bug’ at some time or the other.  A software bug is some kind of error or fault in a computer program or system that prevents it from working the way it should. It creates an unexpected or incorrect result.  What, then, is an ‘invalid’ bug? An ‘invalid bug’ is a bug reported by […]

4 minute read Most of the Testers have a very shallow approach towards testing. The missing piece in this industry is about ‘Going Deep’. Anybody you bring in for testing, they would think the shallow way because that’s how everybody begins. Going deep is the hardest. For example, if you’re swimming on the surface of the ocean, it’s relatively easy than going deep into the ocean. For deep diving, you will need an apparatus, something like a snorkel, which enables you to breathe while you see the beautiful life inside the ocean. Going deeper, like while scuba diving, you see something that is […]

3 minute read This week we interview Nishantha CK, 4 years into Software Testing. Prior to Moolya, she was working with Accenture. She is a self-starter, lightning-quick when it comes to acquiring new skills and a problem-solver. In her spare time, Nisha is an avid reader, also loves penning down her thoughts. She is a trained Indian classical singer and actively does voluntary work on humanitarian ground. Nishantha has clocked more than 213 hours of testing and reporting on Bugasura App. We asked her a few questions about her experience with Bugasura, and how does it change her way of testing (if it […]

3 minute read Arushree Vyas is a budding Exploratory and Software Automation tester.  During her college, Arushree has bagged several laurels in sports and culture. She is a Computer Science Engineer and a Certified Ethical Hacker. She has 3 self-replicating viruses patented under her name. She started her career in Software Testing right after completing college. Arushree has clocked 200+ hours of bug tracking and reporting on Bugasura Mobile App. She is into Mobile Automation but likes to dive deep into Exploratory testing, understanding both the front-end and back-end logic of the product. Furthermore, Arushree likes to code, dance, travel, and cook. We […]

3 minute read Adhithya Sankar explores Software Testing like Jon Snow and the Night’s Watch would explore further North beyond the Wall. His passion for whatever he does is what drives him to go above and beyond the call of duty. Adhithya is an equally talented Musician. He actually has multiple hats. He has also featured in a television commercial, sharing the screen with Virat Kohli. Adhithya is a die-hard fan of Chai, and I mean no offense to the Kaapi crowd. We asked him a few questions about his approach towards testing software, here is how it went. Udeepta: What excites me […]

3 minute read We asked a few questions to Nikhitha about her approach towards testing and we got some really insightful answers which clearly define her objectives in life and also while testing a software. Udeepta: What excites you about the field of testing? Nikhitha: For me understanding the product and testing the same while considering different factors like functionality, performance, and risk is very interesting. Also, the fact knowing my work is going to impact the quality of the product excites me the most. Udeepta: How has Bugasura changed testing for you? Nikhitha: Bugasura helps me capture screenshots and also lets me […]

3 minute read Mahalakshmi Purushotham is an Exploratory tester since right after her college at Moolya Software Testing. She had completed around 350 hours of bug tracking and reporting sessions on Bugasura Mobile App. During her college days, Mahalakshmi has participated and won laurels in events like Wiprostav, VTU Youth Festival. She has published IEEE papers on forums like IJCESR and IJERT. Additionally, she is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer and has featured in many competitions. We asked her a few questions about her style of testing, her journey so far and what she aspires to be. Here are a few questions and her […]

5 minute read A customer of Bugasura may have moved to ClickUp. Therefore, we are not claiming that we are the best, which is why you should read on, as this is not a sales pitch. We are exploring contexts where we have become useful. We wish to share them so you can assess your context and understand which tool is suitable for your journey. Most people tend to pick a popular tool because it is loaded with features. That’s how they make a wrong decision with full confidence.  ClickUp competes with Jira, which still is a giant software.  ClickUp believes that it […]

4 minute read Founding a start-up and coding is complicated enough to keep founders and the start-up’s teams busy. With myriad things on their plates to worry about, start-ups can do without having to deal with either an inadequate or an overly unwieldy and complicated bug tracker.  A bug tracking tool is necessary for a start-up developing tech products/services – be it software, apps, website design, etc. Customers expect bug-free products for a smooth user experience. Quality Assurance (QA) is key to providing users with a superior experience, and a bug tracking tool in this context becomes an inescapable necessity for QA.  At […]

4 minute read Founding your own high-tech startup business is like becoming a parent to a newborn baby – it requires different tools, strategies, and requirements. On the other hand, Big companies like Google generally “learn to live” with specific low-priority issues because fixing them is not as high a priority as paying off other, more critical issues.  Bugs exist in both, whether you’re a large corporation or a startup – hindering the process of development.  Every new feature requires an effort that includes the code produced particularly for that feature and the software tests, quality assurance procedures, code documentation, deployment processes, and […]

< 1 minute Since its inception, the Bugasura app has been loved by the QA testing community. Bugasura has become an integral tool for many exploratory app and web testers across the world. Nevertheless, there were feedbacks on which we have worked on to further enhance the User Experience. Here is a glimpse of how users showed their love. We are blessed to have such love flowing in. The Bugasura team strongly hopes and strives towards providing a better experience every day.

3 minute read STeP-IN is India’s first and most comprehensive forum exclusively focused on Software Testing. STeP-IN Forum has played a pioneering role in shaping the evolution of Software Testing in India. This 16th Edition featured the trendsetters in the Software Testing world in current times. They gathered to talk, discuss and chat about agile, DevOps, mobility, IoT, quality, and a bunch of other stuff, as long as it has got something to do about software testing. The Bugasura team conducted an event called BugHunt with Bugasura where participants found some pretty interesting stuff while testing apps like RedBus, Quickride, etc. All in […]

2 minute read Why many people visited the Bugasura Nasscom Product Conclave? The theme of NASSCOM Product Conclave 2019 was focused on core strategies to scale up the country’s robust product ecosystem. The 10X Growth Challenge at NPC will embed key takeaways from industry leaders, peers, influencers, and the digital ecosystem at large, providing the perfect platform for attendees to enable their growth potential. For starters, people loved the name ‘Bugasura’. They were intrigued to find out more and walked straight in. The Bugasura team showcased stories of how early-stage startups are decluttering their testing. The team also met some awesome startups who […]

2 minute read Droidcon team was back to India after a two-year hiatus and we were pretty excited. Hosted at Chennai, it is among the Indian cities with the most talented and skilled developers/testers and is a hotbed for innovation and tech startups. This year featured: 2 days of Android Tech Talks 50+ Sessions Workshops & Codelabs Best-in-class speakers from Android teams from across the globe Day 1 Lots of interesting conversations, many even getting hands-on with Bugasura- Everyone’s Testing Assistant! Day 2 Day 2 ended on high note! We loved the energy, the curiosity and the conversations throughout the 2 days. Bugasura have […]

2 minute read For the sake of understanding, I will break it down into episodes based on the chronology of how it occurred to me. Episode 1-Reporting Time As a hands-on tester, one big problem I faced is the time to report bugs when testing on a mobile phone. Take a screenshot – send it over email – download it on the laptop – again upload to Jira and write the bug report. Every bug I found – I wasted 15 minutes in reporting it and hence it slows down my testing. Also, I don’t want to spend time writing steps to reproduce […]

4 minute read Discord is an excellent platform for bringing in users and engaging them with what they like and don’t like. We know of Indie developers building new-age modern software who have moved away from Git Issues and have started using Discord. However, they all face one serious problem – it can get very noisy. Noise is bad for developer productivity The requirements for the use of tracking tools are rather stringent. The ‘noise’ around defect tracking mainly arises from the overhead of adhering to strict conditions. There is no argument over the utility of defect tracking, per se.  Often, developers in […]

4 minute read The bug tracker is among the least reinvented products in decades. We are changing it. But even before we reinvented it, we asked – what does a reinvented bug tracker look like? Why reinvent something that is working? Bug tracking tools empower development teams at every step of the bug life cycle. The tool facilitates the logging by the testers of concise and accurate bug reports. Bug reports help developers in reproducing the bugs and quickly fixing them. The hallmark of a good bug report is that it should not require any further communication or follow-up questions. The time, thus […]

4 minute read UX is not UI. The world agrees but thinks and does otherwise. UI gets cluttered as more and more features are added, or the product has too many options to play around with.  Bug trackers and Project Management (PM) tools are like cockpit controls in a modern airplane. The only difference is that most bug trackers aren’t designed for skilled, busy engineers to operate. They put every button in a cluttered fashion that causes engineers’ productivity to fall. Comparison of cockpit controls The visual complexity of tools that are meant to improve productivity can, paradoxically, reduce productivity. Let’s understand how […]

4 minute read In the not too distant past, project teams comprised close-knit groups that were all co-located with their managers.  Today’s modern workplace is rather different. The project teams are characterized by globally distributed teams, remote working, and online collaboration. The need to cope with project planning, organization, assigning accountability, and following-up, makes project management tools an inescapable necessity for efficient functioning.  The development of a software tool for improving a business process, expanding into a new market, and constructing a bridge are a few common project examples that a project management tool can help execute seamlessly.  What do Project Management (PM) […]

2 minute read Above is a story about Priya who is a QA Tester. She was assigned to test an app, but she was struggling to find a bug in the app. She used Bugasura to help her report bugs. An idea dawned upon her, she started checking the reviews of the app she was testing. She went through the user problems in the reviews and found a very deep-rooted bug that was depreciating the User Experience of the app. The Product Team was really happy with Priya’s work; the bug was the cause for all the bad reviews of the app. The […]

4 minute read Back in the 90s and 2000s, software developers were notorious for chanting, “It’s not a bug, it’s a feature” whenever there was a glitch reported in their software design. We’ve come a long way since then. GNATS came out as the world’s first stable bug tracker in 1992, and bug  tracking has now become a routine process for every software developer and distributor. Bug tracking and reporting software, too, has evolved over time.  Change is inevitable, isn’t it? Unfortunately, that has not been the case in the bug tracking world. Enterprises and companies, big and small, keep working with legacy […]

4 minute read Building software applications is a collaborative process. Teams of developers and testers work together to make software programs performance-optimized and free of bugs to deliver a superior user experience.  Almost always, developer teams work under extremely demanding time constraints. Under such circumstances, it is vital for everyone in the team to be on a common platform to track project progress efficiently.  The more organized the team, the better it can manage product development and bug resolution. A developer-friendly bug tracking tool should assist and complement developers’ efforts to efficiently deliver a superior product.  What do developers think of Git Issues?  […]