New features in Smart UI Testing

Hey Testers 😀 

LambdaTest's Visual Regression testing has rolled out some new features. Here are the ones.

  • Ability to compare static Storybook build files and run Smart UI tests using CI.
  • Now print the build report on the terminal logs upon completing your test runs. 

LambdaTest Analytics

  • Error Stats - In the Error Stats widget, we have now added the ability to inspect the jobs run on HyperExecute.

👉  Start testing 

[Voices of Community] From Chaos to Control: Observability and Testing in Production

Join us on February 21st, 2023, for the next episode of Voices of Community on From Chaos to Control: Observability and Testing in Production 📺 

🕛  8:30-9:30 PM IST | 10:00-11:00 AM EST

Save Your Spot 👈 

Speakers 🎤 

  • 👤 Vanya Seth - Head of Technology, Thoughtworks India
  • 👤 Manoj Kumar - Vice President of DevRel and OSPO, LambdaTest

In this talk, Vanya Seth will explore the concept of observability and how it facilitates the concept of testing in production. She will also discuss why it is important for Test/Quality engineers to advocate for an observability strategy and how it can help improve the system's overall reliability. 

Key Takeaways 🗝️ 

  • Observability vs. Monitoring (disambiguating the difference)
  • How observability helps in answering important questions about the functioning of a business process in a microservices architecture.
  • The role of Quality engineers in advocating for an observability strategy.
  • Importance of having a comprehensive strategy for ensuring system reliability.
  • How to implement an effective observability strategy and make the most of testing in production.

Latest Features in LambdaTest Test Analytics

The LambdaTest Test Analytics platform has been upgraded with several new features. and enhancements. 📊 

Let's take a look 👇 

  • Support for filtering the dashboards by a particular time and date selection. This will help you get more precise results at the required timestamp.
  • Ability to edit the Dashboard Layout that helps you arrange your widgets according to the alignment of your choice.
  • New feature to copy or clone the existing dashboard with all the widgets and configurations, the same as the source dashboard, to explore more detailed insights by adding more widgets or filters without disturbing your current dashboard.
  • View the Job runs by Time Span Summary on every graph widget added for HyperExecute in the Dashboard. This feature is exclusive to HyperExecute users.

Bonus Additions

SmartUI Testing: LambdaTest Automation now allows you to perform visual regression testing using Puppeteer, Storybook, and GitHub App.

📕 Refer to the below guides to get started:

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[Voices of Community] Expecting the Unexpected: 2023 Technology Trends

Hey Folks 😀 

Join us on January 24th, 2023, for the next episode of Voices of Community on Expecting the Unexpected: 2023 Technology Trends 📺 

🕛  10:00-11:00 AM AST | 8:30-9:30 PM IST 

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Speakers 🎤 

  • 👤 Tariq King - Vice President of Product-Service Systems, EPAM
  • 👤 Manoj Kumar - Vice President of DevRel and OSPO, LambdaTest

In this episode of Voices of Community, Tariq King will dive deep into what to expect in tech in 2023 when you expect the unexpected. 

He will share his ideas and thoughts on future trends in the industry and how individuals and organizations can position themselves to navigate the year successfully.

Webinar Alert: LambdaTest Spartans’ End-of-Year Panel Discussion

Hey Folks 😀 

Join us on December 20th, 2022, for our upcoming webinar on LambdaTest Spartans’ End-of-Year Panel Discussion 📺 

🕛  10:30-11:30 AM EST, 8:30-9:30 PM IST 

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Join Manoj Kumar, VP of Developer Relations and OSPO, LambdaTest, as he hosts a panel of LambdaTest Spartans - industry experts and thought leaders from different fields of testing and QA. 

Be a part of discussions ranging from advances in automation testing, the changing face of manual testing, the importance of agile practices and DevOps, innovations in cloud technologies, and more. 

Key Takeaways 🗝️

  • Understand the major changes that the testing and QA industry and community underwent.
  • Lessons that experts and thought leaders learned.
  • AMA with industry experts and thought leaders.
  • What lies ahead for the community in 2023?

[Webinar] Voices of Community: Building Selenium

Hey Folks 😀 

Join us on October 26th, 2022 for the next episode of Voices of Community on Building Selenium 📺 

🕛  02:00-03:00 PM BST | 6:30-7:30 PM IST 

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Speakers 🎤 

  • 👤 Simon Stewart - Creator, Selenium WebDriver
  • 👤 Manoj Kumar - VP Developer Relations, LambdaTest

In this talk, we’ll reflect on the history of the Selenium project, pulling out those sharable lessons, and then we’ll look to the future, and try and figure out what we’re going to learn next.


[Webinar]: BDD Pitfalls (and how to avoid them)

Hey Folks 😀 

Join our webinar on BDD Pitfalls (and how to avoid them) on September 28th | 4:00 PM-5:00 PM BST | 8:30 PM-9:30 PM IST 📺 

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Speakers 🎤 

  • 👤 John Ferguson Smart - Founder at Serenity BDD
  • 👤 Manoj Kumar - VP Developer Relations at LambdaTest

What will you learn ❓ 

  • Why almost everyone using Cucumber and BDD for Test Automation is doing it wrong
  • Why even the way you write User Stories can hinder, rather than help, your project (and the biggest single mistake most teams make)
  • Three simple steps to help you embed EFFECTIVE BDD practices into your teams

[Webinar Alert]: Clean Coding Practices For Test Automation

This Programmers’ Day, LambdaTest is here with an exciting live workshop.  

Join us for a 1-hour live workshop on Clean Coding Practices for Test Automation on September 13th | 7:00-8:00 AM PST | 7:30-8:30 PM IST 📺 

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Speakers 🎤 

  • 👤 Srinivasan Sekar - Lead Consultant at ThoughtWorks
  • 👤 Sai Krishna Lead Consultant at ThoughtWorks
  • 👤 Manoj Kumar - VP Developer Relations at LambdaTest

What will you learn ❓ 

  • Tips to build a clean and effective test automation framework.
  • Discuss implementing clean code principles like SOLID and DRY.
  • Understand how test automation can improve.

Configure time zones, new browsers & more!

Hey Folks 👋 

Check out some new features added to LambdaTest's Automation. 👇 

  • Test your website's behavior in different time zones by passing the timezone capability.

browserOptions.setCapability("timezone","Los Angeles")

  •  Set your custom mismatch % acceptance rate in decimal values from the Project Settings page for SmartUI automation. 
  • Test on the new browsers 🌐 
    1. Windows: Chrome 105 Beta & 104, Edge 105 Beta & 104, Firefox 104 Beta & 103
    2. macOS: Chrome 104 , Firefox 104 Beta & 103, Edge 104 & 103

Start free testing

Share Test details using Public URL, Test with latest Playwright version, and more!

Hey Folks 😀 

Check out the latest updates and enhancements to Automation testing 📣 

  • Our Test Session API now includes a Public URL key that allows you to share test information with QA developers. For more details, visit our API documentation.
  • Run your Playwright tests with its latest version, 1.24.1
  • In SmartUI testing, we have changed our default value of the transparency for the comparison screen from 0.0 to 0.3 to provide a better visual screening experience. 
  • Now identify the command failures, debug your Selenium test errors and enhance speed in your quality delivery.  

Start free testing


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