Automated Testing in Javascript

In this article, we’ll learn about testing in JavaScript, why it is important to include testing in your development workflow, and how to run tests using jest.

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Best Practices for Testing React Apps

Learn the basics of testing in React, including why it is crucial, which tools are available, and the best practices for writing tests.

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How to approach leadership & team management in fast-paced environments: with Daniil Pavliuchkov

What does it take to manage a growing and dynamic company? We sat down with Daniil Pavliuchkov, former Head of Product Growth at TIER, to discuss - here are some tips!

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Developer Productivity: How to Measure It

How is developer productivity measured? By what metrics? Learn how to answer these questions and how to improve developer productivity humanely.

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5 tips to speed up QA testing using Bird Eats Bug

Learn how you can use Bird Eats Bug to speed up your QA process and get more out of your software testing.

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Common Design Patterns in TypeScript

Learn some of the most commonly used creational and structural design patterns in TypeScript.

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Kubernetes Monitoring Guide Using Liveness Probe

In this article, get a deep understanding of the idea behind Monitoring and implementing monitoring using Liveness Probe.

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Exploring the best Vue 3 UI libraries

In this article, we'll explore some of these best Vue 3 UI libraries and how they can be used for your next project.

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How to set up a Django CI/CD pipeline on AWS

Learn what is CI/CD, its benefits, and how to set up a Django CI/CD pipeline in AWS.

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Simplest Approach to Work with Databases in Next.js Using Prisma

In this article, learn how to create a todo application with Next.js and Prisma to demonstrate how to manage database operations with Prisma.

Company News

Bird Eats Bug receives a SOC 2 Type I report with no exceptions

SOC 2 sets forth criteria for how service organizations must manage their information security, and Bird has successfully completed a SOC 2 Type I audit.

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How to use a Redis database with Go

Learn how to use Redis as a database with Go by connecting to a local Redis server on your machine.

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Implementing Skeleton Screen In React With React Loading Skeleton and Suspense

Learn about Suspense, how to implement Skeleton screens with React Loading Skeleton, and how to use it along with Suspense when fetching data in order to improve UX.‍

Community

How to use Bird Eats Bug to debug your front-end application

Like most developers, you probably spend too much time tracking and fixing bugs. Learn how Bird can help you reduce debugging time in this article.

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Build a dApp with Ethers and SvelteJS

Learn how to build a decentralized application on the Ethereum network with Svelte JS, Ethers, and the Truffle framework.

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Ultimate guide to win a testing hackathon

Participating in a testing hackathon? Discover helpful, tried-and-tested tips in this comprehensive guide, guaranteed to make you a testing hackathon victor.

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Infrastructure as code with Ansible

Learn how we can use code to optimize the provisioning of our infrastructure in the cloud using Ansible.

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Setting up Redis on a Remote Server

This article covers all the basics of Redis and will teach you how to set up Redis on a remote server.

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Object-Oriented Programming in TypeScript

Explore object-oriented programming in TypeScript and get an overview of its implementation with its three principles: Inheritance, Encapsulation, and Polymorphism.

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An ultimate guide to CICD for your Nuxt.js Application

This tutorial will demonstrate how to build, test, and deploy your Nuxt.js Application to GitHub Pages using CircleCI.

Writing REST APIs in Go

Learn how to build REST APIs in Go fast using the Fiber web framework, an SQLite database, and the GORM-ORM with this blog.

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A Guide Into Logging in Node.js using Winston

Learn the concept of logging in the context of Node.js apps using Winston and how to send application logs to Amazon's CloudWatch.

Knowledge

Are you skipping non-functional testing?

In this article, we will explore what non-functional testing means and how we can prevent missing out on testing the non-functional requirements.

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How to build and deploy a PWA with Next.js

Learn about PWAs characteristics, advantages, and how to build PWAs that will aid good UX and retention with Next.js.

Knowledge

A comprehensive guide to End to End testing

Get an overview of end to end testing, when to apply it, the benefits, metrics to use and some frameworks.

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GetX state management in Flutter

As your Flutter app grows larger and widget tree becomes deeper, tracking & recording changes becomes paramount. Here’s how GetX can easily help.

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Optimizing the Largest Contentful Paint of your website

Learn how to measure or identify the Largest Contentful Paint element on a webpage with the Chrome Developer Tool.

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How to use PM2 for monitoring production Node JS applications

This tutorial will help you have a working Node JS express app with logging and monitoring.

Inside Bird

How we tackle communication issues as a remote company

Working remotely can be great, but it comes with its own set of communication challenges. Learn how we overcome them at Bird Eats Bug.

Inside Bird

How our product team uses Figma to prioritize features [Free Template]

In this blog post, we'll explain how our product team uses Figma to prioritize features and show you how you can do the same for your team.

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Comparing Vue 3 form validation libraries: Vuelidate vs. FormKit

This article compares Vuelidate and FormKit, how to integrate these libraries into input fields, and how they handle validation, submission, and more.

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Step-by-step guide to use GraphQL with Django

Discover how to use GraphQL with Django, as well as its benefits and other interesting details in this blog.

Inside Bird

A look into the web app design process: an interview with Jacky Chung

Learn the difference between web app design and website design, its main challenges, and how teams can prototype and iterate.

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Exploring Nuxt3: the hybrid Vue framework

Learn all of Nuxt3's new unique features and its installation process.

Knowledge

Adhoc testing: is it worth it?

Is Adhoc testing worth performing? Is Adhoc testing really ineffective? Is Adhoc testing the same as exploratory testing? This article breaks down all you need to know.

Knowledge

Preparation guide for User Acceptance Testing

This article will break down what User Acceptance Testing is and go over some best practices for carrying out this type of testing.

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Handling forms in Vue with FormKit

In this article, we will learn about FormKit, its features, and how it enables us to handle forms.

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Build a Chrome Extension in Next.js and Notion API

Chrome extensions are a great way to customize your browsing experience. In this tutorial, you’ll learn to build a Chrome extension using Next.js.

Knowledge

Unit testing vs Integration testing: a QA perspective

This article will compare unit testing vs integration testing, and discuss how to apply them in an Agile testing process.

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A guide to continuous integration in Next.js

In this blog, we'll cover how to set up a testing framework for continuous feature integration into your Next.js applications without breaking them.

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Creating hover effects with Tailwind CSS

In this Tailwind CSS tutorial we'll learn about hover classes and how to apply over effects to elements.

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Introduction to CSS Container Queries

Learn what container queries are all about and how their use of the component-driven development concept is changing the game for responsive web design.

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An easy guide to pair testing

Pair testing is a popular, cheap and effective way to get more ideas about improving products. This article discusses everything you need to know about it.

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Managing State in a multi-step form

Learn how to create a multi-step form in React and manage the state at every level of the form with this practical tutorial.

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A deep dive into JavaScript closures

In this article, we’ll introduce JavaScript closures from the ground up: how they work, scope chain, use cases, and how to effectively emulate private methods.

Inside Bird

Seven best web development blogs according to Bird developers

We have asked our developers to list down their favorite web development blogs that they turn to for inspiration, ideas, and advice. Here are their top picks.

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Five clever ideas to elevate your testing team to the next level

Are you a QA leader striving to make an impact in your organization? This article covers ideas that will help you to maximize your team’s engagement and productivity.

Knowledge

Five ways to run a remote software testing team

In this blog post, we'll give you 5 ways to make sure your remote software testing team is running efficiently and continues to deliver high-quality products.

Inside Bird

Our remote team scored 10/12 on GitLab's '12 Steps to Better Remote' test!

Check out how we scored 10/12 on GitLab's 12-step test for better remote teams, and see how your company measures up.

Community

Why PMs should do their own testing: An interview with Maria Martynova

Since PMs know the product best, should they participate in testing? Maria Martynova, a senior PM with 8+ years of experience, shares her insights.

Knowledge

Why is a quality assurance tester needed in a software development team?

It's true that everyone adapts automated testing—but does auto coverage really mean that QA is disappearing? This article examines why it’s important to keep QA alive.

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How To Effectively Debug CSS

This article will explore some fundamental CSS concepts to help you know what to look for when you encounter CSS bugs and avoid some common errors entirely.

Community

6 quick tips to help remote teams get the most out of Bird

Bugs can be tough to handle without direct, in-person contact. Here are 6 quick tips for any remote team to get the most out of Bird when it comes to bugs.

Knowledge

"How did QA miss this defect?"

A common misconception is that a missed defect lies solely on the shoulders of the QAs. But, is it true? Learn how to reduce defects, create quality culture, and more!

Guides

How to write a bug report effectively: examples and templates

Learn how to write bug reports effectively with this guide, including examples and templates. We've also included downloadable templates in case you need them.

Community

How to get on Product Hunt: Product Hunt Launch To-Do List

Built your software and wondering about how to get on Product Hunt? In this blog, you'll find a template for the checklist that you can copy and use for your Product Hu

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Smoke vs Sanity Testing – What's the Difference?

Want to learn about smoke vs sanity testing? Our guide will help you master each one with differences, detailed examples and how to perform them.

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The Ultimate Guide to Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)

Learn how to create, use, and benefit from requirements traceability matrix in your organisation. This article includes examples of RTMs and templates!

Company News

Our free and paid plans just got better

Free plans now have shared workspaces (a previously paid feature), paid plans can scale per user.

Community

Write for Bird Eats Bug

Have a knack for writing about software development? Write for Bird Eats Bug and get paid for your contribution to our library.

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Shift Left Testing: Approach, Benefits and Best Practices

In this article, we'll walk you through the benefits of shift left testing in software development life cycle and key considerations for how to maximize product success

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Guide to Black Box Testing: Techniques and Examples

Want to learn more about Black Box testing? In this guide, we cover how to perform, difference with White Box, types and dive deep into techniques (with examples!).

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Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)

This guide on Software Testing Life Cycle will walk you through some phases, roles, entry and exit criteria that you can use to ensure a smooth and successful rollout.

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Bug Life Cycle in Software Testing

This detailed guide on bug life cycle will walk you through some concepts, roles, and how to develop a bug life cycle that fits your needs.

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Guide to Exploratory Testing in Agile

This detailed guide on exploratory testing will walk you through some concepts, examples, and how to apply in Agile development.

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Web Application Testing: Guide to Manual Testing

Manual testing plays a fundamental process in web application testing. This guide will walk you through the skills and tools you need to get started.

Company News

€1.5M Seed Round Raised for Time Saving Bug Tracking Tool

Bird Eats Bug, a Berlin-based frontend quality company, raises €1.5M Seed round to help teams report and fix bugs faster.

Company News

Introducing Bird Teams and Integrations

Our biggest release to date. Create teams and workspaces, assign user roles and integrate with Jira, Linear and Trello.

Community

Interview with Ryan Wilson (Director of User Experience @ Bitovi)

Ryan Wilson talking about doing the right thing, working both hard and smart, asynchronous communication and console logs in bug reports.

Community

Interview with Natallia Shauchenka (Senior PM @ BCG Digital Ventures)

We do not even expect software to work any more. Natallia Shauchenka talking about great products and teams, the culture of "Move fast and break things", bugs and quali

Knowledge

Best Chrome extensions for web developers we tried and liked

If you're a web developer, it can be hard to keep up with all the latest trends in browser extensions. View our list of 8 of the best Chrome extension for web devs.

Knowledge

What we've learnt from 3000 bug reports

A study of bug reporting patterns. Bug tickets reported by time, day of week, operating system, Chrome version. Most popular words in bug reports.

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Screen recording on a Mac

How to make a screen recording on a Mac. Quick overview of the modern screen recording options for Mac that are easy to use.

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5 methods of user research without interviewing

A guide on non-traditional approaches to user research. We recommend trying those methods in addition to customer development interviews.

Community

Simple free vacation tracker for 2020

Use this effective, easy-to-use customizable vacation tracker for small companies of up to 10 employees.

Community

Startup discount finder

Free-to-use collection of 300+ SaaS companies that provide discounts for startups

Guides

Should you estimate bugs?

Countless hours have been spent by teams all over the world debating over bug estimation techniques. But really, should you?