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Time Business News
6 hours ago
- Business
- Time Business News
Enhancing QA Efficiency with Test Case Management Tools
In the world of software development, quality assurance (QA) plays a crucial role in delivering robust, error-free applications. As teams grow and projects become more complex, maintaining quality through manual methods becomes inefficient and prone to error. This is where test case management tools like Kualitee come into play, streamlining testing efforts, improving collaboration, and ensuring that every aspect of the software is thoroughly validated before release. Test case management tools are specialized software platforms designed to organize, execute, and monitor the testing phase of software development. They enable QA teams to create test cases, link them to requirements, manage test execution cycles, report defects, and analyze results all in one centralized location. These tools not only help in maintaining an organized record of testing activities but also facilitate team collaboration and transparency across departments. Whether you're an agile startup or a large enterprise, integrating a test case management tool into your QA process can significantly boost productivity and software quality. Creating and executing test cases manually can lead to disorganization and inefficiencies. Test case management tools like Kualitee provide structured templates and reusable test cases, making the process faster and more consistent. With a well-organized repository, QA teams can avoid duplication, maintain clarity, and reduce the time required for testing. Modern development cycles involve cross-functional collaboration between developers, QA engineers, business analysts, and project managers. A good test case management tool acts as a communication hub where everyone can access the same information, assign responsibilities, and track progress. Kualitee, for example, offers integration with popular tools like JIRA, GitHub, and Jenkins, bridging the gap between QA and development teams. Identifying and resolving bugs efficiently is critical for maintaining quality. Tools like Kualitee come with integrated defect tracking modules that allow testers to report bugs directly from the test case execution screen. This seamless process reduces delays and ensures that issues are addressed in a timely manner. Additionally, comprehensive reporting features allow stakeholders to get real-time insights into test progress, success rates, and areas of concern enabling data-driven decisions and better resource management. As your project scales, so do your testing needs. Manual tracking becomes impractical, especially when test cases run into the hundreds or thousands. With test case management tools, you can reuse and modify existing test cases to suit new requirements or project iterations. Kualitee's robust test repository allows you to maintain a structured hierarchy of test cases and suites, enabling efficient scaling of QA activities. In industries where compliance and audits are a regular part of operations—such as healthcare, finance, or manufacturing—maintaining clear documentation of all testing activities is essential. Test case management tools automatically log every action, from test case creation to execution and defect resolution. This ensures complete traceability and audit readiness. Among the various test case management tools available in the market, Kualitee distinguishes itself with an intuitive user interface, comprehensive feature set, and strong integration capabilities. It caters to a wide range of users—from QA testers and developers to project managers—ensuring that the entire software development lifecycle is aligned with quality goals. Some key features of Kualitee include: End-to-end test case and test cycle management Built-in defect management system Integration with DevOps tools like CircleCI, Jenkins, and Bitbucket Custom dashboards and reporting for performance tracking Role-based access control and team collaboration features In today's fast-paced software development environment, relying on spreadsheets and manual methods for testing is no longer viable. Test case management tools like Kualitee empower teams to work smarter, detect defects earlier, and release high-quality products faster. By organizing test cases, streamlining workflows, and enhancing visibility, these tools become an indispensable part of any modern QA strategy. If you're looking to boost your QA process and deliver better software, it's time to consider implementing a test case management tool starting with a powerful platform like Kualitee. TIME BUSINESS NEWS
Perth Now
a day ago
- Business
- Perth Now
Miners locked out of work over pay dispute
About 160 coal miners have been locked out of work for more than one week without pay over a bargaining dispute with their employer. The Mining and Energy Union (MEU) allege US-owned Peabody Energy retaliated after union members at the Helensburg coal mine near Wollongong in NSW stopped work for one hour in response to a 'lack of progress in negotiations.' The union was advised its members would be locked out without pay for eight days from Wednesday less than two hours after a meeting with the Fair Work Commission over the dispute. The Mining and Energy Union allege US owned Peabody Energy retaliated after union members at the Helensburgh coal mine stopped work for one hour in response to a 'lack of progress in negotiations.' Credit: News Limited Miners asked for three pay increases of 5 per cent over a three-year period and an extra $1.50 added to their hourly rate, after miners were allegedly told they would be looked after when they received a low increase under their last agreement. MEU South West District vice president Mark Jenkins said Peabody's lockout was a harsh response aimed at coercing MEU members into giving up their bargaining position. Mr Jenkins said workers had experienced several years of low wage growth compared to high inflation and cost of living pressures, but had continually set production records at the mine for their employer. 'Now, they deserve to see some of the benefit that they were promised in the last agreement,' he said. Peabody allegedly locked out of its Helensburgh coal mine about two hours after a Fair Work Commission meeting with the MEU over the dispute. Credit: News Corp Australia 'Peabody's move to lock out MEU members for over a week is nothing but an attempt to punish and intimidate workers for exercising their industrial rights.' Peabody Energy have been contacted for comment, but they told the ABC the company implemented employer response action from Wednesday until next Thursday. 'Peabody remains committed to the bargaining process and will continue to negotiate in good faith toward a new enterprise agreement,' a spokesman told the ABC.
Spectator
3 days ago
- Politics
- Spectator
Is nothing private any more?
A few years ago, when I taught at university, a student who lived with their parents told me they had argued with their mother about what they described as 'queer identity'. The student had secretly recorded the argument and wondered what I thought about them using it for a piece of writing. I think their assumption was that because I'm a journalist I would embrace the idea. I did not. How did the UK become a place where young people think it's permissible to record a relative at home and make that recording public? Why has privacy been so easily discarded, and why have people welcomed its demise so they can control the behaviour of others? My assumption was that Strangers and Intimates would focus on recent decades and technology – with the erasure of privacy stemming from people having the means of surveillance to counter behaviour they think should be punished. But Tiffany Jenkins goes deeper than that, telling the story from the Reformation onwards, examining why people intruded on privacy long before the internet age, and why others fought for it: The fact is, we are all different in private. We may not be our best selves when we shut the door. We misspeak, we think the unthinkable, we let off steam, we rant and we rave, and we say and do stupid things. Privacy conceals harmful behaviour and impedes accountability, and yet we all require that place away from public view. That tension, between wanting to be left unchecked to behave as feels human vs the desire of society to protect people from harmful behaviour and accountability, is what drives Jenkins's book. In early 17th-century England, courts punished behaviour such as adultery, sex outside marriage, drinking in alehouses during church service and dancing on the Sabbath. They 'relied upon members of the community to police each other', Jenkins writes. As well as religious control, she tackles the impact of feminism, the more recent hawking of our private lives – Prince Harry and Big Brother get a mention – and the clampdown on freedoms. The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 makes it illegal to say something even at home that could stir up hatred against people with protected characteristics: This is a historic change. Since the 17th century, it has been accepted that there is a crucial distinction between what a person says or thinks in private and their public speech, a demarcation between private life and public life. Only totalitarian governments ignored that. Jenkins takes care to remind us why privacy has been invaded, from a law against incest introduced in the 1600s to the killing of seven-year-old Marie Colwell in 1973 by her stepfather and the increased intervention that followed. But she also mentions the 'removal of 121 children from their parents in Cleveland in 1987, based on later disproved allegations of sexual and Satanic abuse'. So there is a line – but where to draw it? It has been misjudged many times, whether by a student recording a parent, Boris Johnson's neighbours revealing his quarrel with his partner over spilled wine (an example Jenkins refers to), or those online warriors who expose private messages with 'got receipts' chutzpah but show no awareness of the broader damage they are doing for a petty win. I grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, before email. Letters were private. Even when I started using email, at university and then work in the early 2000s, it was regarded as private. It was only when an infamous email (I won't mention the name, for privacy's sake) went viral that we realised the risk. Now we know emails are not private, so we're careful – the same as we are in all our messages and in our behaviour. We are always being monitored, so act accordingly. Towards the end of Strangers and Intimates Jenkins writes: The divide between public and private… has dissolved. The two realms have become indistinguishable, leading to confusion about the rules governing each and preventing the realisation of their respective benefits. For years it felt shocking that so many turned against free expression, and it seemed impossible that the tide could turn back again. But that tide has shifted a bit. Maybe the erosion of privacy could also be reversed, so we can behave in the more human way, as we once did. This book might be a start.
South Wales Guardian
3 days ago
- South Wales Guardian
Nightclub cocaine dealer also attacked pregnant girlfriend
Prosecutor Alycia Carpanini said police were contacted by CCTV officers in Carmarthen at just after midnight on New Year's Day in 2023 after two men were spotted exchanging packages on Queen Street before entering a nightclub. Cousins Alex John and Joshua Jenkins were arrested. John had four bags of cocaine weighing a total of 1.3 grams and two bags of cannabis, whilst Jenkins had six bags of cocaine totalling 2.54 grams. John claimed the drugs were for his personal use, but Jenkins told officers he had been forced to sell drugs after being threatened by drugs gang – and the drugs found on his cousin were also his. Drug paraphernalia was found at the pair's homes, whilst messages on their phones showed their involvement in dealing cocaine and cannabis from mid-2022. The court heard Jenkins, 30, of Station View in Tumble, had seven previous convictions for 10 offences – including one for cannabis possession in 2023. 21-year-old John, of Lon Y Prior in St Clears, had two convictions for six offences. John was further charged with controlling and coercive behaviour against his partner and criminal damage. Ms Carpanini said John got together with his partner in October last year, but after she went travelling abroad for six weeks the defendant became verbally abusive and would call her derogatory names. On New Year's Day, John was 'extremely intoxicated' and an argument broke out. He then grabbed his partner – who was pregnant with his child – off the sofa and threw her to the floor. Drug dealer Alex John also attacked his pregnant girlfriend. (Image: Dyfed-Powys Police) In a statement read out by Ms Carpanini, the victim said she had been 'constantly on edge' around John. 'I now realise that this relationship wasn't healthy,' she said. He also damaged a door after a drunken argument broke out at his partner's dad's home on January 25. Both defendants admitted possession with intent to supply cocaine and being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis. John further admitted possession with intent to supply cannabis, as well as coercive control and criminal damage. Mr Jenkins, appearing for Jenkins, said the defendant using drugs since he was 16 'has essentially corrupted his lifestyle'. He said Jenkins racked up a drug debt of around £3,000, and he began dealing in order to repay this after he and his family were threatened. Mr Jenkins said the offences were over two years old, and the defendant was now 'unrecognisable' after he 'managed to break his connection to drugs'. Joshua Jenkins began dealing after falling into debt with a drugs gang. (Image: Dyfed-Powys Police) David Singh, appearing for John, acknowledged the defendant faced a 'lengthy' spell in prison. He added that the drug offences were of some age, and asked the court to consider John's immaturity at the time – having been aged 19 when he was arrested. 'When you two both got involved in selling Class A drugs in particular, both of you would have known full well what would happen to you when you were caught,' said Judge Paul Thomas KC. 'That was a decision you both took.' Turning to John, he said: 'You exhibited horrible violent behaviour towards a woman with whom you were in a relationship and whom I have just found out was pregnant.' Jenkins was jailed for a total of two-and-a-half years, whilst John was sentenced to two years and three months for the drug offences, with an additional two months for the offences against his partner. She was granted a four-year restraining order against him.
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First Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- First Post
'The Chosen' swaps Texas for Italy to film the crucifixion for the hit drama about Jesus Christ
With its ancient caves, breathtaking scenery, dramatic cliffs and houses made of stone, Matera is doubling as the ancient city for the hit religious drama's sixth season read more Matera, in the south of Italy, is known as the 'City of Stones' for its architecture. For the next season of 'The Chosen,' it'll be known by another name: Jerusalem. With its ancient caves, breathtaking scenery, dramatic cliffs and houses made of stone, Matera is doubling as the ancient city for the hit religious drama's sixth season, which focuses on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This month, the cast and crew traded their Texas studio for three weeks in Italy, during which The Associated Press visited the set. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD George Harrison Xanthis, who plays the apostle John, says that filming in Matera has helped his performance by immersing him in the world of the show. On the show's sets in Texas and Utah, 'you do step from civilization into the ancient world, whereas here you are just always in the ancient world,' he tells the AP. 'It's amazing.' Director and showrunner Dallas Jenkins explains he wanted authenticity with the crucifixion on the backdrop of a real horizon. While the city of Matera — which has also provided the setting for 'The Passion of the Christ,' 'Mary Magdalene' and even 'No Time to Die' — does most of the work, the tingly and warm smell of spices in the air, coming from a prop cart, adds to the atmosphere. Starring as Jesus is Jonathan Roumie, beloved by the show's fans who blush around him like he's an actual religious figure, revealing he's part of their daily prayers. This observation was confirmed by Jenkins, who has witnessed people crying, touching his hands and calling him Jesus. 'Seeing Jonathan reminds them of the experience they have with Jesus. So, there is a lot of tears. But they know the difference,' says Jenkins. Apart from a friendly hello, Roumie was not available to the media during the set visit, so he could stay concentrated for the demanding scenes that saw him covered in blood with a swollen prosthetic eye closed shut. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Other members of the cast have experienced emotional encounters with the audience, albeit with perhaps not the same intensity as Roumie's. Vanessa Benavente, who plays Mother Mary, recalls being recognized during school drop-off. 'It was kind of out of nowhere. And I was very surprised because I was wearing a hat, it was very hard to even see my face,' she remembers. 'Them saying 'I know you are not her but it's like the closest thing' — it's also a lot of responsibility.' Jenkins originally financed the pilot of 'The Chosen' through crowdfunding in 2017. While its success saw it move to Amazon Prime Video, the show continues to be supplemented by crowdfunding and the nonprofit Come and See Foundation. Beginning with Season 3, bundled episodes were released theatrically. Season 5 was first released to theaters in three parts as 'The Chosen: Last Supper,' together grossing tens of millions of dollars at the worldwide box office. When Jenkins yells 'Action!' the set resounds with the actors' cries as they follow Roumie as Jesus, carrying the cross to the hill of Golgotha. Elizabeth Tabish, who plays Mary Magdalene, was still caught up in the scene when she stepped off set teary-eyed for an interview. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'It's just pure devastation, to watch your friend be paraded through the streets and mocked, and publicly executed. He never hurt anyone, you know. So there's a lot of grief,' said the actor, wiping her eyes. She's not worried about bringing those feelings back home — a plate of authentic Italian pasta after work for three weeks straight will have the power to uplift and help her move on, she assures. The first two episodes of Season 5 debuted Sunday on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S., and the rest will release over the next two weeks. Jenkins says the episodes focus on 'the most famous moment in the scriptures,' such as the Last Supper and Judas' betrayal. As the stakes rise and the show grows, his goal is for the audience to have a more personal and intimate experience when they watch. 'That's the challenge,' he says. 'Making sure that the audience still can connect with the characters, not just the size of the story.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Season 5 will be available to watch for free on the show's app of the same name and website beginning Sept. 13. Season 6 will air in 2027, and the series will come to an end with its seventh season, focused on Jesus' resurrection.
