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Get 97% faster feedback with Smarter Testing by CircleCI

Dec 1, 2025 By Vineet Antil In CircleCI
Fast feedback is the foundation of software delivery at scale. Long build and test cycles break developer focus, turning simple changes into momentum-killing pauses. Studies show that recovering from these interruptions can take twenty minutes or longer. Multiply that by dozens of commits per day and context‑switching time quickly turns into days of lost productivity.
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End-to-End Testing for Microservices: A 2025 Guide

Nov 30, 2025 By Alin Dobra In Bunnyshell
End-to-end testing has always been a double-edged sword - even more so in the world of microservices. On one hand, E2E tests are critical for validating that all services work together seamlessly in real user flows. On the other hand, many experts warn that heavy reliance on end-to-end testing in a microservices architecture can create a "distributed monolith," slowing down deployments and undermining the very agility microservices promise. There's truth to that: if done poorly, E2E tests can become brittle, flaky, and a bottleneck that reduces your deployment frequency.
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Usability Testing Explained: How to Evaluate User Experience and Improve Product Design with Harness

Nov 30, 2025 By Harness In Harness
Usability testing is a powerful method for understanding how real users interact with your product, and uncovering the friction, confusion, and hidden roadblocks that can impact the user experience. In this video, we break down what usability testing is, why it matters, and how observing real user behaviour can help teams create more intuitive, user-friendly software.
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What Is a T-Test? A/B Testing with Statistical Confidence

Nov 25, 2025 By Harness In Harness
When running A/B tests, how do you know if the results are actually meaningful — or just random chance? That’s where the t-test comes in. In this video, we explain how t-tests help you evaluate whether changes in conversion rates, engagement, or performance metrics are statistically significant. You’ll learn how they work, when to use them, and why they’re essential for making confident product, marketing, and engineering decisions.
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What Is Multivariate Testing? A Guide to Experimenting With Multiple Elements

Nov 25, 2025 By Harness In Harness
A/B testing is great — but what if you want to optimize more than one thing at a time? That’s where multivariate testing (MVT) comes in. In this video, we break down how MVT works, why it gives you deeper insights than A/B testing, and how you can use it to test multiple page or app elements at once. You’ll learn how to run multivariate tests, when to use them over A/B tests, and how Harness makes this seamless inside your CI/CD pipeline.
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Fork Your Database for Staging & Testing

Nov 18, 2025 By Aiven In Aiven
Learn how to quickly create a fork of your Aiven for PostgreSQL instance to set up a safe staging or testing environment. In this demo, we walk you through selecting your project and service, navigating to the backups & forking section, naming your new instance, choosing the cloud provider and plan, and finalising the fork to replicate your original database. This approach allows you to test changes safely without affecting your production database, making development and QA workflows much more reliable.
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Secrets Behind Successful Workforce Software Rollouts in Large Organizations

Secrets Behind Successful Workforce Software Rollouts in Large Organizations

Nov 14, 2025 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
A well-planned software rollout can change how a large organization functions. When done right, it improves teamwork, raises productivity, and keeps operations organized. Poor execution can cause delays, confusion, or resistance among staff. To succeed, companies must plan carefully and guide their teams with clarity.
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Performance testing best practices: How to prepare for peak demand with Grafana Cloud k6

Nov 12, 2025 By Tom Miseur In Grafana
For many organizations, periods of high customer activity are anything but relaxing. Events like Black Friday, product launches, or major sales can put intense strain on the software and infrastructure systems that support a company’s web applications. Without proactive performance testing, these moments can quickly turn into poor user experiences and lost revenue.
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