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Questions tagged [web-application]

Questions related to testing of web-applications and sites

Questions related to testing of web-applications

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Testing cloud based applications

Is there any fundamental difference in the way applications/services hosted in the cloud are to be tested versus a traditional web based application? It looks essentially the same to me except the way these applications manage large loads (elastic…
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Does a tool for testing web applications with different bandwidths exist?

I am currently starting to develop a web-application. This application should also upload a significant amount of data. Does a tool exist, with which I can limit the upload and download speed for some applications or the whole computer? (Ubuntu…
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Why should I have a "closed beta"?

I am running a test on a new Rails app and am doing an open beta from the start. You see these companies with private betas, and I'm wondering, what is the exact point of a private beta. If you inform users, shouldn't they just be allowed to use it?
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How can I test "link expiration after 15 days" manually?

I am testing a web application. This is the scenario: An agent signs up by providing some details like email etc The agent then receives an email with a Registration link that expires after 15 days. My question is how can I test that the link…
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Accessibility Testing - Should it be considered functional testing or non functional testing?

Well, I am not going to say what falls in functional/non-functional testing as it might vary in your work place. But if you carry out a11y testing then do you have it marked as functional testing or non functional testing?
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How to read log files from Tamper Data Firefox add-on?

I have a few log files of request\response for web application and I need to analyze it somehow. The log files have been made with the Tamper Data Firefox add-on, but I can't find any way to use that add-on to read its own logs. It's simple XML…
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Print Stylesheets - how do you effectively test them?

We have a pain point at the moment - we are trying to implement 1 print stylesheet across many different templates/styles of websites. The problem is that they seem to be like a waterbed - you push down in one place, another area bulges. We cant…
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How to stress test this chat application

I am creating a chat application with node.js and socket.io. I want to know how many chatters my application can handle. What I want to know is what will happen to CPU and memory on the server having 10,100,1000,10000,100000 chatters talking to…
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Web Application server migration

While testing web application migrations to newer servers, what kinds of gotchya's should I be looking out for. I think that I have a pretty good handle on most of the testing, however, I have this sinking feeling that I'm missing something. As…
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Why when I browse to a host name I have mapped in my hosts file I get a different site than if I browse directly to the ip address it is mapped to?

I am testing a website and have been asked to map a host name (the live website url) to an ip address in my hosts file. My understanding is that this means when I browse to the host name, instead of seeing the live site, I am redirected to the ip…
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Find beta-testers for opendata site

I've launched the community-driven opendata non-profitable site, and want to find the beta-tester enthusiasts. Can you suggest where I can to contact them?
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Converting emoticons to images in chatroom: how to test this?

I'm testing an application which has chatrooms, where the users will input emoticons while chatting each other. The user will input the various types of smiley/emoticons in it. How can I write a test case for emoticons? UPDATE : User input will be…
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Automatic testing of Single Page Web Application

I have a very complex SPA made up of a client that uses AJAX to make calls, and a rather large number of endpoints that respond to REST requests. We are writing tests the "classic" way; however, one of the ways we are exploring is: We use the app…
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How to measure client side performance?

We have a new web page being developed and it loads slower then the other pages by a second or two. I'm trying to determine when a page is loading too slow for our clients. The time it takes a page to load will also change depending on what machine…
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What is the difference between GUI testing of web application and GUI testing of cockpit displays

I am familiar with GUI testing for web applications, but now I need to test cockpit displays for avionics systems. What are the critical differences between web application testing and avionic display systems testing that I need to be careful…
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