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Platform, operating system and browser recommendations for manual testing

October 14, 2020 October 14, 2020 / By MRC / Platforms, OS, and Browser Recommendations

Updated: October 14th, 2020 Here are our recommendations for platforms, operating systems and browsers to use when testing commercial web sites targeting consumers in Europe. Our recommendations are based on usage figures widely available on the Internet, our experience and our analysis of customer needs. Since versions change frequently, we review and update these recommendations …

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Standard platform, operating system and browser recommendations (December 2019)

November 29, 2019 July 30, 2020 / By MRC / Platforms, OS, and Browser Recommendations

Introduction The following post updates our recommendations for platforms, operating systems and browsers to use when testing commercial web sites targeting consumers in Europe. Our recommendations are based on usage figures widely available on the Internet, our experience and our analysis of client needs. Since browser versions change frequently, we review and update these recommendations …

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Standard platform, operating system and browser recommendations (August 2019)

August 6, 2019 July 30, 2020 / By MRC / Platforms, OS, and Browser Recommendations

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Standard platform, operating system and browser recommendations (April 2019)

April 5, 2019 July 30, 2020 / By MRC / Platforms, OS, and Browser Recommendations

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Press Release: spriteCloud launches Calliope.pro for immediate use by worldwide test automation community

October 23, 2018 July 3, 2020 / By MRC / News and PR

Calliope.pro imports JSON and XML test results from Cucumber, jUnit and other major software test automation tools and makes the data easily accessible in a central, shareable dashboard Amsterdam, The Netherlands – October 23, 2018 – spriteCloud B.V., a provider of software testing services, announces the worldwide availability of the unified test results dashboard Calliope.pro. …

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VR Days Europe, 3-5 November 2016, Amsterdam

October 31, 2016 July 3, 2020 / By MRC / News and PR

We are proud to announce that spriteCloud is sponsoring VR Days Europe, 3-5 November 2016, here in Amsterdam. Since the launch of our dedicated VR testing group, interest has grown and virtual reality is on the rise. All the more reason for us to sponsor this exciting VR event. Interested in how we approach a …

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Cloud bullying

June 6, 2016 June 26, 2020 / By MRC / Life at spriteCloud

My alien has returned to his own planet, leaving me with a re-organized brain and a manual. That gives me enough space upstairs to think about strategy, namely: why would a brilliant tester want to work at spriteCloud? Good question! In search of some inspiration for my weekly blog, the morning news brought an interesting …

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Cloud organization

May 30, 2016 July 3, 2020 / By MRC / Life at spriteCloud

My third week and something upstairs is happening. It feels like something is sorting and rearranging all information. A bit like the alien in “Men in Black II” in the post office. But because it feels like I outsourced it to an alien as well, there is a strange feeling going on between starting to …

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Cloud party

May 23, 2016 June 26, 2020 / By MRC / Life at spriteCloud

I survived my first week and let me tell you my head was filled with information. Best to be described as complete chaos upstairs. You know that feeling when you know that you know, but you have no idea where to find it? It is somewhere in that grey mass and hidden between all other …

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We eat, sleep, live, breathe bug testing

May 17, 2016 June 26, 2020 / By MRC / Life at spriteCloud

So I was told when applying for the position of IT recruiter at spriteCloud in Amsterdam. But first, let’s go back to the beginning. That was the moment I decided to give up my independence and commit myself to a company as an employee. Now, being a bit of a rebel, the challenge was to …

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Why call it Calliope?

May 29, 2015 July 3, 2020 / By MRC / Testing Tools and Languages

sC: Mike, you named our test automation product spriteCloud Calliope and you titled the introductory article “The Muse that Helps Your Test Suites Tell Their Stories”. What’s that all about? Mike Feord: Well, Calliope is the muse of epic poetry and story-telling. The Calliope is a steam-driven organ, and the first industrial machine to play …

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How to pass the scrum.org Professional Scrum Master I exam

September 24, 2014 July 3, 2020 / By MRC / Testing Methods and Experience

I passed the scrum.org Professional Scrum Master I exam earlier this year. Here’s how you can too. Read this page to understand what the PSM qualifications are. Read this page to understand what the PSM 1 qualification is.

Gonzo QA: Fear and Loathing at Scrum Day Europe 2014 (part 2)

July 12, 2014 July 3, 2020 / By MRC / News and PR

A savage journey to the heart of evidence-based management for software organizations in 1,000 words or less (Read part 1 of this Gonzo QA series.) Lunch-time sandwiches behind me, Forrester’s Diego lo Giudice’s Keynote: The State of Scaling Agile In The Age of The Customer roared into life in the ‘Grote zaal’. Sporting a sharp …

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Gonzo QA: Fear and Loathing at Scrum Day Europe 2014 (part 1)

July 7, 2014 July 3, 2020 / By MRC / News and PR

A savage journey to the heart of evidence-based management for software organizations in 1,000 words or less Dateline: 3 July 2014, Amsterdam I approached Scrum Day Europe with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. Ken Schwaber was giving the opening and closing keynote speeches. Ken Schwaber! Ken co-developed the Scrum process and signed the Agile …

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